How Will Drug Treatment in New Jersey Be Affected if Across the Board Budget …

How will Drug Treatment in New Jersey be affected if across the board Budget …

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Alcohol Health & Research World reported findings that 50 percent of the costs of alcohol and drug abuse treatment are offset within one year by subsequent reductions in medical costs by the affected family, and not just the primary patient. Costs …
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David Sheff explores addiction and offers solutions in his new book 'Clean'

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"Clean" and another excellent new book, Anne M. Fletcher's "Inside Rehab: The Surprising Truth About Addiction Treatment — and How to Get Help That Works," provide answers to some of the issues around addiction and recovery: Initial drug use and mixed …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Rates Increase in the Western United States, Northwest …

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The two alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers offer an alternative to the 12 step/AA model of addiction treatment by utilizing a holistic program that focuses on the underlying issues of substance dependency, rather than attributing addiction to an …
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Milton doctor accused of prescribing illegally

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A Milton physician who once ran a thriving drug-treatment clinic affiliated with St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton was arraigned last week on charges that he illegally prescribed Suboxone, an opiate-addiction medication often resold as a …
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