WHO Issues Guidelines for Hepatitis C Treatment
The new guidelines provide recommendations on screening for hepatitis C infection, on medical care to slow the progress of the disease and on safe and effective treatments to cure chronic hepatitis C infection. They also suggest measures that can be …
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Insurers prodded to cover early addiction services
Preventing addiction is the cheapest and most effective way to curb drug abuse in Vermont, health officials say, but they are struggling with the fact that insurance doesn't cover those costs. Early screening – to catch drug dependence early — and …
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Experimental drug shows promise for treatment-resistant leukemias
Research in mice and human cell lines has identified an experimental compound dubbed TTT-3002 as potentially one of the most potent drugs available to block genetic mutations in cancer cells blamed for some forms of treatment-resistant leukemia …
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Lawyers: Ex-Concord Officer's Addiction Drove Him To Steal Drugs
The Clayton resident is charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, one count of second-degree burglary, one count of fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs and one count of elder abuse. Switzer turned himself in on the charges Friday at the …
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Addicts deserve compassion, not incarceration
The millions of people we mindlessly incarcerate for drug use are not taken to rehabilitation centers where they can appropriately recover; they are taken to jail, where the root of their addictions are overlooked and the conditions in which they are …
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Opiate addiction crosses all sectors, Mass. Senate panel is told
Ms. Flanagan, who chairs the Senate Special Committee on Drug Abuse and Treatment Options, has heard recurring themes: Prescription painkillers such as Vicodin and Percocet are prescribed too freely after minor procedures such as wisdom teeth …
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America's Heroin Epidemic: Where to Find Help
Find alcohol and drug abuse treatment or mental health treatment facilities and programs around the country using the Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator on SAMHSA's web site. The Partnership at DrugFree.org provides a toll-free helpline and …
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St. Vincent's To Operate Addiction Treatment Program In Port Chester
The program is now known as the Port Chester Recovery Center, and will continue to be operated at 132 Pearl St. It will continue to provide outpatient addiction treatment services to adults and adolescents. The Port Chester Recovery Center can be …
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New Helpline in Wyandanch, NY Provides Assistance for Teenage Addiction …
The Alcoholism Treatment Wyandanch Helpline is (631) 881-4327, and it is available to parents and teens 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The helpline was created to connect the teen addicts to skilled professionals who specialize in drug and alcohol abuse.
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Fox Attacks Medicaid Provision That Keeps Inmates From Returning To Prison
A November 26, 2013, article in Governing magazine noted that enrolling exiting inmates in Medicaid greatly reduces health care costs and highlighted research showing that "immediate access to health care upon release helps reduce recidivism": States …
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2 drug addiction prevention groups to hold forums Wednesday
Two drug awareness and addiction prevention organizations, one of them newly formed, will host forums on Wednesday. The new group, Dutchess Addiction Awareness, Prevention and Support, or Dutchess AAPS, will hold its forum at 7 p.m. at Lagrange …
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Make sure you notice the warning signs of alcoholism
1 health problem is alcoholism and drug dependence. For decades, NCADD and local agencies such as the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for South Louisiana have seen the disease of addiction not only affect the individual, but millions of family members, …
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Another poll shows Drug War, marijuana policies rejected
DENVER — Three-fourths of Americans say it's inevitable that marijuana will be legal for recreational use across the nation, whether they support such policies or not, according to a public opinion poll released Wednesday that highlights shifting in …
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Divided Panel Upholds Lengthy Drug Sentence
Four were in New Jersey, and three were drug related. None of them … She pointed to Lovett's "near perfect prison record" in his 11 years of incarceration so far, supportive letters from family, friends and community members, and history of substance …
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FDA, HHS Reaffirm Support for Chronic Pain Patients Amid Zohydro ER Debate
Commissioner Hamburg has made a sensible case that fighting prescription drug abuse in America requires a comprehensive and coordinated approach without affecting access to opioid medications, which can have a dramatic positive effect on the lives …
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The Politics of Cocaine
In fact, according to a National Survey on Drug Use and Health done a few years ago, nearly 1.5 million Americans met the criteria for abusing cocaine or being dependent on it. Another report gathers that, in the same year, nearly 25% of all emergency …
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