Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Drug Addiction Help in the News

Cuts for mental health, drug treatment have many nervous
Filed under: drug addiction help

By Anne Geggis The biggest-ever reduction in mental health and drug treatment funding passed by the Florida Senate this week will cost taxpayers even more in jails, hospitals and police if it goes forward, some say. But this area's state senator said …
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City man jailed for drug offenses
Filed under: drug addiction help

After his arrest, Onix A. Garcia-Bosque told police he sold heroin to support his own addiction By LES STEWART A 46-year-old city man has been sentenced to state prison for drug offenses. Judge Bradford H. Charles last week sentenced Onix A.
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Alcoholism PSA

For educational purposes only. I own no rights. Song: Arrival Notes by Set Your Goals Sources: www.alcoholism-and-drug-addiction-help.com www.about-alcohol-abuse.com

Several Kentucky Bills Target Prescription Drug Abuse – Occupational Health Safety
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Legislative leaders and Gov. Steve Beshear offered their support Feb. 6 of bills to expand KASPER –- the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting system –- and to strengthen oversight of pain management clinics. Feb 08, 2012 …
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DEA raids 2 CVS pharmacies in drug abuse probe – msnbc.com
Filed under: Drug Abuse

ORLANDO, Florida — The Drug Enforcement Administration said on Monday it raided two CVS pharmacies over the weekend as part of an effort to curb the abuse of prescription painkillers and other potentially addictive substances. The action …
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Research and Markets: Substance (Drug) Abuse – Pipeline Review, H1 2012 – Yahoo Finance
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8ad4a8/substance_drug_a) has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct’s new report “Substance (Drug) Abuse – Pipeline Review, H1 2012″ to their offering. Global Markets …
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Outpatient Rehab in the News

Long Beach health calendar
Filed under: outpatient rehab

Long Beach Memorial Outpatient Pulmonary Rehab Clinic, 2840 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 210. 562-933-5864. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). Weight-loss support group. 9:15 am every Thursday. Belmont Shore Mobile Estates clubhouse, 6230 Marina View Drive, …
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Henry Ford converting hospital to rehab center
Filed under: outpatient rehab

By Ashok Selvam Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, plans in March to close a 105-bed hospital in Warren, Mich., and reopen the facility later as an advanced inpatient and outpatient rehab center. Officials announced intentions to close Henry Ford …
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Alcohol Treatment Centers in the News

Doings Health Calendar for Jan. 12
Filed under: alcohol treatment centers

This class is appropriate for both those in treatment and out of treatment and their families. Registration Required. Lunch and Learns (Cancer Care Center Lobby) takes place from noon-1 pm on the third Tuesday of each Month. Drop ins welcome. …
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Substance-abuse prevention money skipped
Filed under: alcohol treatment centers

Last year, efforts to raise the state's cigarette tax by a dollar per pack to fund drug treatment centers were unsuccessful. Similar efforts to raise the beer tax also have failed, Foster. Besides considering a tax on alcohol, tobacco and lottery …
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Christmas in recovery
Filed under: alcohol treatment centers

By Susan Shelly David Rotenberg, vice president of treatment at Caron Treatment Centers, South Heidelberg Township, says the holidays can be a particularly difficult time for those in recovery. While for most people the holidays are a time of …
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Families ACT! Addressing Mental Health Stigma through Street Theater (part 2of 3)

Join Ms. Corine Fairbanks as she interviews Pablo Romero, Community Organizer for Families Act, Dr Barbara Lotito, Board Member for Pueblo, and Mr. Ben Shalant with the Consumer Advocate Coalition about their role in an exciting new street theater project that will be coming soon to the streets of Santa Barbara! “….educational, civic engagement and grassroots organizing- This theater project speaks to all three of those”- Dr. Barbara Lotito Families ACT! sprang out of a cluster of tragic deaths among young dually diagnosed adults in Santa Barbara in the winter of 2005-06. Families ACT! was founded in 2007 to address the whole range of injustices inherent in current policies that have led to the neglect as well as the criminalization of a significant portion of our society and the erosion of constitutional rights under the guise of “public safety.” For more information about Families Act familiesact.org For more information about Santa Barbara Pueblo www.sbpueblo.org For more information on AIMsb www.aimsb.org

Drug Rehab Treatment Program in the News

Addictions plague health workers
Filed under: drug rehab treatment program

The numbers of health professionals joining industry-specific addiction treatment groups, meanwhile, is rising significantly. Dr. Michael Kaufman, director of the Ontario Medical Association's Physician Health Program that started in 1995 to help …
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Laser Therapy in Rehabilitation
Filed under: drug rehab treatment program

Let's take an in-depth look at the physiological benefits of laser therapy and how it can be integrated into rehabilitation programs. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first low-level class III laser (LLLT) in 2002 and the first …
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