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• September - October 1998
  • "Drug Czar" McCaffrey Proposes Expansion of Methadone Programs for Heroin Addicts
  • Mayor Giuliani Calls for End of Methadone Treatment in New York
  • Drug Treatment Less Expensive amd More Effective Than Incarceration, But Not for Adolescents, Says CSAT Report
  • Anti-Epilepsy Drug to Be Tested for Reducing Cocaine Addiction
     
• March - April 1998
  • Treatment Is More Effective, Less Expensive Than Jail For Drug Offenders, Says Doctors Group
  • Bill Moyers' Family Working to Reduce Stigma of Addiction, Increase Treatment
  • Celebrities Testify For Expanding Insurance For Addiction Treatment
     
• January 1998
  • Ease Restrictions on Methadone, Says NIH Panel
     
• November - December 1997
  • Treatment Cuts Drug Use in Half, Reduces Crime and Homelessness, Says SAMHSA Study
  • La Bodega de la Familia Provides Help for Families of Drug Addicts in New York
     
• September - October 1997
  • Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Insurance Bill Introduced in Congress
  • UN Testing New Opiate Addiction Treatment Developed by Vietnamese Doctor
     
• August 1997
  • California Methadone Clinics Target of Fraud Probe; Clinic Reveals Patient Records to DEA, Patients Arrested
     
• July 1997
  • Kickapoo Tribe in Texas Fighting Inhalant Addiction
  • FDA Approves Nicotine Addiction Treatment Pill
     
• February 1997
  • Methadone Harder to Obtain Than Heroin, Addicts Report
    

• Summer 1996
  • Alcohol Recovery Study Finds More Than 75% Recover Without Treatment
  • Naltrexone® Used for "Ultra-Rapid Detoxification" of Heroin Addicts
     
• February 1996
  • Cocaine Immunization Successfully Tested in Rats
     
• December 1995
  • Americans Say Addiction Should Be Handled By Medical Professionals, Not Law Enforcement, New Survey Shows
     
• November 1995
  • NIDA Panel Makes Recommendations on Marijuana Treatment

• April 1995
  • Clinical Trials of New Treatment for Heroin Addiction Completed

• January 1995
  • HHS Study Finds SSI Payments Not Helping Drug Addicts and Alcoholics Receive Treatment

• November 1994
  • Poll Shows Americans Want More Drug Treatment
  • New Report Evaluates Treatment Options for Women in U.S. Prisons
  • Employee Assistance Programs

• September-October 1994
  • California Study Finds Drug Treatment Saves Tax Dollars

• July 1993
  • University Group Urges Treatment, Not Punishment, for Pregnant Addicts
  • For Alcoholics, This Could Be Their Cup of Tea

• March 1993
  • Miami Courts Favor Treatment Over Prison for Drug Possession Cases
  • Drug Treatment in Prison Saves Money, New York Officials Find