Substance Abuse : How to Find an Outpatient Alcohol Treatment Program


 

Substance Abuse : How to Find an Outpatient Alcohol Treatment Program – Outpatient alcohol treatment programs are usually not appropriate for someone who is in need of acute medical detoxification. Look for an outpatient alcohol treatment program that integrates psychiatric help into the program with help from an addiction specialist in this free video on substance abuse. Expert: Dr. Kim Makoi Bio: Dr. Kim Makoi has been a chiropractor in San Francisco for more than 11 years. He is also an addiction specialist. Filmmaker: Sam Lee

 

Female addicts shy away from treatment due to social stigma

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JEDDAH — Al-Amal hospital in Jeddah receives around 30 female drug addicts seeking treatment every month, according to Dr. Khaled Al-Oufi, the hospital's medical director. Al-Amal (Hope), run by the Health Ministry, is a facility solely dedicated to …
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Electroshock therapy needs guidelines to protect patients – thestar.com

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Like antidepressant drugs, electroshock treatment must be used with extreme caution. As a Star eBook by Jennifer Wells and Diana Zlomislic details, electroconvulsive therapy performed by Ontario psychiatrists has … Dr. Kiran Rabheru, an Ottawa …
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Mumbai to get its own TB drug store

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Under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), the central government disburses medicines to patients enrolled for treatment in various states across India. Over the past three years, patients seeking treatment for multi-drug …
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