Importance of Treating Depression: Major Risk Factor for Relapse after Addiction Treatment

Importance of Treating Depression: Major Risk Factor for Relapse after Addiction Treatment – Depression is one of the main risk factors for relapse after addiction treatment and treatment centers must focus on properly assessing and treating clinical…

The addict's stigma: Perception of weakness hampers treatment: Editorial

Filed under: heroin addiction treatment

And, as The Star-Ledger's Dan Goldberg reported in last Sunday's editions, many families find convincing their health insurers to cover addiction treatment is a life-and-death struggle. Some commit fraud, lying their way into inpatient rehab programs.
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Heroin, prescription drugs often to blame for overdose fatalities in county, state

Filed under: heroin addiction treatment

Patients also are referred to a crisis program that offers chemical dependency resources through organizations such as Rosecrance McHenry County, which provides outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment services. One focus includes an …
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