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Data suggests drug treatment can lower U.S. crimeReuters AlertNetUS officials held up the data as evidence to support President Barack Obama's strategy aimed at breaking the cycle of drugs and crime by attacking substance abuse with treatment rather than jail for nonviolent offenders. "Tackling the drug issue could ...and more » |
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Treating Heroin AddictiondailyRxMethadone is a common replacement therapy drug treatment for heroin addiction. The cost per dose of diacetylmorphine may be higher, but overall health care costs are lowered. Health care costs for treating opioid addiction are not just isolated to the ... |
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Symposium addresses marijuana legalizationThe DartmouthBy Madison Pauly, The Dartmouth Staff Policymakers, doctors and professors from across New England debated the merits and pitfalls of legalizing medical marijuana at the eighth annual Dartmouth Symposium on Substance Abuse, held on Friday in Collis ... |
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Do mothers know best when it comes to war on drugs?OCRegister... decriminalizing not only cannabis but all drugs. She says it was her years on the police force that convinced her that the war on drugs was failing. She says instead of incarcerating drug addicts, treating addiction is where our focus should be.and more » |
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Update on Opioid Dependence and Its TreatmentPsychiatric TimesAlso of concern, he said, is that “there is liberal prescribing of more potent opioids,” and that as many as 35% of individuals who receive legitimate long-term medical treatment for pain meet criteria for opioid addiction. |
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Working to Treat Pain and Prevent ProblemsPharmiWeb.com (press release)Treatment plans that include a clear diagnosis, explicit goals and exploration of other treatment options for pain. Informed consent of the risks involved in taking prescription pain killers and a formal assessment of addiction risk.and more » |
September 14, 2008
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