Pyramid Healthcare Publishes Infographic on Illicit Drug Use in Teens
Pyramid Healthcare Publishes Infographic on Illicit Drug Use in Teens
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For teens addicted to drugs, there are many treatment options available. Teen drug addiction treatment can help teens work through the emotional as well as physical causes and effects of their dependency. It can also give them the guidance to regain …
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Nasal spray gives families the power to reverse overdose
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… safety valve and use drugs without fear of an overdose. But attitudes are changing, and leaders in addiction medicine have pointed to the Massachusetts pilot program as a model. … And, while naloxone requires a prescription, in Massachusetts one …
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2 In 5 Brits Need Painkillers To Be Able To Work
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It also finds that 1 in 3 people using medication are worried about becoming dependent on drugs in order to manage their lives. The survey of 3,100 people comes from Nuffield Health, the UK's largest healthcare charity … Even after the underlying …
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How does harm reduction work in behavioral addiction therapy – In the harm reduction model, again, anything in a positive direction is seen as positive. There is nothing in harm reduction that doesn’t suggest that abstinence might be good, but it’s not necessarily a criteria. When you walk into a treatment center and it’s not harm reduction based, you’re asked to become abstinent immediately. There is no conceptualization of anything short of 100% stopping. In the harm reduction model, reducing the amount, frequency, the dangerousness of the method you’re using to obtain your drug or whatever it may be, it’s seen as progress. It unfolds, and you may stop treatment well before you achieve complete abstinence, and that’s alright.For more information go to aaalternatives.com