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Exercise May Help Treat Alcohol Dependence, Study Shows

Exercise may help treat alcohol dependence, study shows
Aerobic exercise is associated with reduced alcohol consumption in individuals with alcohol dependency, University psychiatrists showed in a new study published in the Journal of Substance Abuse and Treatment. Aerobic exercise may improve outcomes for …
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Putnam Heroin Arrests Jump 300% in 2 Years: Sheriff

Putnam heroin arrests jump 300% in 2 years: sheriff
Greg Ball at Carmel Town Hall explores heroin and opiate abuse in the northern suburbs. Loading… Post to Facebook. Putnam heroin arrests jump … Filmmaker Stephen Velichko, who grew up in Putnam Valley and lost friends to the addiction, speaks to… Continue reading

Editorial: NJ Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State

Editorial: NJ drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
The report offers an array of recommendations to help stave off the grim statistics that in 2012 showed more than 8,300 admissions to state-licensed or substance abuse treatment programs for prescription drug abuse – a 700 percent increase since 2002.… Continue reading

No One Immune to Drug Addiction

No One Immune To Drug Addiction
Then there is the matter of his failure to complete a drug treatment program. It was supposed to last nine to 12 months, but he left it after 25 days. Drug addiction has been a problem for him for many years, dating back at… Continue reading

Editorial: N.J. Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State

Editorial: N.J. drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
The report offers an array of recommendations to help stave off the grim statistics that in 2012 showed more than 8,300 admissions to state-licensed or substance abuse treatment programs for prescription drug abuse – a 700 percent increase since 2002.… Continue reading

Editorial: N.J. Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State

Editorial: N.J. drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
The report offers an array of recommendations to help stave off the grim statistics that in 2012 showed more than 8,300 admissions to state-licensed or substance abuse treatment programs for prescription drug abuse – a 700 percent increase since 2002.… Continue reading

Editorial: N.J. Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State

Editorial: N.J. drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
The report offers an array of recommendations to help stave off the grim statistics that in 2012 showed more than 8,300 admissions to state-licensed or substance abuse treatment programs for prescription drug abuse – a 700 percent increase since 2002.… Continue reading

Editorial: N.J. Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State

Editorial: N.J. drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
The report offers an array of recommendations to help stave off the grim statistics that in 2012 showed more than 8,300 admissions to state-licensed or substance abuse treatment programs for prescription drug abuse – a 700 percent increase since 2002.… Continue reading

Jacksonville Debuts Transitional Facility for Inmates

Jacksonville Debuts Transitional Facility for Inmates
The Jacksonville Bridge is run by Bridges of America, an Orlando-based nonprofit that offers transition facilities, work release centers and/or substance abuse treatment programs. The Jacksonville facility is the newest of seven run by the program …
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Why Do Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Include the Usage of Drugs?

Question by darian f: Why do substance abuse treatment programs include the usage of drugs?
Why do people who are undergoing rehabilitation have to use the likes of methadone? I’ve always thought that it was just abstaining from the illegal drug, as well as counseling and therapy,… Continue reading