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
Prison for pill dealer who failed in treatment
Filed under: outpatient drug treatment programs
options. LOCKPORT – Romel L. Brundidge, an admitted drug dealer who washed out of the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in state prison Tuesday by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III.
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Dangers of 'Whoonga': Abuse Of AIDS Drugs Stokes Resistance
Filed under: outpatient drug treatment programs
People with HIV who smoke so-called whoonga — an illicit concoction of an AIDS medication and a street drug, like marijuana or heroin — can develop mutant strains of the virus resistant to the medication. So when they need treatment, it doesn't work.
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Amgen Agrees to Pay 2 Million for Marketing Anemia Drug for Off-Label Use
Filed under: outpatient drug treatment programs
In court on Tuesday, prosecutors charged that Amgen had promoted the use of Aranesp to treat anemia in cancer patients who were not undergoing chemotherapy, even though the drug's approval was only for patients receiving chemotherapy. A subsequent …
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