Conference Addresses Substance Abuse Treatment – AAP News
Conference addresses substance abuse treatment – AAP News
Filed under: drug abuse treatment
Conference addresses substance abuse treatment. Pediatricians can learn best practices for addressing substance use by patients or family members, and suggestions on how to implement these practices at an AAP-sponsored conference April 26-28 in …
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Judge tosses treatment center lawsuit
Filed under: drug abuse treatment
A federal judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against the McHenry County Mental Health Board by a local drug- and alcohol-abuse treatment center over $ 1.1 million in funding that the board wants back. The lawsuit filed last October by The Advantage …
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Treatment over jail for drug use
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Changing Colorado's drug sentencing laws to encourage treatment over incarceration for low-level users is an enlightened way to take on the destructive force of addiction. We hope the Colorado legislature passes a bill that would broadly revise the …
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US health law mixed for W.Va. drug abuse efforts: But with only 558 treatment center beds, West Virginia alrea… http://t.co/FpbTrm3j2D – by serenitynews (Adam Edvalson)