health care

BioCorRx Backs Alcohol-Suppression Implant With Rehab Program

BioCorRx backs alcohol-suppression implant with rehab program
[rewrite]Santa Ana, CA, United States (4E) – Addiction is defined as a compulsive need for and use of a habit forming substance characterized by tolerance and by physiological symptoms upon withdrawal. Some people get hooked to substance or may get addicted …[/rewrite]
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This Maine woman used her alcohol addiction to help others. Now, we need a
[rewrite]Why not fund health care coverage that allows more people to receive help from drug or alcohol counselors or use the money to reduce waitlists at treatment centers? Look at what BARN can do on $ 60,000 per year, with no money from the state's general …[/rewrite]
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Where in Houston Texas Can You Go for Free Hiv Resting?

Question by abhijeet_00: where in houston texas can you go for free hiv resting?
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Answer by Boba Phatt
Your best bet is to check with the Houston Department of Health and Human Services – 713-794-9020.

Answer by ostraussey
Lots of places for anonymous or confidential HIV tests–hard to tell which are free. This one definitely is:
Families Under Urban and Social Attack
Mailing: Post Office Box 88107 (77288)
Physical: 3402 Dowling Steet, Suite 201
Houston, Texas 77004
Tel: (713) 942-9333
Fax: (713) 942-8915
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.fuusa.org
Counties Served: Harris
Area of City: Central
Clientele: General public
Contact: Amana Turner
Confidential HIV testing (free), prevention counseling, health education/risk reduction, HIV prevention education, street outreach, educational materials, evidence based interventions (Community Promise, Voices/Voces).

New Helpline in Canandaigua Makes Finding Addiction Treatment Easy

New Helpline in Canandaigua Makes Finding Addiction Treatment Easy
[rewrite]By calling the helpline at (585) 457-5317 or visiting them at www.alcoholismtreatment-canandaigua.com, teens will be immediately connected to an operator who can provide vital information about the various treatment options at rehab centers. The …[/rewrite]
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Statewide Forums On Heroin and Opioid Addiction
[rewrite]Members will examine the issues and solicit input from experts and other stakeholders about addiction prevention and treatment options, the rise in heroin and opioid use, and the potential for drug-related crimes and other negative community impacts.[/rewrite]
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GUEST COMMENTARY: Hoosiers Help Preserve Medicare Part D

GUEST COMMENTARY: Hoosiers help preserve Medicare Part D
[rewrite]Despite the well-documented success of the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, a rule proposed earlier this year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would have negatively impacted Part D – jeopardizing access to needed medicines and …[/rewrite]
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Irsay's arrest is the latest glimpse at his battle with addiction
[rewrite]Retired detective Irene Conder told The Star in a June 2003 interview the league offered to help Irsay get the proper treatment for his possible addiction in the mid-1990s, but he refused. β€œI went to the Colts training complex with a physician who is …[/rewrite]
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A New Approach to the War on Drugs

A new approach to the war on drugs
[rewrite]Joining representatives from police and the courts were providers of mental and physical health care, social services, rehabilitation and recovery treatment, housing and other human services. These are the people on the front lines of the addiction …[/rewrite]
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IG: Vet overdosed while in VA rehab center
[rewrite]A veteran of the war in Afghanistan died of a heroin and cocaine overdose last year while receiving treatment at a Miami Veterans Affairs residential treatment facility, according to a VA inspector general report released Friday. The veteran, who was …[/rewrite]
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Jason Giambi Has Golden Thong at the Ready: Cleveland Indians Spring Training

Jason Giambi has golden thong at the ready: Cleveland Indians spring training
[rewrite]New policy: MLB has toughened its penalties for players who test positive for performance enhancing drugs. First time offenders will be … Giambi, of course, was entangled in the BALCO steroid scandal and testified in federal court. Said Swisher, β€œIn …[/rewrite]
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Want to stay sober? There's an app for that
[rewrite]The sober app studied joins a host of others that serve as electronic shoulder angels, featuring a variety of options for trying to prevent alcoholics and drug addicts from relapsing. Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centers who got …[/rewrite]
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