PTSD & Substance Abuse: Overview & Treatment

PTSD & Substance Abuse: Overview & Treatment – Robyn Walser, of the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, addresses the issue of self-medication and substance abuse in returning OEF and OIF veterans, many of whom suffer from PTSD. This program presents and overview of the problem and introduces some of the effective treatments. Series: Treating the Invisible Wounds of War: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Families and Care Providers [10/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 16285]

Addicts Misusing Drug Treatments

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In the latest sign of how entrenched the nation's epidemic of painkiller misuse has become, people are also abusing treatments meant to cure their addiction. Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc. plans to file for Food and Drug Administration approval in …
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Substance abuse funding change challenges some Md. providers

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A dramatic change in how Maryland pays for substance abuse treatment programs is leaving some providers short on cash and displacing more than 200 drug and alcohol addicts, even as the state's four-year transition to a new funding system has …
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