Drug Treatment Programs
Drug Treatment Programs – Drug Treatment Programs -House Oversight Committee – 2004-03-30 – 181172-1-DVD – House Committee Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources. Federal drug program officials talked about the effectiveness of treatment programs. The Substance Abuse Administration’s funding is up for renewal this year. Officials of private drug treatment programs also testified about drug and mental illness treatment. Topics included treatment costs, recidivism, accountability and measuring treatment performance. Filmed by C-SPAN. Non-commercial use only. For more information, see www.c-spanvideo.org
Health officials widen drug recall in fungal meningitis outbreak; 47 cases …
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At least 47 people in seven states have been diagnosed with meningitis linked to the contaminated drugs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Health experts expect more … Fungal infections are tricky to treat. Antifungal drugs …
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Treatment director: Drugs proliferating in Lamorinda
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"Parents do not want to think there's a problem," he says bluntly. "They don't want to stigmatize with treatment. Officials at the schools say, 'Don't tar us with a drug brush.' They have a zero-tolerance policy, but my frank opinion is they don't want …
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NJ needle exchange program is called a success by officials
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In a 17-page report, O'Dowd applauded the success of a 2006 law for helping to stem the spread of HIV and hepatitis, and for bringing treatment to 2,160 drug users. "I think the program provides a hard-to-reach population access to treatment, and …
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