Substance Abuse Treatment

Published June 23, 2013

Substance Abuse Treatment –

ADHD Meds Don't Raise Risk of Drug Abuse in Adulthood: Review

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Based on data in these studies, Humphreys and colleagues calculated the odds of someone who had taken stimulants to treat ADHD going on to abuse or become addicted to alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, nicotine and other nonspecific drugs, comparing them …
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Hollowing out NC addiction treatment

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The NC Senate's approved budget proposes closure of the three state Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Centers (ADATCs): Walter B. Jones Center in Greenville; R.J. Blackley Center in Butner; and the Julian Keith Center in Black Mountain with a reckless …
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Signs, symptoms of substance abuse

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Traditionally, new pharmacotherapies are quickly adopted in primary care settings, however; drugs for substance abuse treatment have faced many barriers. Naltrexone, a drug originally marketed under the name “ReVia”, and now marketed in intramuscular …
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