When psych centers close, prisons fill in
Studies suggest that mentally ill inmates released from prison are more likely to re-offend if they return to drug abuse – which often accompanies mental illness – and drop the prescribed medicines they received in prison. The more effective the …
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Approaches to Pain Assessment in Cancer Clinical Trials
A new paper published by Cancer External Site describes approaches to pain measurement used in oncology clinical trials submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that are consistent with current FDA guidance principles. The purpose of the …
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The invisible chains
At 16 years of age, with no papers, no local language, and a debt stretching all the way back to Vietnam, the chains he found himself tethered by were both insidious and invisible. When Ahmed* asked his employer to be paid the wages promised to him …
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Did Donatella Versace have a cocaine problem?
… up drugs, but she eventually started using again. She got into a such a state that Elton John staged an intervention for her after she had a meltdown during her daughter Allegra's 18th birthday party June 30, 2004. … At the height of her …
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New center in Buffalo will train doctors on treating addiction
Blondell said addiction treatment focuses too much on adults and the consequences of drug and alcohol abuse rather than prevention and early intervention. The center is expected to open by Jan. 1. Its creation comes as prescription drug abuse has grown …
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Closing of Lake Shore Health Care Center prompts concerns over impact on …
The health care center includes an emergency room and a residential program for rehabilitation of women's chemical dependency. “Many people are dependent on the facility, including those in the Seneca Nation,” Borrello said. Patients at Lake Shore at …
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Closing inpatient services at Psych Center would impair Claxton-Hepburn's …
e-mail this article. OGDENSBURG — Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center's emergency room chief says the hospital's ability to serve patients would be seriously damaged by the proposed closure of inpatient care facilities at the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center.
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Huntington urges state to keep Sagamore center open
Under the cost-cutting plan, children needing inpatient psychiatric treatment would go to facilities in Queens or the Bronx, and community services would be expanded, including intensive, individualized help designed to treat more troubled children at …
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In Focus: Raising awareness of prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing addiction problem in the nation, according to experts. In Western New York, an estimated 1 in 5 young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 is either dependent on or abusing prescription painkillers. More …
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More states focusing on prescription drug problem
Avi Israel has been a frequent and vocal advocate since 2011 for tackling the growing problem of prescription drug abuse, including testimony in 2012 before the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. His advocacy helped lead to New York …
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Kansas vs. Missouri in debate over prescription drug abuse
In the Show Me State, according to the group HealthyAmericans.org, the number of deaths mostly related to prescription drug use has tripled since 1999. The state has the seventh highest drug overdose mortality rate in the United States, with 17 per 100 …
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New center in Buffalo will train doctors on treating addiction
A center devoted to training doctors in addiction medicine will be established in Buffalo through a three-year, $ 2 million grant from the Conrad H. Hilton Foundation. The new National Center for Physician Training in Addiction Medicine will be directed …
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Salvation Army pulls plan to move residential drug and alcohol treatment …
The Salvation Army has withdrawn its offer to purchase Kenowa Hills' Fairview Elementary School and end its plans to move the Salvation Army's "Turning Point Program" residential drug and alcohol treatment center there. The move comes after a two-hour …
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New center in Buffalo will train doctors on treating addiction
Blondell said addiction treatment focuses too much on adults and the consequences of drug and alcohol abuse rather than prevention and early intervention. The center is expected to open by Jan. 1. Its creation comes as prescription drug abuse has grown …
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Drug Rehab Center Brooklyn Advances Addiction Treatment into the 21st Century
New addiction treatment methods at Drug Rehab Center Brooklyn are helping more people get clean than ever before. Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) September 28, 2013. When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, recovery isn't easy. Thousands of people …
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Drug Rehab Center Passaic Introduces New Drug Addiction Treatment Programs
New therapy from Drug Rehab Center Passaic is designed to prevent relapse. Passaic, NJ (PRWEB) September 27, 2013. The objective of Drug Rehab Center Passaic is to help rehabilitate addicts and help them maintain a clean and sober lifestyle.
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New Treatments at Drug Rehab Center Independence Can Help Reach More …
Drug Rehab Center Independence now offers an even wider variety of addiction treatment programs as part of an ongoing effort to reach addicts who may be afraid that traditional rehab cannot help them. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on …
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