Colorado High School Offers Treatment to Drug Users
Colorado High School Offers Treatment To Drug Users
From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Jenny Brundin of Colorado Public Radio looks at a pilot program at a high school in outside of Denver that is now offering drug treatment alongside of biology and Spanish. Read more on this story via Colorado …
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Addiction experts: Cuts could hurt drug treatment
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Rights of Drug Addiction Patients Violated: Ruling
Rights of drug addiction patients violated: ruling
Four years after he left Narconon Trois-Rivières, and two years after the so-called drug rehabilitation centre was shut down by the public health agency, David Love has been vindicated by the Quebec Human Rights Commission, which concluded the centre exploited and abused him — financially, physically and mentally — along with two other complainants.
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Despite Obamacare Promises, Little Help for Substance Abuse Patients
Despite Obamacare promises, little help for substance abuse patients
The nation's health law has promised sweeping changes to help millions of people with drug or alcohol addiction get treatment. Many unable to afford services in the past now can receive them without first landing in jail or an emergency room, health …
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Lowering the Deadly Cost of Drug Abuse
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States Revolt Against Powerful New Painkiller
States revolt against powerful new painkiller
BARRE, Vt. (AP) — State officials fighting a well-publicized battle against heroin and prescription drug abuse are revolting against a powerful new painkiller that law enforcement and public health officials fear could worsen an already acute drug problem.
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New 'killer drug' gaining notoriety in M'sia?
Kota Kinabalu: People are asking whether a new "killer drug" is gaining notoriety in Malaysia and whether… Continue reading
Should We Pay Drug Users to Get Vital Vaccines?
Should we pay drug users to get vital vaccines?
Giving heroin users vouchers in exchange for taking vaccines is the stuff of tabloid headlines. But it works, says addiction researcher Nicola Metrebian. How do you get more injecting drug users, who have a serious risk of getting and transmitting …
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Cash incentives make drug users more likely to get vaccinated against hepatitis
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Barriers Remain Despite Health Law’s Push to Expand Access to Substance … – Kaiser Health News
Barriers Remain Despite Health Law’s Push To Expand Access To Substance … – Kaiser Health News
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Barriers Remain Despite Health Law's Push To Expand Access To Substance … Kaiser Health News The nation's health law has promised sweeping changes to help millions of people with drug or alcohol addiction get treatment. Many unable to afford services in the past now can receive them without first landing in jail or an emergency room,… Continue reading |