John Austin Pena Primary Care & Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Ribbon Cutting


 

John Austin Pena Primary Care & Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Ribbon Cutting – October 4, 2011 John Austin Pena Primary Care & Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Ribbon Cutting. Produced by Hidalgo County Public Affairs.

 

Bitter Pills series: Finding ways to combat the growing prescription drug

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

Finch, of the Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse, said doctors and patients alike need to adjust their expectations when it comes to treatment with narcotic painkillers, often referred to in the medical community as opioids. "We really have gotten …
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With Drug Law Reform, More Defendants Are Opting for Jail Time Over Treatment

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

Bridget Brennan, New York's special narcotics district attorney with citywide jurisdiction, said the decline in treatment diversions reflects what may be an unintended consequence of the drug law reform movement: In reducing prison sentences, the …
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Social Networking Sites May Trigger Drug Relapse

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

May 18, 2012 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Use of online social networking sites may trigger relapse in adolescents in substance abuse treatment programs, new research suggests. A study presented here at the American Psychiatric Association's (APA's) …
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Mental health and substance abuse agencies merge

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems and Baltimore Mental Health Systems will merge this fall as the field moves to integrating substance abuse and mental health treatment. The new organization will be named Behavioral Health System Baltimore, employ …
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