Monteith's Death Shows Rehab Alone Won't Cure Addiction
"People have the impression that treatment is complete when the person is sober. They're not using the drug anymore, so they're all better," said Dr. Stuart Gitlow, president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. "In chronic lifelong disease …
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Canada's patchwork of drug treatment: Where do you turn when you've hit rock …
A high-tech experimental treatment developed out of Duke University uses video software to expose drug-addicted individuals to a virtual world that might simulate a crack den, for example, and then aims to help them control their cravings. Following an …
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