Local View: Syringe-Exchange Programs Lead to Improved Community Health

Published September 15, 2013

Local view: Syringe-exchange programs lead to improved community health

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

With referrals to substance-abuse treatment, these programs can help drug users stop. Government studies, including a Surgeon General report, show syringe-exchange programs do not encourage drug use among program participants or the recruitment of …
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Rising Numbers of Drug Abusing Baby Boomers Will Need Rehab Services

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

A recent government report says a record number of baby boomers are abusing a wide variety of drugs and are requiring treatment for drug abuse. Anyone who is suffering from a problem with drugs should contact a detox center such as Harbor Village.
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Ex-Governor: Doctors, Pharmacists Must Commit to Prescription Monitoring

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

McGreevey also called for increasing the addiction treatment provided in county jails. He works as a spiritual counselor to female inmates at Hudson County Correctional Center as an associate of Integrity House, an addiction and recovery service provider.
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