Researcher Says Kentucky Overdose Data Encouraging
Researcher Says Kentucky Overdose Data Encouraging
Because of drug overdoses, hospitals in 2012 charged about $ 145 million. Doctor Terry Bunn says treatment would be cheaper. "We really need to be able to get at the source of the addiction, and be able to treat these addicts," said Dr. Bunn,… Continue reading
Delaware Attorney General Bill on Prescription Drug Abuse Becomes Law – Newsworks.org
Delaware attorney general bill on prescription drug abuse becomes law – Newsworks.org
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Delaware attorney general bill on prescription drug abuse becomes law Newsworks.org A bill aimed at stopping illegal prescription drug use in Delaware now strengthens efforts to ensure that patients' medications are not diverted by healthcare professional or family… Continue reading |
MU Panel Focuses on Women
MU panel focuses on women
The Healing Place offers residential treatment for men, and Lily's Place is a soon-to-open nonprofit to offer temporary stays for drug-addicted babies and parenting support for mothers, but where women addicts are concerned, far more is needed, the …
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Heroin Use at Historic Highs in Chicago Area
Heroin use at historic highs in Chicago area
Dr. Dan Lustig, head of clinical services at Chicago's Haymarket Center, an addiction treatment provider, emphasized the correlation between the lack of access to public treatment for heroin addiction, and the increased levels of crime and …
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Heroin Addicts Who Want Help Face Insurance Denials
Heroin addicts who want help face insurance denials
"A lot of these heroin users now have families, and the insurers aren't looking at them the same way as someone who's homeless or living in a drug house," said Robert Lebman, president of Huther Doyle, an addiction treatment center in Rochester,… Continue reading
Northern New England Tackles Growing Drug Problem
Northern New England tackles growing drug problem
Maggie Hassan, center, in Concord, N.H., and Maine Gov. Paul LePage, right, in Augusta, Maine, as each of them delivered their respective state of the state addresses. As rural towns and cities of northern New England face a rising drug-abuse problem, …
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