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Addiction Medicine
Methamphetamine treatment center develops program to address cognitive damage of addiction
March 24th, 2006
New Beginnings, a nationally recognized chemical dependency treatment center located in Waverly, Minnesota, in conjunction with Medica Health Plans, has developed The Clearinghouse, a treatment program that specifically addresses the devastation methamphetamine addiction causes to an individual's cognitive functioning. Continuous use of methamphetamine depletes the central nervous system of neurotransmitter chemicals needed for normal function. With these chemicals depleted, people are not able to think as well as normal and their ability to learn is impaired. Learning is a key to the success of treatment. So, helping people recover their cognitive abilities before they...
Source: Drug Week (2006-03-24)
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