Substance abuse treatment center gets new leadership from Evergreen
Dr. John Patz, a substance use disorder specialist, is splitting his time between practicing primary care in the new Evergreen Primary Care facility in Monroe and the Recovery Center across the street, where he is the new medical director. By June, he …
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US health law mixed for W.Va. drug abuse efforts
But with only 558 treatment center beds, West Virginia already has a higher occupancy rate than every other state except Idaho and New Hampshire. The federal figures estimate that 119,000 West Virginians need substance abuse treatment, or 1 out of …
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Evaluation of a drug–drug interaction: fax alert intervention program
Conclusions: This fax alert intervention program observed no statistically significant differences in prescribing with a fax alert compared to the control group. If PBMs chose to send individualized, evidence-based information to clinicians regarding …
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Could drug courts be a solution to drug abuse?
As far as cost, Judge Stowers, who resides over the Putnam County Drug Court, said that the program has saved the state of West Virginia nearly $ 2 million on inpatient drug treatment costs. He said juvenile drug court costs about $ 5,000 per participant …
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Drug abuse treatment key in prison debate
CHARLESTON — State lawmakers representing Cabell and Wayne counties were hoping to hear more about easing prison overcrowding and strengthening substance abuse treatment programs during Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's State of the State address, but …
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Effective Addiction Treatment
Of the 23.5 million teenagers and adults addicted to alcohol or drugs, only about 1 in 10 gets treatment, which too often fails to keep them drug-free. Many of these programs fail to use proven methods to deal with the factors that underlie addiction …
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Round table discussion focuses on prescription drug abuse
Rahall decided to organize the roundtable after introducing the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the House companion measure to the Senate bill authored by Rockefeller. The bills would promote both physician and consumer education …
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Man ordered into drug rehab after stealing from Palmyra home
By STEVE SNYDER Lebanon Daily Newsldnews.com. Updated: 01/03/2013 11:14:10 AM EST. A 36-year-old man was ordered into a drug-rehabilitation program Wednesday for stealing jewelry, power tools and a checkbook from a Palmyra home in April.
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Controversial plan for Hillsborough drug rehab center called off
HILLSBOROUGH — A proposed drug rehab facility unpopular with residents has been withdrawn from planning board consideration by the applicant. Harding Corona LLC has withdrawn its application for a residential drug rehabilitation center on Route 206, …
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Waterford Residents Unite Against Proposed Drug Rehab Facility
Wednesday night, about 75 Waterford residents gathered in the Waterford Public Library to discuss their opposition to a proposal by the Stonington Institute to turn 171 Rope Ferry Road into a temporary home for up to 144 adult men who are recovering …
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Study Finds Drug Rehab Could Reduce WV Prison Overcrowding
A new study suggests that West Virginia can reduce prison overcrowding by providing substance abuse treatment to offenders that are on probation or parole. But as the "war on drugs" rages on, not everyone thinks that program would work the way it's …
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Advocates seek stronger substance abuse treatment measures
“For each dollar spent on the burden substance abuse creates on public programs, only 2 cents is spent on prevention activities and only slightly more, 3 cents, on treatment programs,” the report said. Sen. Bill Pritchard, R-Elkins, said the two …
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McDowell to see local addiction treatment programs
December 3, 2012 · Four initiatives in McDowell County in various stages of development would deliver local treatment for substance addiction. For the county that has led the nation in overdose deaths from narcotic pain medications, it's about time. To …
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Oregon's State-Funded Addiction Treatment Pays Off
"There's absolutely solid, irrefutable evidence that there is a savings—always—in funding addiction treatment and prevention," says Karen Wheeler, addiction programs administrator for the Oregon Health Authority. "You pay one way or the other." With …
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Rockefeller: Drug disposal proposal can curb abuse
A 2010 law requires the DEA to enforce a legal and safe prescription drug disposal method. Rockefeller asked the DEA in November to implement the law. The West Virginia Democrat says prescription drug abuse or misuse is responsible for nine out of 10 …
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State must curb drugs to stop child abuse, experts say
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Children are dying from abuse and neglect at a higher rate in West Virginia than any other state, a problem that judges, social workers and others say is fueled by rampant substance abuse and likely to grow unless lawmakers get …
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Duh! 12 obvious science findings of 2012
"The simple message is that substance use is not healthy for kids," study researcher Avshalom Caspi, a psychologist at Duke University and the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, said in a statement. "That's true for tobacco, alcohol, and …
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