Heroin Addiction: One Family's Misadventure

Published February 18, 2013

Heroin Addiction: One Family's Misadventure

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

Current studies estimate that there are 23.5 million Americans addicted to alcohol or drugs, and only about 10 percent of them receive any kind of treatment. A study published by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia …
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Methamphetamine quickly destroys lives

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A 2008 Kern County study, basically a mirror of what could be found in Tulare County, found approximately one-third of emergency room patients at Kern Medical Center had used meth and well over 50 percent of substance abuse treatment admissions in …
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Adult drug court offers support

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Adult drug court is a 12-month, three-phase program that functions as a less costly alternative to incarceration. It relies on individually-prescribed substance abuse treatment via the North Central Community Corrections program and court-monitored …
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