Sentences with phrase «treatment of heroin addiction»

Methadone is commonly prescribed for pain management and used as a substitute to heroin in the treatment of heroin addiction.

«One of the nation's leading AIDS researchers and an expert in the treatment of heroin addiction is the leading candidate to oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

One of the nation's leading AIDS researchers and an expert in the treatment of heroin addiction, Dr. Robert R. Redfield, is the leading candidate to oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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«This comprehensive investment addresses each component of heroin and opioid addiction - prevention, treatment, and recovery - to help individuals and families break this cycle of misery, save lives and create a stronger, healthier state for all.»

Last week, the Governor and legislative leaders reached an agreement on multiple bills that include new programs and insurance reforms to improve treatment options for individuals suffering from heroin and opioid addiction; measures to strengthen penalties and put in place additional tools for law enforcement to crack down on the distribution of illegal drugs; provisions to ensure the proper and safe use of naloxone, an overdose antidote; and support for enhanced public awareness campaigns to prevent drug abuse.

ALBANY — State efforts to combat heroin and opioid addiction got a boost Wednesday with the opening of a $ 25.6 million residential treatment center on Wards Island.

In what will perhaps be the biggest end - of - session deal, Cuomo and legislative leaders agreed on bills to support addiction treatment and enact stricter penalties for illegal drug distribution, in response to what they deemed a heroin «epidemic.»

The agreements were the capstone on the end of the legislative session, which included previously agreed to legislation on allowing restaurants to serve alcohol before noon on Sundays, combat heroin addiction in the state and expand treatment for and prevention of breast cancer.

As a defense lawyer, Clegg said he has fought for a rehabilitative approach in the treatment of nonviolent criminals and has worked to help clients with addictions to heroin and other street drugs get treatment instead of jail time.

The governor says he wants to work on fighting heroin addiction, and has set up a task force which includes several of his agency heads and addiction specialists and treatment centers.

Jamieson wants to provide heroin - assisted treatment to users who have failed to respond to other forms of treatment, in order to deprive organised crime of funds and to break the cycle of acquisitive crime that can often go hand in hand with addiction.

«This multipronged plan addresses each component of heroin and opioid addiction — prevention, treatment, and recovery — in order to help break this cycle of misery and save lives.»

He said until the treatment side of the issue is addressed, heroin and opioid addiction will continue to be a serious problem in our communities.

At a Senate press briefing Tuesday morning, heads of the Senate Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction said that it was time to bolster law enforcement officials» ability to arrest and prosecute drug dealers that put highly addictive heroin and even more dangerous opioids like fentanyl and carfentanyl on the street, after years of legislation aimed at prevention, treatment and insurance covHeroin and Opioid Addiction said that it was time to bolster law enforcement officials» ability to arrest and prosecute drug dealers that put highly addictive heroin and even more dangerous opioids like fentanyl and carfentanyl on the street, after years of legislation aimed at prevention, treatment and insurance covheroin and even more dangerous opioids like fentanyl and carfentanyl on the street, after years of legislation aimed at prevention, treatment and insurance coverage.

His plan, he explained, is to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable, remove insurance barriers to addiction treatment and recovery services and put forth legislation that would designate 11 variations of fentanyl — a potent opioid that has surpassed heroin as the main culprit in opioid overdose deaths in Suffolk County — as Schedule I controlled substances under the state's Public Health Law.

Stefanik praised the constellation of coalitions across the North Country that have formed to address the issue, including Substance Abuse Prevention and Recovery of Clinton County, the St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center in Saranac Lake and the Essex County Heroin and Opioid Prevention Coalition (ECHO).

«The results were quite impressive, particularly in some of those categories that are very resistant to treatment, such as heroin addiction,» recalls Grof, who is now 76.

«Most licensed treatments are substitution therapies «such as methadone in the case of heroin addiction «so they maintain the addicted state, but more safely,» says Dalley.

This research project aims to establish the feasibility, safety, and potential efficacy of NAc DBS in 8 patients with a chronic, treatment refractory heroin and / or cocaine addiction.

We bring awareness to the heroin epidemic while reducing the number of heroin overdose deaths, promoting long - term treatment programs and fighting addiction through addiction awareness.

Wicklow is another major heroin blackspot, with 176 addicts seeking treatment — mainly in the seaside town of Bray, which has a well - documented history of addiction dating back to the early 1990s.

Years later and tortured by his nightmares his suffers each night Roger has become an addict that hides in the cities ghetto.After a heroin overdose almost ends his life Roger places himself in the hands of a prestigious doctor who assures Roger he can eradicate his addiction through an expensive innovative treatment.

We bring awareness to the heroin epidemic while reducing the number of heroin overdose deaths, promoting long - term treatment programs and fighting addiction through addiction awareness.

Thorberg and Lyvers (2006) stated that their «clients who were undergoing treatment for alcoholism, heroin addiction, or cannabis abuse» are having higher levels of insecure attachment which lead them to fear of intimacy.

We specialize in treatment of addictions including heroin, vicodin, oxycotin, and other opiates.

We specialize in the confidential treatment of opiate addiction for individuals who are addicted to heroin, vicodin, oxycotin, and other opiates.

We bring awareness to the heroin epidemic while reducing the number of heroin overdose deaths, promoting long - term treatment programs and fighting addiction through addiction awareness.