Drug Treatment Courts: 20 Years of Uncounted Deaths
Drug Treatment Courts: 20 Years of Uncounted Deaths
As reported by Christina Jewett in 2012, a Senate panel lead by Senator Steinberg called the lax oversight by the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs into the deaths in recommended California rehab centers "disturbing." Yet in Georgia, as of summer …
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How Is Counseling Done as Part of a Drug Rehab Program?
Question by aubrie a: How is counseling done as part of a drug rehab program?
I am a senior student and is dreaming of becoming a counselor someday. I’ve heard from our teacher that counseling is an essential part of drug rehabilitation programs. I want to know more about it… Continue reading
Washington Cities Can Block Pot, State's Attorney General Says
Washington Cities Can Block Pot, State's Attorney General Says
In November 2006, a narcotics team from the Atlanta Police Department apprehended a man with a known drug history. They planted marijuana on him, then …. Dressed in camouflage, the Marines were deployed near the border town as part of a… Continue reading
Controversial Red Hook Drug Rehab Center Team Returns to CB6 on Wednesday
Controversial Red Hook Drug Rehab Center Team Returns to CB6 on Wednesday
Jonathan Greenspun, a representative for Urban Recovery House — a drug and alcohol treatment center designed to serve high-income New Yorkers for short-term care — will update the community on its efforts at Community Board 6's Youth, Human …… Continue reading
Mood Stabilizing Drug May Help Treat Acute Kidney Injury
Mood stabilizing drug may help treat acute kidney injury
Washington, DC (January 9, 2014) — A mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar affective disorders may also help treat acute kidney injury, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN… Continue reading
New Assay Predicts Treatment Resistance in Esophageal Cancer
New Assay Predicts Treatment Resistance in Esophageal Cancer
The biomarkers were originally discovered by researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and were developed into a commercial product, the DecisionDx-EC test, by Castle Biosciences. An initial single-center validation …
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