What Are You Waiting For? – Substance Abuse Treatment

What are you waiting for? – substance abuse treatment – Friends and family talk about the moments they wait to get help for a loved one.

'Club drug' abuse on the rise

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Addiction to so-called 'club drugs' has risen in the past six years, figures from the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) show. Last year 6,486 people (4,479 adults, 2,007 under-18s) were treated for a 'club drug' – up from the 2005-06 …
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Paul Metler and Joe Kuchenbuch: Quality substance abuse programs are …

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The article interviewed two residential programs, which constitute a small proportion of individuals treated for substance abuse. The majority of treatment for alcohol and drug abuse occurs in outpatient settings due to accessibility and cost …
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Eastern Massachusetts ranks high nationally in drug abuse

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For the past several years, slow economic growth and rising fixed costs for health care, pensions and other costs have increased competition for discretionary state spending, such as substance abuse treatment. Lawmakers in 2010 voted to apply the state …
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