Addiction Treatment for Healthcare Professionals

Addiction Treatment for Healthcare Professionals – One in ten healthcare professionals struggle with addiction but few get help. Hazelden’s Health Care Professionals Program is designed specifically to help doctors, nurses, dentists, anesthesiologists and other medical professionals recover from alcohol and drug addiction to regain their lives. Teams of experienced medical and clinical professionals develop treatment plans based on the unique recovery needs of each patient in a gender-specific treatment environment. Former Hazelden Medical Director, Dr. Omar Manejwala, is a leading expert in addiction medicine and explains the pressure situations medical professionals experience. For more information about Hazelden’s Health Care Professionals Program, please visit www.hazelden.org or call 800-257-7810.

Maine panel passes 3.2 million supplemental budget

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The Legislature has made changes to the plan, which included a series of cuts to education and health and human services programs. The shortfall … The panel also reduced the size of cuts for substance-abuse treatment and mental health service providers.
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Tomblin: 'It's about the kids'

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plans

–Proposed a plan to reduce prison overcrowding by emphasizing substance abuse treatment for prisoners when they get out of jail. Tomblin cited a study showing that could alleviate the need to build a new prison and save $ 116 million over the next six year.
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