Substance Abuse Therapy: Black and Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Complete Substance Abuse

Black and Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Complete Substance Abuse
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"Our findings show troubling racial disparities in the completion of alcohol and drug abuse programs, and they point specifically to socioeconomic barriers that make it difficult for minority groups to access and sustain treatment," said Brendan …
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Judge: Drugtreatment court designed to find beauty behind rough edges
Filed under: substance abuse therapy

The court is geared toward nonviolent youths ages 12 to 16 who have substance abuse problems and have been sentenced to probation in juvenile court, said Mark Kinney, the coordinator for the juvenile drug-treatment court for Insight. The program is …
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Long-time Kelowna substance abuse treatment centre to close
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The union that represents most of the workers at Crossroads says the closure of the Kelowna substance abuse treatment centre will leave an "unacceptable" gap in detox and addiction treatment services in the Okanagan. The Hospital Employees' Union …
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