Olympia's treatment clinic for opioid dependence to increase patients
Olympia's sole treatment center that prescribes methadone for opioid addiction has announced that the Thurston County Commission has authorized an increase in the number of patients it is allowed to treat. The authorized increase allows Evergreen …
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“Bangor's Burden” Part 2: Addiction Treatment Controversy
She tried outpatient treatment and counseling. Methadone and suboxone just made it worse. “It was too much of a temptation for me. I know I can sell it. I know I can get what I want,” Hartley said. Soon she'll graduate from a 9-month program at Manna …
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Maintenance, not abstinence, will save addicts' lives
The message to addicts that relapses are their fault for not “following the program” is not only stigmatizing and cruel, it is a lie. There is only one treatment proven effective for established heroin or other opioid addiction: indefinite maintenance …
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Question by Alvaro G: is decriminalizing drug use and increasing rehab opportuniites the solution to illegal drugs?
Mexico passed a controversial law on Aug. 20, 2009, decriminalizing people’s personal use of drugs.
the decriminalization policy is a progressive effort to humanize people who use drugs
punitive sanctions for drug users, such as detention, is no longer adopted in Mexico. The government believes that people who use drugs need health treatment. Drug addiction rehabilitation facilities should be established to fulfill their needs for health treatment, care and support for a full reco

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New Substance Abuse Treatment Resources Focus on Teens
only 10 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds needing substance abuse treatments receive any services. “Because critical brain circuits are still developing during the teen years, this age group is particularly susceptible to drug abuse and addiction,” said …
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Methadone or Buprenorphine for Maintenance Therapy of Opioid Addiction …
Opioid addiction treatment is complicated by the need for frequent office visits, urine drug screens, and counseling sessions; varying medical coverage plans; and limited access to medical services and trained providers. All of these factors affect …
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Gambling in Litchfield County often remains a silent addiction
“It takes some outside interference to trigger someone to engage in self-help treatment,” said Nelson, adding that by the time gamblers come to see him, they have usually gotten to a point where their life is completely unmanageable. … that should be …
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Question by abnjim5: Is Alcoholics Anonymous more effective than Cognitve Behavioral Therapy?
Much debate exists about which model is more effective in treating the problem of drug addiction. Some say AA is the only treatment that “works” while others choose the more human friendly non-religious CBT. AA uses rigid spiritual concepts based on their 12 steps and conducts their AA meetings on strict formats that were written seven decades ago. In AA “labels” like alcoholic are used which still holds a high degree of social stigmatism. Cognitive Behaviour programs like SMART (self-management and rehab treatment) sees substance abuse as a behaviour that can be changed, not a disease. CBT self-help methods are solidly based in comtemporary science and open discussions are encouraged. AA tells it members and “newcomers” that they need to find a higher power or god and relying on “self will” is bad and will lead to relapse.

If you were having problems with drugs, which would you choose for help, AA or CBT?

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Answer by synchronicity915
I think it depends on the person.

Answer by dinoduos
AA is a bunch of BULLSH!T its nothing but a bunch of drunks leaning on each other trading one crutch for another you dont need them or a “higher power”its like another form of brainwashing

Price of Addiction: New opioid treatment can work wonders but there are limits …
Methadone is the best-known treatment for managing opioid addiction, both to heroin and prescription painkillers. But it's not the only one or even the most effective for many addicts. Another drug therapy — buprenorphine, which goes under the brand …
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HOWLEY: de Blasio daughter's drug abuse video is what's wrong with young …
De Blasio's daughter Chiara, 19, whose problems were shielded during the campaign while her father cut a popular commercial with her brother, admitted to drug abuse in a cloying Christmastime video that evoked sympathy for her “depression. … “When I …
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Richland company offers drug test kits to parents
Hospitals, government agencies and other companies in the region also provide drug-testing services, whether it's for work place safety or to treat addiction. Chapman-Rosa's sister Shannon Davari works for her, and she routinely kept a test kit at home …
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Treating Opioid Addiction
Re “Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side” (“The Double-Edged Drug” series, front page, Nov. 17): Medications used to treat opioid addiction save lives. And they can be misused. The American Society of Addiction Medicine agrees that all providers are …
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Britain's Gaming Addiction Gets The NMA Treatment
While the above may be in jest, any kind of addiction is no laughing matter. I have stared into the abyss of gaming addiction and it isn't pretty. This isn't to say that you should give up on your current gaming habits, but sprinkling in other …
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