Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
In Anne Arundel County, the number of people admitted into state-supported drug and alcohol treatment programs reached 3,570 in 2011, up from 2,824 in 2008, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. “It has increased …
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Once-a-month opiate addiction treatment little-used in Maine, clinic operators say
It also has been used since 2006 to treat alcohol dependence. Vivitrol is different from methadone, a narcotic that has been used for three decades as a maintenance tool that helps with cravings and withdrawals, and suboxone, a combination narcotic and …
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