Health Providers Discuss Drug Harm, Treatment

Health providers discuss drug harm, treatment

Filed under: treatment for drug abuse

A panel of Marshfield Clinic and Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital health care providers described the path from prescription drug use to heroin abuse, the physical harm that drug use can cause and how providers intervene and treat patients who abuse drugs. Read more on Marshfield News-Herald

Zabrina Keeps Her Kids During Treatment – This is a true story of a mom who kept her children with her while she when into treatment for drug abuse. Zabrina knew she needed residential treatment for her drug addiction. But she refused to leave her children for the time she would be away. Then she learned about Family Works. For six months she received treatment, wrap-around services and 24/7 support to make her recovery stronger. Today she has been sober for two years. .

MH6 vaccine shows promise in treating meth addiction

Filed under: treatment for drug abuse

In the United States alone there are said to be more than 400,000 current users, and in some states, including California, meth accounts for more primary drug abuse treatment admissions than any other drug. Meth has characteristics that make it more … Read more on News-Medical.net