Podcast 12: Quality Improvement Strategies and Evaluation for Addiction Treatment Programs

Podcast 12: Quality Improvement Strategies and Evaluation for Addiction Treatment Programs – Podcast 12, Quality Improvement Strategies and Evaluation for Addiction Treatment Programs, highlights the differences between effectiveness, performance and…

McGinn promotes downtown safety; police union endorses Murray

Filed under: drug abuse treatment association

For “low-level, non-violent offenders with substance abuse problems, arrest and incarceration is not the solution for that person,” McGinn said. “Substance abuse treatment issues are.” Given how controversial downtown public safety has become in this …
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Health Canada decision to allow prescription heroin will save lives, Pivot …

Filed under: drug abuse treatment association

Pivot, which represents 22 study participants and the B.C. Association of People on Methadone, said the landmark decision will allow some of the most marginalized and addicted patients — who have not responded to other treatments such as methadone …
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Rhode Island panel on guns, mental illness issues has yet to meet

Filed under: drug abuse treatment association

Among its specific charges is to review why Rhode Island does not provide substance abuse or mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS. “We're one of very few states that don't report mental health …
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