opioid addiction

Beyond Diversity: Making Race Real – Part 6

...  Diversity: Making Race Real – Part 6 – Tim Wise discusses issues of race and privilege.   New Canaan's Silver Hill Hospital Opens Outpatient Opioid Addiction Program “Our approach is to combine new drug treatments with time-tested psychiatric practices to provide relief for patients with opioid addiction,” says Dr. Sigurd Ackerman, president and medical director of Silver Hill. Use of pharmacological interventions … Read more on The Daily Voice Read ...

NY Lawmakers Asked to Help Fund More Drug Treatment Facilities

...  lawmakers asked to help fund more drug treatment facilities … here in the North Country," said Sen. Betty Little, R-Queensbury. Many addicts can't get help because insurance companies won't pay for treatment or rehab. Prosecutors also asked lawmakers to toughen the penalties and sentences for heroin dealers. Read more on WCAX Senate Task Force On Heroin And Opioid Addiction Holds Hearing In Plattsburgh The Senate Task Force on Heroin on Opioid Addiction heard from law enforcement officials, health, psychology, and addiction treatment specialists at the Clinton County Government Center. All noted a significant spike in heroin use and addiction in the … Read more on WAMC Read ...