Vermont Moves to Make Addiction Treatment Centers Smoke-Free

Published October 27, 2013

Vermont moves to make addiction treatment centers smoke-free

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plan

Now the state Department of Health wants to put into place a tobacco-free policy at state-funded addiction treatment centers. It's a policy that dozens of other states have already adopted. Vermont plans to put the policy into place July 1. Barbara …
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DEA Begins Regulatory Process to Permit Sales of Eisai's Epilepsy Treatment

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plan

… hadn't given its epilepsy treatment Fycompa a classification as a controlled substance for months, holding up sales. The drug was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last October, but the DEA classifications are required for drugs …
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Obamacare Could Reduce America's Bloated Prison Population

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Solomon pointed out that the National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates a $ 4 to $ 7 drop in the cost of drug-related crimes for every dollar spent on addiction treatment. Studies in states including Washington, Colorado and Texas found similar … After …
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