Public policy Substance abuse treatment avoidancelength of stayand criminal justice referral for women of reproductive age in South Carolina prior to and after the Whitner decision (1993 to 2007) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Kathryn J. Luchok
In the late 1990s hospital staff at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) worked with police to search pregnant patients for evidence of drug use and facilitate in-hospital arrests. Proponents of this policy claimed that the goal was to get women into treatment because they would not...
Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of a South Carolina woman convicted of murder homicide by child abuse after her stillborn baby was found with cocaine in its system. This case could have major policy implications for the treatment of drug using mothers and for the interpretation of ...
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Substance abuse treatment centers also have the ability to provide smoking cessation resources. Patients generally attend the clinic frequently and for extended periods of time, which provides a unique opportunity to consistently monitor smoking, adjust smoking cessation strategies as needed, and generally...
Proactive substance abuse treatment pays dividends 45 participants (74%) perceived that men had a higher tendency to lean toward substance abuse while 14 participants (23%) felt that gender did not matter in respect to the tendency to lean toward substance abuse, whereas 2 respondents did not kn...
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Sandhills Behavioral Center, Inc.is the premier provider of structured outpatient substance abuse and mental illness treatment programs in North Carolina and South Carolina. Our services are designed for individuals with significant emotional or substance abuse problems who want to change the course of ...
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