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One often hears alcohol addiction referred to as alcoholism and drug addiction referred to as drug abuse. Because of this, some people may wonder if there is a difference between the words abuse and addiction. In some respect, there is, especially when alcohol is the substance that is causing the problem. This is [...] Resources: DAANES, PMQI 2010. Moldenhauer, Rick. MS, LADC, ICADC, LPCC. Treatment Services Consultant, MN State Opiod Treatment Authority. Edward Yaekle was addicted to heroin for more than 16 years. At one point, the Anoka resident spent $50 a day for a bag and eventually became a dealer. Four years ago, he woke up in the Anoka County Jail for conspiracy to distribute heroin. Realizing the drug could kill him, Yaekle, now 44, sought treatment. [...] So says a report produced in partnership with the Primary Care Trust Network, Mental Health Network and National Mental Health Development Unit which says that a third of mental health users, half of substance misuse service users and 70 per cent of prisoners are subject to this kind of dual diagnosis. The report, Seeing double: meeting the challenge of dual [...] Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (California) has recently signed a bill requiring convicted drunk drivers to install devices that block vehicles from starting if alcohol is detected on the drivers’ breath. Minnesota began a similar program this past summer, making it optional for convicted repeat drunk drivers to install the same device. Do you believe Minnesota should [...] By ROBERT M. COOK Sunday, October 4, 2009 Health experts and those who help people overcome smoking, alcoholism and gambling addictions say they’re divided over the recession’s impact on addictive behavior. Some experts say there is evidence that while cigarette use has declined due to higher state and federal taxes, alternative tobacco use such as chewing tobacco and [...] Please come and join us in celebrating the opening of our new Avalon Sturgeon Lake MI/CD program, on September 29, 2009 in Sturgeon Lake at 34079 Laketown Road, Suite 7, Sturgeon Lake, MN from Noon to 4 pm. Phone number (218) 372-8000. Who We Help Adult men and women experiencing life problems with chemical health-related disorders and/or co-occurring [...] by JENNIFER WEZENSKY KALAMAZOO — Lisa was anticipating a typical life as a suburban wife and mother, but things didn’t turn out as she planned. Instead, the now-50-year-old area woman ended up getting seriously addicted to painkillers after a foot injury. At one point, Lisa was taking 30 Vicodin pills a day, she said. Joan, a 55-year-old [...] Trends are moving in opposite directions as cops focus on meth, and heroin dealers tap new market Opiate abuse is up, but stimulant use is down. Those countervailing trends in drug use in the Twin Cities last year were detected in a new report by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. It found [...] Hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects more than 4 million people in the US, 60% of whom have a history of injection drug use (IDU). Concerns over treatment adherence, psychiatric comorbidity, ongoing drug use, and optimal timing of HCV treatment initiation have resulted in unwillingness on the part of many physicians to treat HCV in patients [...] |
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