Depression Treatment and Adolescent Drug Abuse

Published March 26, 2013

Depression Treatment and Adolescent Drug Abuse – Treating adolescents for major depression can also reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, a secondary benefit found in a five-year study of nearly 2…

Government decision to promote abstinence for drug users 'is about saving …

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Basically, this means that patients receiving opioid substitution therapy for treatment of heroin addiction are encouraged to reduce and stop all addictive drugs, including prescribed drug substitutes like methadone. "Substance misuse teams in England …
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Indian River County drug experts discuss drug abuse problems

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One of the groups that operates adolescent residential treatment centers is the Drug Abuse Treatment Association, which has the Norman C. Hayslip Center in Fort Pierce and the Walter D. Kelly Center in West Palm Beach. Walton Stoudenmire, the …
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Intensive outpatient treatment for substance abuse and addiction

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An IOP provides the structure many people need in the first stage of recovery from alcohol and/or drug addiction. It may also serve as continuing-care treatment for those who are coming out of a residential rehab setting. We focus on gender-specific …
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