Tag: opioid epidemic
Addiction Recovery Centers in Atlanta Will Receive State Funding
The Senate announced this week that policymakers in the state of Georgia are going to be moving toward funding and launching new addiction recovery...
Overdose Deaths of Native Americans Rise Since Opioid Epidemic
Overdose deaths of native populations in the lower 48 states and Alaska have increased by five times between 1999 and 2015. Dr. Michael Toedt...
Addiction Treatment Providers in Omaha Increasingly Serving Youth
Substance abuse and addiction treatment providers in Omaha, Nebraska have been increasingly serving children, adolescents and young adults who have opioid-related intoxications.
The Children’s Hospital...
Rhode Island Establishes New Medication-Assisted Treatment Approach for Inmates
Rhode Island is now taking a medication-assisted treatment approach to drugs and is providing three medications for inmates struggling with opioid abuse. The program...
Drug Rehab in Providence Explore Acupuncture Therapy
Drug rehab and hospitals are exploring acupuncture therapy to treat patients recovering from opioid addiction in Providence, Rhode Island. This alternative to prescription painkillers...
Substance Abuse in Cincinnati Prompts New Government Response to Opioid Crisis
Due to increasing substance abuse in Cincinnati and other major Ohio cities, local legislators and medical professionals have called upon health insurers to partner...
Drug Addiction Treatment Highlighted in Bel Air, Maryland
A non-profit organization based in Bel Air, Maryland has been highlighting the importance of drug addiction treatment and the impact of overdoses in the...
Substance Abuse Treatment Providers in Albuquerque Examine New Programs
Substance abuse treatment providers from Albuquerque have started examining innovative programs to help their patients while also pushing lawmakers to approve new measures that...
Drug Addiction Treatment Programs in Philadelphia Innovate and Expand
Philadelphia is looking to combat the opioid epidemic by finding ways to innovate and expand drug addiction treatment programs.
According to members of the Philadelphia...
Senate Report Shows Pharmaceutical Companies Promoted Opioids Through Advocates
According to a U.S Senate report, pharmaceutical drug makers gave millions of dollars to pain-treatment advocated for five years and promoted opioids to people who...
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