Young Americans' Prescription Med Abuse Still Down: Report

Young Americans' Prescription Med Abuse Still Down: Report

Filed under: drug addiction treatment

The results showed that while an estimated 23 million Americans 12 or older needed treatment for abuse of illicit drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million (about 11 percent) of those people received it in a specialized treatment setting. "These …
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Limits on Opioid Addiction Treatment Drugs Prove Problematic for Patients

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Many patients are now being hit with limits on the drugs that they use to help curb cravings. These pills are often used for opioid addiction treatment, and include methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. The new policies, which were put into place …
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Mother seeking treatment for heroin addicted son encounters long waits

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Newton said the Jefferson Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center – JADAC – gets people in within a couple of days and sometimes hours, regardless of if they're covered by insurance. WAVE 3 News put Latonya in touch with JADAC. Tyler will start treatment Friday …
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Depression Treatment and Adolescent Drug Abuse – Treating adolescents for major depression can also reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, a secondary benefit found in a five-year study of nearly 2…