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Rapid Drug Detox: Six Reasons Why It Doesn't Live Up To The Hype
A rapid drug detox program isn't always so rapid, is far from safe, and is ineffective for full recovery from any long-term addiction

Drug Detox, Not Suboxone, Is The Doorway To A Real Solution For Opiate Addiction
A drug detox program followed by full rehabilitation makes a lot more sense than a prescription for Suboxone and endless addiction. And now more and more addicts are just using it to get high or selling their prescriptions on the street.

Drug Detox Q&A: Are Untested Naltrexone Implants Safe?
A drug detox program is the gateway to rehab and recovery, but treatment with naltrexone not only doesn't cure addiction, it can be dangerous

Prescription Drug Addiction Skyrocketing In Big Sky Country
Medical drug detox and rehab resources are critically short in Montana, and while $millions were being spent to combat methamphetamine, hundreds were dying from prescription drug overdoses and complications.

Is Prescription Drug Addiction Amy Winehouse's New Problem?
Singer Amy Winehouse passed on medical drug detox and effective drug rehab and opted for prescription drug replacement therapy -- but was it the right choice?

Massachusetts Launches Hearings Into OxyContin Addiction 'Epidemic'
Legislative hearings to probe the OxyContin and heroin epidemic in Massachusetts will consider ways to battle opiate abuse in the state, including expanding OxyContin detox and drug rehab services.