State Releases 10-Year Report on Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD) has released its 10-year report on alcohol and drug treatment services in Hawaii from 2003 through 2012. The complete report is available at: …
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Epilepsy Drug, Topiramate, Could Successfully Treat Cocaine Addiction
Topiramate is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medication for epilepsy and migraines. Prof. Johnson has also been involved with research that utilized topiramate as a successful treatment for alcohol dependence. There are currently no …
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Low-income drug addicts struggle to get treated
They called themselves Columbus United in Recovery and vowed to break the chains of marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, prescription drugs and other unhealthy substance addictions. The event was held in observation of National …
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With Rise Of Painkiller Abuse, A Closer Look At Heroin
Abuse of prescription painkillers is a "growing, deadly epidemic," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Oct. 24, the Food and Drug Administration recommended … Opioids — derived from opium — include morphine, oxycodone …
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Aztec Motel to close, reopen as women's drug treatment center
Breanna Shafer is all smiles after getting a place to stay at the Aztec Motel in this 2010 photo. The Aztec Motel was a refuge for homeless people to get back on their feet before getting an apartment. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) …
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Drug–use epidemic plagues community
The program featured drug treatment specialists, law enforcement officials, legal experts, medical professionals and recovering addicts. Fayette County Coroner Phillip Reilly said the number of deaths caused by drug addiction has tripled in the county …
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Judges in Ohio use injections to combat drug addiction
Some Ohio judges are using a controversial and expensive injection therapy to battle drug addiction. Several years ago the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a drug injected once a month, known as Vivitrol. The injections block receptors …
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Mom breaks silence about drug addiction to raise awareness and help erase …
Syracuse, N.Y. – Susan May of Cicero is going to Clinton Square in downtown Syracuse tonight to share her story of what drug addiction has done to her family. "You would never imagine your kid would succumb to this sort of thing," May said. "It's a …
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Judges in Ohio use injections to combat drug addiction
Some Ohio judges are using a controversial and expensive injection therapy to battle drug addiction. Several years ago the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a drug injected once a month, known as Vivitrol. The injections block receptors …
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NIDA's drug abuse information for teens goes mobile
Teens — and adults who care for them — can now find answers to questions about drug abuse and addiction more easily, and through smartphones and tablets. Spanish language versions of easy to understand resources on drug abuse and addiction are …
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Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not …
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Finding drug-free techniques to treat chronic pain
Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration put new warnings on extended-release opiates, such as OxyContin and Opana ER, to make clear that they should be used only as a last-resort treatment for those in severe continuous pain; that's because of …
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Question by Paris: Can someone explain the inpatient rehab “level” system?
My boyfriend is in an inpatient rehab facility because of his drug use and threatened suicide. His mom told me he’s a “level 2” and I can’t communicate with him at all until hes a “level 3.” Can someone please explain what this means and what he has to do to be a “level 3” so I can talk to him again? I really miss him 🙁

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Answer by Mattshark
It is a fairly common practice in institutional care to create a level system, although each facility puts its own spin on how it works for that unit. Generally, patients come in at a low level, like a 0 or a 1, and can increase levels depending on several factors. Generally, behavior is an important part of moving up levels, so the patient that attends treatment, stays safe and generally stays out of trouble earns points toward moving up. The other factor is often time. For example, a unit may require you to behave as they want for 24 hours before moving to the next level. Each higher level generally comes with more privileges, so by moving up levels the patient may earn phone calls, unsupervised time, time on the video game, etc. Finally, it is generally practiced in drug treatments in particular that time away from the environment the patient came from is a good idea, so they generally start the lower levels without family or friend contact and then allow it with good behavior and time.

The thing I would want to say to you is that this is probably a good thing, and that although I know it is hard on you, I also know you care about him, and so following the units rules is a good thing all around. Find some way to meet your emotional needs while he is out of contact, such as spending time with your family or friends, take walks, read books, knit, etc. The time will pass quickly enough, and hopefully you will get a boyfriend back who is sober and safe and working on his life in a positive way.

Welcome To Internet Rehab
Welcome to Internet rehab. It's the first inpatient Internet addiction treatment center in the country, located in the Behavioral Health Services unit at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Many of us have joked at one time or another …
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SHUTDOWN IMPACT: 13 Days after the federal government closed, affects are …
The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they can handle recalls and high-risk foodborne outbreaks, but discovering them will be more difficult because many of the people who investigate outbreaks have been …
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Prostitute takes laptop, psychologist loses license
The charges were reduced to negligent driving, second degree. Charging papers say he underwent inpatient treatment the next month and then an “extensive outpatient treatment program.” The Department of Health decided that after his treatment, he could …
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