Drug Abuse: Researchers Show Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Testing in Drug Abuse Treatment Programs

Researchers Show Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Testing in Drug Abuse Treatment Programs
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Less than half of community-based substance abuse treatment programs in the United States currently make HIV testing available on-site or through referral. A new study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College shows the cost-effectiveness of integrating on-site rapid HIV testing into drug treatment programs.
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Concerns raised about growing link between prescription drug abuse and suicide
Filed under: Drug Abuse

The growing link between prescription drug abuse and suicide brought experts from both fields together in Concord on Monday, where they highlighted the combined resources that will be needed to combat the problem. “This is a big issue that needs to be addressed,” said Dr. Karene Simone, director of the Northern New England Poison Center. “The reason we’re all crossing   over with each other …
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More schools use drug dogs and cameras
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Small or big, urban or suburban… Experts say drug problems exist in all schools. Now more high schools in Massachusetts are stepping up their fight against drug abuse.
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Agencies receive federal grants to fight drug abuse
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Communities That Care coordinator Alice Joselow pointed to an eye-catching mural painted in a window at the Ossining Public Library this summer as an example of the preventive work the agency does to keep Ossining's young people drug- and alcohol-free.
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