Detox, rehabilitation center at Hillside is first in Monroe County
A historic inn and landmark has returned to its roots, in a sense, with Friday's official opening of the Pyramid Healthcare drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility at Hillside. The 110-acre property in … Pyramid's nearest out-patient facility is in … Read more on Pocono Record

Upper Ferntree Gully drug rehab clinic stay open over Christmas to help ice …
The centre started fortnightly information sessions to educate family members about treatment options and offered a 10-day intensive outpatient program to cater for drug, alcohol and gambling addictions, Mr Hall said. DayHab will hold its next free … Read more on Herald Sun

Residents recruited for California rehab clinics
On a recent Thursday morning, a van emblazoned with the logo of VIP Outpatient Treatment Center stopped outside Faith Manor, a board-and-care home for the mentally disabledin Central Los Angeles. A few residents got in for an hour's ride in traffic to … Read more on The Desert Sun

3 Ways To Create A Positive Environment for Teens Recovering from Addiction
As a licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years in the industry, Patout runs the leading teen residential treatment program in the South, one recognized nationwide for teen rehabilitation. He has guided thousands of teens and parents … Read more on PR Web (press release)

10th Annual Long Beach Spirit of Christmas celebration brings toys, support to …
The event benefited women and children from the Long Beach Women's Shelter, Tarzana Treatment Center, Women to Women and Comunidades con Poder Para el Cambio. Members from more than 20 Southern California motorcycle clubs rode from the intersection of … Read more on Long Beach Press-Telegram

Pregnant Jenelle Evans Arrested After Fight With Boyfriend
The "Teen Mom 2" star was booked on the charge of "breaching the peace," after police responded to a distressed call by the 21-year-old's neighbor. This is not Evans' first arrest. Earlier this year, she was jailed for the possession of heroin and … Read more on Huffington Post

Question by Lancaid: How do doctors prevent “drug seekers” from getting their narcotics?
And how many people with pain have to suffer and be labeled “drug seekers” because they went to the doctor.

Best answer:

Answer by tracyhide
I used to work at an emergency room and there were patients who would come in, check in, and if the doctor was one that didn’t prescribe narcotics, they would leave. THAT is drug seeking behavior. The same patient would come in multiple times each week and would only stay when the one doctor who would prescribe narcotics was on duty.

If somebody goes from one ER to the next THAT is drug seeking behavior. If they can’t say where it hurts and just keeps asking for a script THAT is drug seeking behavior.

Personally, I think there is too much dependence on drugs. I have had a prescription for a narcotic and I can understand how people can get addicted. However, I only used them when I was in extreme pain and tried to use ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and aspirin most of the time.

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St. Paul Treatment Center Announces New Effort to Curb Opiate-Related Deaths …
A St. Paul treatment center is announcing that it is undertaking a new treatment program focused upon decreasing the number of opiate-related deaths in St. Paul and surrounding counties through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. According to a report … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Dr. Phil Show Features Center for Discovery Adolescent Transitions Program
Center for Discovery, a national leader in residential treatment for behavioral and substance abuse issues in adolescents, is pleased to announce its appearance on the Dr. Phil show, airing today, December 11, 2013. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Holiday helpers, Dec. 15
ADOPT A CHILD FOR CHRISTMAS: The Recreation Therapy Department of Three Rivers Midlands Campus, a residential treatment center for adolescents and children from 6-18, is seeking churches or businesses to help one of the facility's 59 children who … Read more on The State

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Juneau cancer treatment center opens doors
JUNEAU, Alaska — Ginger Johnson knows the toll cancer can take, and the complications of getting treated in a remote city. One year after she lost her husband, former legislator Rick Urion, to colon cancer, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. And … Read more on Modesto Bee

New Treatment for Aggressive Breast Cancer Shows Some Promise
However, the improvement was not statistically significant and the jury is still out on combination treatment, said lead researcher Dr. Martine Piccart-Gebhart, chair of the Breast International Group, in Brussels. "I don't think that tomorrow we … Read more on WebMD

India reiterates objections to diplomat's treatment
Underscoring its objection to the way in which a senior Indian diplomat was treated on Thursday in New York, including her arrest as she exited her daughter's school, the Charge d'Affaires of the Indian Embassy here has reiterated India's “strong … Read more on The Hindu

Affluenza Killer Gets Club Med Rehab
He has been staying at an exceptionally pleasant campus-style residential counseling center near Newport Beach, Calif. It specializes in chef-prepared meals, equine therapy, martial-arts training, yoga and nature hikes. It's described as a “respectful … Read more on The American Conservative

Stereotypes must not block new rehab clinic
The inn's owner wants to sell the 33-room property and have it rezoned for a residential treatment center where clinical services would be provided, including diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for drug and alcohol dependency and mental health … Read more on Hilton Head Island Packet