Category: Drug Treatment

Yes, the first part of drug addiction treatment is focused solely on helping you “kick” your habit. This is mostly accomplished through a medical detox and 24-hour care that serves the dual purpose of helping you avoid relapse and address your physical and psychological withdrawal [...]

In some areas of the world, treatment is so scarce or so expensive that addicts are actually committing crimes with the sole purpose of being arrested in hopes that they will be provided with the drug addiction treatment they need when imprisoned for their crimes. [...]

The light rail system in San Jose, California, is a useful tool for out-of-town drug dealers. The transport system is a quick way for drug dealers to get around the city after they arrive by bus. Some spend all day on the light rail, meeting [...]

What do the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Human Rights Watch have in common? They are all releasing research that explores the use of drugs among different races and [...]

Paying for cocaine addiction treatment can be daunting when you get started, but the truth is that few cocaine rehab programs are more expensive than a couple of months worth of cocaine to sustain your addiction. Every dollar you pay for cocaine comes directly out [...]

When you enroll in prescription drug rehab, your counselors and medical team have four basic goals for you: physical healing, psychological balance, peer support, and relapse prevention. When you develop these areas during treatment, you give yourself everything you need to remain drug free long [...]

When you’re looking for a drug rehab to help you come back from cocaine addiction, heroin addiction, alcoholism or co-occurring disorders, you may be tempted to seek the advice of those who have gone before you. But should you? Will getting the opinion of other [...]

According to the Billings Gazette, Jerry Clyde Covington, 55, was sentenced to three concurrent terms of 15 years each with 11 years suspended for three counts of felony robbery in Billings, Montana recently. Why was Covington breaking and entering? To get some cash to pay [...]

The US military is filled with men and women who place their lives in jeopardy for the sake of their country. Military personnel work hard, often in spite of the day-to-day luxuries non-military citizens take for granted. Running water, the ability to shop, a plate [...]

Did you know that 43 of the 50 states in the U.S. have laws on the books that require group insurance health plans to cover addiction treatment? In these states group health insurance plans are required to follow all state laws and provide for any [...]