The Cycle of Addiction: The Treatment Center

Published April 11, 2014

The Cycle of Addiction: The Treatment Center – When you do not have a lot of prior knowledge about addiction and recovery, it can be difficult to grasp what is happening. Family members and patients often…

It takes more than methadone to treat addiction

Filed under: drug abuse treatment centers

I write as the former director of the methadone clinic originally operated by the Tufts-New England Medical Center's Department of Psychiatry and later by Bay Cove Human Services (“Drug clinic may shut,” Page A1, April 7). Brian MacQuarrie's excellent …
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Second Opinion: Doc Says Blue Cross Opioid Policy Is Flawed

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Does decreased opioid prescribing reduce the risk of addiction or diversion, or does it decrease access to a specific pain medication (opioids) for treating legitimate chronic pain? Is the observed decrease in opioid prescribing evidence that opioids …
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Brookhaven Retreat Observes National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April

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Brookhaven Retreat, a unique residential treatment facility exclusively for women with mental health and/or substance abuse issues, understands the effects child abuse has on mental, emotional and physical well being. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook …
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