Drug Abuse Injures the Brain
Drug Abuse Injures the Brain — Dr. Robert R. Perkinson teaches clients about the brain damage caused by substance abuse.
Suicide Prevention Sheds a Longstanding Taboo: Talking About Attempts
For decades, mental health organizations have featured speakers with schizophrenia, bipolar… Continue reading
Tennessee Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Agrees to Resolve False Claims …
Tennessee Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Agrees to Resolve False Claims …
“Medicaid patients who enter residential treatment programs for alcohol and drug addiction deserve to have treatment provided by qualified personnel according to the appropriate standard of care,” said Assistant… Continue reading
Helping heroin users: New York police to carry overdose antidote
Helping heroin users: New York police to carry overdose antidote
All local and state police officers in New York are to begin carrying an antidote drug for heroin overdoses, the state's attorney general announced Thursday. It is the latest effort… Continue reading
Addiction
Addiction —
Social Protection and Vulnerable Groups Media Briefing Statement
In March 2013, the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act 70 of 2008) came into force. This far-reaching legislation provides for a …. The Criminal Law… Continue reading
Sins of the Preacher
Sins of the Preacher
He says he took the same all-out approach to treating sports injuries as he did to playing baseball — "whether it was running into an outfield wall or breaking up a double play." As for why… Continue reading
Expanded Medicaid sign-up available
Expanded Medicaid sign-up available
The Healthy Michigan Plan, Michigan's expanded Medicaid program called for in the Affordable Care Act, is intended to help low-wage workers who don't have employer-sponsored health coverage. … Coverage under the expanded Medicaid plan includes …… Continue reading