Addiction Treatment for Healthcare Professionals

Addiction Treatment for Healthcare Professionals – One in ten healthcare professionals struggle with addiction but few get help. Hazelden’s Health Care Professionals Program is designed specifically to help doctors, nurses, dentists, anesthesiologists and other medical professionals recover from alcohol and drug addiction to regain their lives. Teams of experienced medical and clinical professionals develop treatment plans based on the unique recovery needs of each patient in a gender-specific treatment environment. Former Hazelden Medical Director, Dr. Omar Manejwala, is a leading expert in addiction medicine and explains the pressure situations medical professionals experience. For more information about Hazelden’s Health Care Professionals Program, please visit www.hazelden.org or call 800-257-7810.

Promoting the rights of people with mental disabilities

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Activists from the Zanzibar Association for People with Development Disabilities (ZAPDD) mention isolation, neglect, physical assault and psychological intimidation as some of the acts of abuse that these people get from some members of the public …
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"Patients with mental health problems, because of their illnesses, often reject services offered to them and are vulnerable to alcohol and other substance abuse which it harder to help them." Earlier this year, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said …
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