Treatment Centers Lack Funding to Help Drug Addiction
Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction
Filed under: drug addiction treatment
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Officials say prescription drug abuse is leading the drug epidemic. They say treating the addiction is key, but limited funding for treating substance abuse is making that difficult. "You wouldn't believe the amount… Continue reading
Prescribing Prognosis Mostly Positive
Prescribing prognosis mostly positive
Filed under: residential drug treatment centers
Pain medication prescriptions wait to be picked up by patients at the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center pharmacy. The state is using new pain medication prescribing rules and a prescription monitoring program to help curb prescription drug abuse and …
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CPS Program for Parents Struggling
CPS program for parents struggling
Filed under: drug rehab treatment programs
About three-fourths of Arizona's foster children have parents who struggle with drug or alcohol abuse, according to state officials. Families FIRST, the state-funded treatment program, is roughly $ 3 million in the red this year. It operates with a… Continue reading
Retired Congressman Frank Helps Man Whose Kids Were Kidnapped
Retired Congressman Frank helps man whose kids were kidnapped
Filed under: drug addiction help for family members
Frank applauded the House for voting on Monday to pass the resolution with bipartisan support, calling for the return of Noor and Ramsay Bower after they were abducted by their drug-addicted mother in… Continue reading
Wichita Man Sentenced in Girlfriend's Death
Wichita man sentenced in girlfriend's death
Filed under: Houston Drug Addiction Help
Police say Avila suffered stab wounds to the chest and abdomen, but the wounds were apparently self-inflicted. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/UmYWGE ) Avila's attorney said the two loved each other but were both addicted to drugs. ___… Continue reading
Effects of Bathsalts Pt.2
Effects of Bathsalts Pt.2 – Bath Salt Addiction Addiction treatment centers across the nation are starting to see patients turning up with familiar addictive behaviors related to a new legal drug on the market that is being sold as bath salts. The bath salts are sold by names like… Continue reading
Mother Petitions for Change
Mother petitions for change
Filed under: free drug addiction help
A grieving Saskatoon mother wants the community to join her in demanding the government help parents protect their teenage children from lethal drug addictions. Chantaey Katchmar was 16 when she died from an overdose last July. Her mother, Carla …… Continue reading
Methadone: Where We Are Part 1
Methadone: Where We Are Part 1 – A slightly dated but informative video about Methadone Treatment. This 2 part series was edited for time & content. It covers everything from “How methadone works in the body” to “The Stigma Associated By Patients”. It includes stories from those who are… Continue reading
Images: Christmas Day Weather
Images: Christmas Day weather
Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas
Christmas Day snow falls on Main Street near the Duncanville Police Department in Duncanville, Texas on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. Associated Press. Lauren LaSalle is pulled down a hill on a sled by her dog … Volunteers distributed a holiday meal… Continue reading
Addiction to Strong Narcotic Pain-Killers Killing More
Addiction to strong narcotic pain-killers killing more
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
Addiction to prescription drugs in Nashua and throughout New Hampshire has outstripped addiction and overdose deaths to other more familiar so-called street drugs such as cocaine and heroin, according to officials. It's this addiction to powerful …… Continue reading