Ex-Drug Addict Clean 20yrs Now Needs Morphine for Pain?
Question by chezzam: Ex-drug addict clean 20yrs now needs morphine for pain?
My friend is an ex-heroin addict who has been clean for 20yrs. She now runs a drug rehab facility with her husband. They have always believed that they can never use any type of pain-killer again because it… Continue reading
Heroin Use Growing at Alarming Rate
Heroin use growing at alarming rate
Rigby has helped addicts through recovery for 17 years, but recently it was a member of her own family who needed treatment for a heroin addiction. "It's wicked. I'm just going to tell you, it's wicked," Rigby said. "It's an epidemic in our city,… Continue reading
Medicaid Expansion Is Expected to Strain Mental Health Services
Medicaid expansion is expected to strain mental health services
In the District of Columbia and the 25 states where the expansion is under way, nearly 1.2 million uninsured adults newly eligible for coverage will have substance abuse problems, according to federal estimates, and more than 1.2 million are projected …… Continue reading
Pharmacology Question for Nursing Student…?
Question by JC: Pharmacology question for nursing student…?
Just needed to know what a scheduled drug is exactly…can’t find anything about it in the drug guide.
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Answer by David A
A drug that is on one of the four schedules put out by the Federal Government. Schedule one… Continue reading
Four State Grants Bring Almost $325000 in for Court Programs
Four state grants bring almost 5000 in for court programs
The veterans court grant will pay for treatment services in Ionia County for veterans involved with the court system, rather than at the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek or Grand Rapids, and also provide local mentors, according to Chief… Continue reading
Text of 2014 State of the State Address
Text of 2014 State of the State address
We've offered a hand up, not a handout. We have worked with the Legislature to increase oversight of our Department of Veterans Affairs, and tasked our … And we've offered increased resources for programs assisting those suffering from mental health …
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