UConn Alcohol Research Center Receives Five Year Grant

UConn Alcohol Research Center receives five year grant

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The ARC addresses a variety of issues, including the nature of addiction, factors that make some individuals susceptible for addiction, and treatment options for recovering addicts. The ARC has also … alcohol abuse. The FDA approved the drug in the …
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Viewpoint: We Need to Rethink Rehab

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These drugs have proved so effective that Steve Shoptaw, an addiction specialist and psychologist in the department of family medicine at UCLA, says, “I won't treat opiate addicts unless they take Suboxone.” Most researchers agree …. With this …
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Chief Justice Bernette Johnson gives her first address to state Legislature

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She added that the courts, first established in 1998 to provide treatment options as an alternative to incarceration for drug addicts and alcoholics, have helped more than 10,000 Louisianans overcome addiction and avoid hard jail time. The state …
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Hep C biter gets nine months

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"I think receiving help at the treatment centre will help me stay clean. I know I can do it." "It's been a while," noted Fitzgerald. … A Gladue component assists a judge with sentencing options involving people of aboriginal heritage. The court heard …
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