Clinic Offering Frontline Help For Those With Addictions Opens In Winnipeg - Latest News

Opioid problem in East Texas mainly involves prescription drugs

The organization has locations in Tyler, Longview, Paris and Pittsburg, and serves as the frontline ... opening over the years. But clinicians say the stigma of drug addiction prevents many from getti... read more

Health district, humanitarian crusaders make the case for local needle exchanges

And he’s here to help. “Hey, Fox.” After a bit of small talk, Hoey opens ... Addiction Professionals, says many factors influence a person’s decision to step into recovery. Organizations of whatever s... read more

Nurses Have Taught Us That No Crisis Is Too Big to Make a Difference

We have been working with SMYS for the last few months, trying to come up with a map on how to open the dialogue between the nurses of America and the people who specialize in addiction ... help provi... read more

A Dental Charity That Works in the Developing World Has a New Clinic — in England

Launched in early December, the Real Junk Tooth project sees Dentaid volunteer dentists offering ... project is to help people back into the NHS system. "There are always people who slip through the n... read more

UnitedHealthcare Donates Drug Disposal Kits to Local Health Clinics and Physicians to Help People Safely Dispose of Unused Opioids

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180607006018/en/ The disposal kits offer people a convenient way to ... s commitment to making these kits available will help those ... read more

Drug Users, Advocates Demand Faster Action on Overdose Crisis

Last week, more than 100 frontline ... Centre for Addictions Research of BC. Harm reduction advocate Garth Mullins helped write the report. “I’ve gone to so many memorials and funerals for those dead ... read more

SSTAR exec Nancy Paull gets national recognition

She stood up when community members protested STARR’s addictions treatment facility. She invested in workforce development by helping frontline workers gain state certification as they learned to deli... read more

Finding Consensus on Opioid Misuse is Critical to Overcoming It

The differences in what these groups think is effective can impact the services practitioners offer ... those who treat opioid addiction and those they treat. Of note: The top three resources that med... read more

Taking action on the social determinants of health in clinical practice: a framework for health professionals

Being open to different ... way, and help them access benefits and support services. At the practice level, physicians can offer culturally safe services, use patient navigators where possible, and en... read more

Clinics offering front-line help for those with addictions open in Brandon, Thompson

Winnipeg is already home to two RAAM clinics, while the fifth clinic in the province is planned for Selkirk. EARLIER: The first of five Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine (RAAM) clinics, which offers ... read more

Rapid access clinic for opioid addiction opens in Hamilton

Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton has introduced a new piece of the city’s harm reduction strategy for those battling ... partner offering other relevant services. The clinic is considered “low-barrier” be... read more

Dutch Mental Health Facility Treats Gaming Addiction in Teens

The Netherlands’ facility treats those ... addiction seems to be a, relative to other addictions, niche offering. The way Yes We Can treats gaming addiction is similar to drug and alcohol addiction, a... read more