Young adults seeking drug addiction treatment hits record low

Young adults seeking drug addiction treatment hits record low
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Young adults seeking drug addiction treatment hits record low Filed under: drug treatment news 2011 In 2011/12, 4,690 adults aged between 18 and 24 entered treatment for heroin or crack addiction, down from 6,108 the previous year and almost a third of the 12,320 young adults who entered treatment for either drug in 2005/06. The over-40s is the only ... Read more on Communitycare.co.uk

 

Fewer young people on heroin Filed under: drug treatment news 2011 His warning came as NTA figures showed the over-40s now make up almost a third of the whole treatment population in England, with more than 16,000 starting a new course of treatment in 2011/12. More over-40s are also dying from drug misuse, up to 802 ... Read more on The Independent

 

Bayer's Stivarga New Drug Application Gets Priority Review Status Filed under: drug treatment news 2011 The FDA grants priority review to medicines that provide a treatment where little or no adequate therapy exists. Under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, the FDA aims to complete its review within six months from the receipt of the NDA submission ... Read more on RTT News

 

US addiction diagnoses up 70 percent Filed under: drug treatment news 2011 I also think—in our study—the availability of effective treatment is a big part of it as well and likely drawing people into care,” says Frank. In more good news, the most recent national survey from SAMHSA indicated that US Rx drug abuse began ... Read more on Salon

 

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