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Yolo County Agencies Work to Treat Meth Addiction

Yolo County agencies work to treat meth addiction
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Yolo County contracts out substance abuse treatment services to various health care providers. For inpatient substance abuse treatment, services are provided at residential facilities such as Cache Creek Lodge and Fourth and Hope, both in Woodland.
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Pharmacological Treatments for Heavy Drinking
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However, medical and psychosocial problems increase as average drinking exceeds low levels… Continue reading

How to Stop Someone From Consuming Alcohol? Any Meds to Make the Person Reject It?

Question by Ravi: How to stop someone from consuming alcohol? Any meds to make the person reject it?
A family member is consuming alcohol at more than a fifth a day and increasing. The whole family is troubled… With no intention of cutting back or stopping, is there any medication that can be given safely that induces vomiting or aversion to alcohol? Stress is on safety.

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Drug Abuse: Brewers' West Suspended for Drug of Abuse

Brewers' West suspended for drug of abuse
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Milwaukee Brewers minor league pitcher William West has been suspended 50 games following a violation of baseball's minor league drug rules.
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Embassy Officials Mark Nelson Mandela Day at Ottawa Rehab Centre

Embassy officials mark Nelson Mandela Day at Ottawa rehab centre
Filed under: drug rehabilitation centre

As Nelson Mandela celebrated his 95th birthday in a Pretoria hospital bed Thursday, about 25 men in a drug and alcohol rehab centre in rural Ottawa learned about the former president's life in prison and how he overcame oppression in South Africa …
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tackling addiction cold turkey
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Teen Drug Rehab: Survivor Shares Drug Nightmare With Niagara Congregation – St. Catharines Standard

Survivor shares drug nightmare with Niagara congregation – St. Catharines Standard
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Survivor shares drug nightmare with Niagara congregation
St. Catharines Standard
Mark C., his last name withheld at his request, has spent the past five months at Teen Challenge, a faith-based, residential alcohol and drug addiction rehabilitation program in London, Ont. When Teen Challenge was launched in 1958, the program mostly 

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Drug Abuse: Treatment for U.S. Opioid Addicts Often Inadequate, Researchers Say

Treatment for U.S. Opioid Addicts Often Inadequate, Researchers Say
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Researchers say there are too many gaps between current treatment options for opioid drug abuse and the evidence-based practices utilized in much of the rest of the developed world. Photo by flickr user ep_jhu. Just behind car accidents, opioid drug overdoses now rank as the second leading cause of accidental death in the United States. They're so frequent they qualify as an… Continue reading