Drug/Alcohol Treatment Options for Addicts And/or Alcoholics – Outpatient or Inpatient?


 

Drug/Alcohol treatment options for addicts and/or alcoholics – outpatient or inpatient? – This video is for parents, spouses and significant others of drug and/or alcohol abusers who want to help a loved one enter treatment.

 

ANN ARBOR: UM researcher on path to lower-risk alternative to morphine

Filed under: drug addiction treatment options

Drugs such as hydrocodone (the main ingredient of Vicodin) and oxycodone (Oxycontin) are often the best options for the treatment of moderate to severe pain for patients facing medical conditions ranging from a wisdom tooth extraction to cancer. The …
Read more on Heritage Newspapers

 

Getting Hooked

Filed under: drug addiction treatment options

Oregon in 2010-11 had the highest rate of prescription-drug abuse in the country at 6.4 percent, compared to 4.6 percent nationwide, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. "The fact that Oregon is said to be No. 1 …
Read more on OPB News

 

Can Ritalin be used to treat addiction?

Filed under: drug addiction treatment options

In an effort to treat people who are addicted to cocaine, scientists have turned to what may seem like an unlikely option: Ritalin. Commonly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Ritalin (methylphenidate) is a stimulant medication …
Read more on HealthCentral.com