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New Addiction Treatment Brings New System For Doctors To Navigate
Probuphine is unlike any other addiction treatment on the market. The implant delivers a constant low dose of medication and lasts for six months at a time.
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ListenFor Foster Kids, Preschool Can Be A Place To Catch Up Socially And Emotionally
“To the general public it’s like, ‘Yeah, my mom and dad taught me that.’ … [But] these children may not get those skills.“
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ListenA New Medical Accreditation To Treat And Prevent Addiction
Primary care doctors and medical students will now be able to gain accreditation as addiction medicine specialists. T
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Foundation Offers Overdose Antidote to High Schools, but Many May Not be Able to Accept
The naloxone gift is for just two nasal sprays per school – enough to stop two overdoses. But the education dollars have the potential to make real impact, says National Association of School Nurses …
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Why are So Few Teens Getting Tested for HIV?
Less than a quarter of teens have been tested for HIV, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study shows that testing rates did not increase between 2005 …
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