Drug to Curb Alcohol Dependence Gets Go-Ahead

Published December 17, 2012

Drug to curb alcohol dependence gets go-ahead

Filed under: free drug addiction treatment

Up to now, people with an alcohol dependence had to stop drinking before beginning treatment for their addiction — a big hurdle. However, all of the treatments, including psychosocial counselling measures, cannot prevent patients from relapsing. The …
Read more on Irish Examiner

Potential Drug for Fatigue to Get New Review

Filed under: free drug addiction treatment

A potential treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome gets a new look this week with a federal advisory panel review of Hemispherx Biopharma Inc.'s experimental drug Ampligen. The drug, in development for chronic fatigue syndrome for about two decades …
Read more on Wall Street Journal

Acute mononucleosis rarely recurs

Filed under: free drug addiction treatment

Dear Drs. Donohue and Roach: I'm writing in reference to the antibiotic drug Levaquin. I contracted bronchitis in January 2012 and was treated with this drug, and it gave me tendonitis of my left Achilles' tendon. In July 2012, my tendon ruptured. I've …
Read more on The Detroit News

County awarded .3M to aid youths

Filed under: free drug addiction treatment

County officials and treatment providers are hoping a new federal grant, awarded to only three communities across the country, will break the cycle of drugs, alcohol, and crime among juveniles in Toledo. The four-year grant awarded to the Lucas County …
Read more on Toledo Blade