Help for Addicted Doctors – Dr. Rodney Hough on CBS 21

Help for Addicted Doctors – Dr. Rodney Hough on CBS 21 – My father, Dr. Rodney Hough, interviewed by CBS back in 2007 regarding his recovery from addiction to pain pills. This aired on CBS 21 News, which servers central Pennsylvania, in February 2008.

Programs in place to help curb growing problem of prescription drug abuse

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The program would alert prescribers and dispensers when patients exceed recommended limits on controlled substances, which will help to prevent prescription drug abuse,” the agency said in a press release. The PMP will also integrate controlled …
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There is help; there is hope

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In-patient rehab for drug and alcohol addicted persons is plagued with long waiting lists, high costs, depending on your insurance status and income — making some money is worse than making little or none in many cases, and making lots of money may …
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Program for women with addictions plans to locate in Bennington

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BENNINGTON — A local nonprofit is hoping to help young women in the area free themselves from various addictions through a religion-based residential program. Life By Design Inc. was founded about a year and a half ago to restore "hope, opportunity …
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Heroin: The new marijuana

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Dunkin, the executive director at the Brown County Community Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services, said a higher availability of the drug, which is leading to a decease in heroin pricing, is the main reason for its increasing …
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