Massachusetts Gambling Addiction Programs Struggle to Prepare for Increase in …

Massachusetts gambling addiction programs struggle to prepare for increase in …

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

Massachusetts currently spends $ 83 million on substance abuse issues, but almost all of it is spent on treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. Stephen Crosby Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby. The Republican / Don Treeger …
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'Sober seders' celebrate freedom from Egypt, alcohol

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“When it comes to seders, everybody thinks of the four cups of wine drunk during the service,” said Lipsker, a consultant at the Caron Treatment Center for Substance Abuse and Chemical Addiction in Reading, Pa. “But we said, 'Listen, we're going to …
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Vitale-Gordon-Allen Mental Health Parity and Substance Abuse Treatment Bill …

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

TRENTON – A bipartisan bill sponsored by Senators Joseph F. Vitale, Bob Gordon and Diane Allen which would require public health insurance providers to cover the treatment of mental and nervous disorders, alcoholism and substance abuse under the …
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Childhood ADHD Increases the Risk of Cigarette Smoking and Substance Abuse

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However, by age 17.5, parents' reports of the inattentive and hyperactivity symptoms of ADHD were significant predictors of alcohol abuse in both boys and girls, but they were still more predictive of alcohol and drug abuse in girls. To highlight this …
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