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11/19/2019
The “opioid intervention court” (OIC) has become a supercharged version of the drug court model, designed to speed up substantially the process of connecting nonviolent offenders to treatment. A federally funded study will now seek to...
The “opioid intervention court” (OIC) has become a supercharged version of the drug court model, designed to speed up substantially the process of connecting nonviolent offenders to treatment. A federally funded study will now seek to...
The “opioid intervention court”...
11/19/2019
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11/11/2019
What we know about emerging drug trends pales in comparison to what we don't know, and therefore the field needs a much more thorough understanding of the drug-using community, Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH, said Sunday at the Cocaine, Meth &...
What we know about emerging drug trends pales in comparison to what we don't know, and therefore the field needs a much more thorough understanding of the drug-using community, Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH, said Sunday at the Cocaine, Meth &...
What we know about emerging drug...
11/11/2019
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11/09/2019
In treating the patient enmeshed in methamphetamine use and compulsive sexual behavior, clinicians must leave any feelings of shock, disgust or disapproval at the door, interventionist Brad Lamm said at the Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit.
In treating the patient enmeshed in methamphetamine use and compulsive sexual behavior, clinicians must leave any feelings of shock, disgust or disapproval at the door, interventionist Brad Lamm said at the Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit.
In treating the patient enmeshed...
11/09/2019
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11/08/2019
Mindfulness strategies can make a difference in engaging patients with stimulant use disorders in treatment, and clinicians' own mindfulness practice can pay off as well, a clinical administrator said Friday at the Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant...
Mindfulness strategies can make a difference in engaging patients with stimulant use disorders in treatment, and clinicians' own mindfulness practice can pay off as well, a clinical administrator said Friday at the Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant...
Mindfulness strategies can make...
11/08/2019
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11/07/2019
A film being shown to clinical professionals through screening events and conferences takes the position that patients beset by trauma, addiction and other serious conditions continue to carry a false and damaging narrative of themselves,...
A film being shown to clinical professionals through screening events and conferences takes the position that patients beset by trauma, addiction and other serious conditions continue to carry a false and damaging narrative of themselves,...
A film being shown to clinical...
11/07/2019
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11/06/2019
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) World Services announced this week that an updated and abridged translation of AA's Big Book is now available in American Sign Language, in DVD format. The DVD, which can be ordered through the AA website or a local...
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) World Services announced this week that an updated and abridged translation of AA's Big Book is now available in American Sign Language, in DVD format. The DVD, which can be ordered through the AA website or a local...
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) World...
11/06/2019
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10/29/2019
With some patterns of opioid use declining and stimulant use re-emerging in many communities, Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH, still would prefer that the field avoid identifying the next drug crisis by name of drug. At the Nov. 8-10 National...
With some patterns of opioid use declining and stimulant use re-emerging in many communities, Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH, still would prefer that the field avoid identifying the next drug crisis by name of drug. At the Nov. 8-10 National...
With some patterns of opioid use...
10/29/2019
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10/25/2019
Prominent addiction and mental health treatment provider Centerstone has announced it is now offering services for patients with a gambling disorder at two of its Illinois facilities. Centerstone, a nonprofit that operates in five states,...
Prominent addiction and mental health treatment provider Centerstone has announced it is now offering services for patients with a gambling disorder at two of its Illinois facilities. Centerstone, a nonprofit that operates in five states,...
Prominent addiction and mental...
10/25/2019
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10/22/2019
As the single state authority for substance use services in Iowa, the state Department of Public Health maintains a close view of a resurgence in methamphetamine use in both urban and rural communities across the state. At the National...
As the single state authority for substance use services in Iowa, the state Department of Public Health maintains a close view of a resurgence in methamphetamine use in both urban and rural communities across the state. At the National...
As the single state authority...
10/22/2019
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10/18/2019
The Drug Policy Alliance this month launched a drug education curriculum offering high schools a harm reduction-based alternative to abstinence-only prevention programs. A news release from the organization states that while discouraging...
The Drug Policy Alliance this month launched a drug education curriculum offering high schools a harm reduction-based alternative to abstinence-only prevention programs. A news release from the organization states that while discouraging...
The Drug Policy Alliance this...
10/18/2019
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