Mayo Clinic's Programs Offer Hope and Treatment to Tobacco-Dependent Patients
Mayo Clinic's programs offer hope and treatment to tobacco-dependent patients
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As one of the first centers in the country to focus exclusively on treatments for tobacco dependence when it opened in 1988, the NDC has been at the forefront of the battle of… Continue reading
Mental Health: A Husband Goes Missing: Could 'Laura'S Law' Have Helped?
Mental health: A husband goes missing: Could 'Laura's Law' have helped?
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The story is depressingly familiar to Carla Jacobs, a board member with the nonprofit Treatment Advocacy Center. "[With] any other illness, we … Legislation that will make it easier for California counties… Continue reading
What's the Future of Drug Policy? an Interview With America's 'Drug Czar'
What's the future of drug policy? An interview with America's 'Drug Czar'
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Expanding programs like drug courts that divert nonviolent offenders into treatment instead of prison is one example. By signing … We're seeing progress in both red and blue states –… Continue reading
Keeping It in the Family
Keeping it in the family
Filed under: Drug Abuse Albuquerque
Even the cold open prologue, with an elderly Albuquerque resident venturing outside into the pre-dawn morning and discovering a trail of money packs that led down a hill to a silent Jesse spookily spinning around in a children's playground, generated… Continue reading
Britain Named the European Capital of Drug Addiction
Britain named the European capital of drug addiction
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In England, 6,486 people received medical treatment in 2011-12 after abusing these types of drugs — an increase of 39 per cent since 2005. Official figures also revealed that deaths involving “legal highs” in England and Wales… Continue reading
Prescription Drug Abuse Message Spreads
Prescription drug abuse message spreads
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WHAT'S UP NOW: PCA members and supporters are now researching treatment options for moms and children exposed to drugs during pregnancy. Sites in Washington state and Kansas City have seen success with moms and children withdrawing from the …
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