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Residential Treatment is a level of care that entails that the client live (resides) within a treatment facility for a specified duration of care; most often 28 days. Residential Treatment Programs and Centers usually include group and individual therapy sessions and span the confinement continuum from open campus to lock down facilities.Substance Abuse
Substance abuse has a range of definitions related to disaproval over use or overuse of mood altering substances. These fall into four main categories: Substance abuse may lead to addiction or substance dependence. Medicaly, dependence requires the development of tolerance leading to withdrawal symptoms.Oxycodone Addiction
Oxycodone works by stimulating certain opoid receptors that are located throughout the central nervous system, in the brain and along the spinal cord. When the oxycodone binds to the opoid receptors, a variety of physiologic responses can occur ranging from pain relief, to slowed breathing to euphoria. Withdrawal reactions include anxiety, irritability, sweating, trouble sleeping and diarrhea. Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by a strong craving for alcohol, a constant or periodic reliance on use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, the inability to limit drinking, physical illness when drinking is stopped, and the need for increasing amounts of alcohol to feel its effects.
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Drug
Policy
- American
Civil Liberties Union
Civil liberties news and resources related to drug policy
- Common
Sense For Drug Policy
Organization advocating for "common sense" rather than drug
war approach, numerous links to harm reduction organizations and resources
about various drugs
- Drug
Policy Foundation
Independent, nonprofit organization favoring alternatives to the "drug
war," including public health strategies
- Drug
Reform Coordination Network
Drug reform organization seeking reasoned alternatives to current
policies, including harm reduction, reform of sentencing laws, and
consideration of legalization; also links to enormous drug policy
library
- Drug
Peace Campaign Organization that encourages Internet-based
activism to bring about change in current drug policies, includes
updated news archive
- Harm
Reduction Coalition
Fosters harm reduction solutions to drug problems, site includes Straight
Dope Education Series
- International
Harm Reduction Association
UK-based organization with message board, links, and chat room
- Lindesmith
Center
The most comprehensive harm reduction site around, includes extensive
library, research briefs, e-mail newsletter, news items, and searchable
database
- National
Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws
Principal national organization advocating for legalization of marijuana;
site includes information about marijuana and current legislation
being considered at state and national level
Harm
Reduction Programs
- DanceSafe
Organization devoted to harm reduction with club drugs, particularly
Ecstasy
- DrinkWise
A drinking moderation program for those with mild to moderate alcohol
problems
- Guided
Self-Change Clinic
Clinic based on the idea that problem drinkers not dependent on alcohol
can self-guide treatment and pursue moderation goals, based at Nova
Southeastern University
- Injecting
Rooms
Australian Drug Foundation report reviews the evidence for injecting
rooms, which are facilities that offer health worker supervision in
safe needle practices
- Rock
Medicine
Mobile medical emergency facility that provides medical and counseling
services for those attending large events like rock concerts
- Safe
Works Needle Exchange
Harm reduction organization that promotes HIV prevention through safer
injection practices
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