Program helps recovering addicts
To accomplish that, she's reaching out to churches, doctors' offices, probation officers and people in the substance abuse prevention field to rally support for starting new 12-step recovery programs throughout the Upper Cumberland, particularly in …
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Doctor raises alarm about Lubec clinic, patients in recovery from drug addiction
Newman ran the clinic's drug addiction program, which has about 20 patients in various stages of recovery from opiates. He was the only physician authorized to prescribe Suboxone — a narcotic analgesic used to treat opiate addiction — to the patients …
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Rallying for Recovery says recovery is working for addicts
Frederick said she worked with the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Trumbull Ashtabula Group Law Enforcement Task Force, which invited a growing number of support groups — an apparent confirmation that drug and alcohol problems in …
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Millions more to get coverage for addiction, alcoholism treatment, but can the …
In a major break with the past, 4 million people with drug and alcohol problems — from homeless drug addicts to working moms who drink too much — suddenly will become eligible for insurance coverage under the new health care overhaul. A riot …
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Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
BANGOR, Maine — When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, there are differences between men and women, and that means treatment programs need to be different, local substance abuse providers learned Friday at a conference about addiction and …
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TMZ Live: Lamar Odom's Shopping Trip — Bad Sign for Drug Recovery
Lamar's Shopping Trip Bad Sign for Drug Recovery. TMZ Live. 091113_tmzlive. Lamar Odom insists he doesn't need help for drug addiction — yet, he's spotted leaving a store with copper scrubbing pads … a product commonly used for makeshift crack pipes.
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Drug Addiction Amongst Healthcare Professionals
This week the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting warns that over the past decade, 13 Maine pharmacists were relicensed/reinstated despite documented histories of substance abuse and theft. These numbers seem disconcerting. They're not.
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Reality TV star discusses addiction recovery
According to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the last decade has seen an estimated 22 million Americans misuse prescription painkillers that were initially legitimately prescribed for themselves or somebody …
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Drug Addiction Amongst Healthcare Professionals
This week the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting warns that over the past decade, 13 Maine pharmacists were relicensed/reinstated despite documented histories of substance abuse and theft. These numbers seem disconcerting. They're not.
Read more on Bangor Daily News

Former Heroin Addict Comes Clean In Recovery, Finds New Purpose
Her addiction to heroin was the low-point that nearly cost her her life before agreeing to enter treatment. After spending a year in a faith-based recovery program, Alexa has replaced the void once filled with drugs with a new sense of spirituality and …
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High-end alcohol rehab center back before Camden officials
CAMDEN, Maine — Nearly five months after being declared dead, a proposed high-end, private residential alcohol treatment clinic is back before the town. Fox Hill Real Estate, LLC filed a request Thursday with Camden for an amendment to the town's …
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Rehab centers seeing more pill addicts
The new facility has the same components as the Carmel and Indianapolis rehabilitation centers including detoxification, rehabilitation, residential and outpatient services, supportive living, recovery management, education and family involvement …
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Narconon Freedom Center Michigan Gets New Drug Rehab Website
Narconon Freedom Center, Albion, Michigan, is a non-profit drug and alcohol treatment facility licensed through the state. The program has been helping those struggling with substance abuse and alcoholism for over 47 years. William Benitez founded the …
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PTSD added to list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana treatment
Smith said MMA members who specialize in treatment of psychiatric conditions and addiction also objected to the idea that a doctor would prescribe marijuana to help a person with the treatment of addictions, “because many doctors believe marijuana …
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Marijuana stories: Patients eager to come out of shadows when law passes
Dr. P. Thomas Harker, president of the Medical Society, told the New Hampshire Union Leader last month that "cannabis is an unproven therapy,'' and his organization was "very concerned about the risk of diversion and the message we send to the children …
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Marine seeks treatment years after service
Logan's medication of choice at the time was marijuana, which he said aided his insomnia, anxiety, pain and discomfort. Logan's dependence on painkillers increased in 2006, when he was involved in a car accident in New Castle and had to have a rod and …
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