Tvert v. Kennedy Over Project SAM Launch

Tvert v. Kennedy over Project SAM launch

Filed under: drug abuse treatment specialist

Project SAM favors treatment for arrestees found with marijuana as opposed to incarceration, calling for such individuals to undergo what Sabet refers to as "public-health assessments" to determine if they have a substance-abuse problem. The group also …
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Painkiller Supply to Patients Restricted in New York

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The policy change is the latest effort from the Mayor's Task Force on Prescription Painkiller Abuse aimed at curbing the growing prescription drug abuse problem in the city. Between 2008 and 2010 in New York City, … They will be referred to a …
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Study Finds One In 25 Teenagers Has Attempted Suicide

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“Most suicidal adolescents reported that they had entered into treatment with a mental health specialist before the onset of their suicidal behaviors, which means that while our treatments may be preventing some suicidal behaviors, it clearly is not …
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Finding help for chronic pain a battle for many patients

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His family doctor doesn't want to prescribe the medication, he can't find a specialist who'll treat him, and methadone clinics focus on addiction, not pain relief. To prescribe methadone for chronic pain, a doctor needs a specific licence from …
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