The Wrong Rx

Published February 19, 2013

The Wrong Rx

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plans

The New York Times recently published a very lengthy story focusing on the suicide of a young man after what appeared to be addiction to the drug Adderall, used to treat attention deficit disorder. The story highlighted, in a dramatic and catastrophic …
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Bill targets reporting of health providers with addiction problems

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plans

The program helps physicians, pharmacists, nurses and other medical professionals to find treatment resources and plan for returning to safe clinical practice. Graham said the existing statute's language, stating that a physician is “foreseeably likely …
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Boyd County joins Operation UNITE

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plans

UNITE's treatment voucher program provides financial assistance to eligible 5th District residents to obtain short- and long-term residential treatment for substance abuse. For more information about eligibility requirements, call the UNITE Treatment …
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