Podcast 9: Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Addiction

Podcast 9: Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Addiction – Podcast 9, Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Addiction, highlights the fact that addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease and that, if its tre…

All Canadian baby boomers should be screened for hepatitis C: liver specialists

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In an article in Monday's Canadian Medical Association Journal, the Toronto liver specialists say people born between 1945 and 1975 should be tested because the age group is thought to account for more than 75 per cent of all cases of hepatitis C …
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VA's opiate overload feeds veterans' addictions, overdose deaths

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In interviews, advocates and experts said the skyrocketing prescription rate confirmed their worst fears: that the agency is overmedicating its patients as it struggles to keep up with their need for more complex treatment. “Giving a prescription …
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Expanded Medicaid Will Cover Mental Health, Substance–Abuse Treatment

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Some low-income New Jersey residents will be eligible for treatment for drug and alcohol addictions, as well as some mental health services, under the upcoming Medicaid expansion. But most Medicaid recipients won't be eligible for the new benefits …
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