Practice Demonstration – Substance Abuse Counseling

Published April 29, 2013

Practice Demonstration – Substance Abuse Counseling – Part 7 of 10 Produced by the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – SAMHSA.

Comptroller: State funds misused at Yorktown substance abuse center

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

State auditors looked at funds used at facilities in New York City, Long Island and Yorktown, described by Phoenix House as a residential substance-abuse treatment program for adolescent males and females. Calls and an email to the Phoenix House …
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State Suspends Polk Nurse's License Alleging Drug Abuse

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

LAKELAND | The Florida Department of Health has suspended the license of registered nurse Damian Slifer, accusing him of drug use and not complying with substance-abuse treatment. The chain of events leading to Slifer's emergency suspension last …
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Laser treatment on the brain to switch on/off cocaine addiction – Digital Journal

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

From behavioral therapies to lobotomy and substitute substances, the drug-abuse mechanism in the brain has yet to be conquered with significant success. Treatment for addiction to illicit drugs such as cocaine includes several processes like …
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