Addiction Counseling Center Opening in Derby

Published March 4, 2013

Addiction Counseling Center Opening In Derby

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

“Based upon our experience everywhere else, the biggest single drug of abuse that people come into treatment for is alcohol, and I expect that to be the case in Derby as it is everywhere else,” Sullivan said. “Prescription opiates are a big factor …
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FOX 5 Investigates: Teen Prescription Drug Abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

Debby Taylor, the Senior Vice President and Regional Director for the Mid-Atlantic, says prescription drugs have "blown" onto the adolescent scene in the past five years. It's not uncommon to have a 15-year-old addicted to narcotics in treatment. She …
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Rockefeller, Rahall, Manchin sponsor pill abuse bills

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

The federal legislation — the Prescription and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act — was first introduced by Rockefeller and Rahall in 2011, seeking to cut the number of opiod- and methadone-related deaths. The bill's provisions include: • New …
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