Treatment Critical to Averting Teen Addiction Crisis

Treatment critical to averting teen addiction crisis

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In the United States, the National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that for every $ 1 invested in addiction treatment yields a return of between $ 4 and $ 7 in reduced drug-related crime and criminal costs. When savings related to health care are included …
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RI celebrates its first 'recovery' high school

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According to statistics cited by the academy, more than 90 percent of students returning from substance abuse treatment report being offered drugs on their first day back at school. More than 50 percent go on to relapse within 90 days. … Sending your …
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Voice of recovery being heard

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Nori St. Paul receiving award for 2012 'Voice in Recovery' National Recovery Month for her many articles on human issues and also for sharing her personal story of victory over child abuse related mental illness. … As Collier County's only nonprofit …
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Drug company in trials for treatment of head injuries

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Neuren Pharmaceuticals has developed NNZ-2566 and has been working with the United States Army in trialling the drug. "Since 2004 we've been working with the US Army with one of our compounds on the treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI)," …
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