Hand-Held Treatment for Overdoses Is Approved
Hand-Held Treatment for Overdoses Is Approved
[rewrite]“This is a big deal, and I hope gets wide attention,” said Dr. Carl R. Sullivan III, director of the addictions program at West Virginia University. “It's pretty simple: Having these things in the hands of people around drug addicts just makes sense …[/rewrite]
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R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
[rewrite]The bill also requires hospitals, clinics and urgent-care facilities to provide follow-up for people who come for treatment in a substance-abuse crisis, instead of simply discharging them when they are no longer physically in danger. The health-care …[/rewrite]
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Fighting Drug Addiction With 'Flash Jobs' and High Fashion
Fighting Drug Addiction With 'Flash Jobs' and High Fashion
[rewrite]The trial—based on a similar effort in Norway—sought to help hard-core heroin addicts who had failed out of other treatment programs, based on the thinking that the chronically addicted might use fewer drugs if they had a job to go to in the morning …[/rewrite]
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FDA Approves Portable Drug Overdose Treatment
[rewrite]Federal regulators said that the treatment, an injector filled with a medication that reverses the effects of an overdose, can fit in a pocket or medicine cabinet, and could help stem the rising number of drug overdoses. The device, called … “Making …[/rewrite]
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Neighbors’ Consejo Video | Therapy in Washington DC
Neighbors’ Consejo Video | Therapy in Washington DC — http://www.nbcolympics.com/liveextra/video-watch.html?video=repechage-finals-m-freestyle-55kg-74kg-mds-aug-10 Welcome to Neighbors Consejo! We have 18 years of recognition as a nonprofit in…
Restrictions still apply to pot use in state
[rewrite]Marijuana is technically legal in Washington state — or, at least, semi-legal — and that's not going to change. The voters have spoken. But not all embrace its use … Private businesses that have had anti-drug policies and mandate drug testing for …[/rewrite]
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Jason Giambi Has Golden Thong at the Ready: Cleveland Indians Spring Training …
Jason Giambi has golden thong at the ready: Cleveland Indians spring training …
[rewrite]New policy: MLB has toughened its penalties for players who test positive for performance enhancing drugs. First time offenders will be … Giambi, of course, was entangled in the BALCO steroid scandal and testified in federal court. Said Swisher, “In …[/rewrite]
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Want to stay sober? There's an app for that
[rewrite]The sober app studied joins a host of others that serve as electronic shoulder angels, featuring a variety of options for trying to prevent alcoholics and drug addicts from relapsing. Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centers who got …[/rewrite]
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Emotional Eating: 24×7 Self-Acceptance
Emotional Eating: 24×7 Self-Acceptance
[rewrite]Working on yet another book on mindful eating, another one in the Jumpstart series, this time on mindful emotional eating, currently on the chapter devoted to nighttime emotional eating, not on how to eliminate it but on how to make it mindful – a …[/rewrite]
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Beyond Overeating Small Group Workshop to Resume
[rewrite]The group assists those who struggle with compulsive/emotional eating and binge eating disorder. Participants gain insights about the function of food in their lives and learn research-based skills to help them better cope and thrive. Incorporating …[/rewrite]
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