/tags/addiction-treatment Addiction treatment en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-11/revitalization-eliot-school-north-st-louis Construction is expected to begin next summer on the historic Eliot Elementary School in St. Louis’ Fairground neighborhood. The school will become an addiction treatment center that also addresses homelessness and mental health issues. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-11/revitalization-eliot-school-north-st-louis Lacretia Wimbley /economy-business/2024-05-14/vacant-st-louis-school-addiction-treatment-center The new wellness center, once completed, will offer a place to help men recover from addiction in a region that only has a handful of detox beds. Tue, 14 May 2024 19:28:17 GMT /economy-business/2024-05-14/vacant-st-louis-school-addiction-treatment-center Eric Schmid /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-06/st-louis-treatment-court-grads-say-the-program-is-tough-but-a-life-changer In its 25 years, St. Louis drug treatment court has gone from being perceived as a way to keep drug convictions from marring otherwise clean records to helping the city’s most vulnerable. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:29:15 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-06/st-louis-treatment-court-grads-say-the-program-is-tough-but-a-life-changer Sarah Fenske /health-science-environment/2022-02-18/missouri-to-receive-458-million-in-settlement-with-j-j-other-opioid-distributors The money will fund addiction treatment and prevention programs in the state, addressing the harm inflicted by the opioid crisis. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:42:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-02-18/missouri-to-receive-458-million-in-settlement-with-j-j-other-opioid-distributors Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2019-11-08/giving-st-louis-drug-users-syringes-could-help-curb-hiv-other-diseases Addiction treatment providers in St. Louis could soon begin distributing clean syringes to intravenous drug users under a program overseen by the city’s… Sat, 09 Nov 2019 00:03:26 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-11-08/giving-st-louis-drug-users-syringes-could-help-curb-hiv-other-diseases Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2019-10-23/drug-use-likely-behind-steep-rise-in-er-visits-for-st-louis-county-inmates The Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton is sending twice as many inmates to the hospital for medical emergencies as it did in previous years,… Thu, 24 Oct 2019 01:25:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-10-23/drug-use-likely-behind-steep-rise-in-er-visits-for-st-louis-county-inmates Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2019-10-21/federal-grant-funds-mizzou-internships-to-treat-addiction-in-underserved-areas Doctoral students in psychology at the University of Missouri will be able to learn how to better treat and prevent addiction thanks to a $1.2 million… Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:20:51 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-10-21/federal-grant-funds-mizzou-internships-to-treat-addiction-in-underserved-areas Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2019-08-12/missouri-treatment-providers-wary-as-federal-addiction-grants-face-uncertain-future Since 2016, Missouri has received more than $65 million in federal grants to provide treatment and recovery services to people addicted to opioids.The… Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:59:36 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-08-12/missouri-treatment-providers-wary-as-federal-addiction-grants-face-uncertain-future Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2018-09-20/surgeon-general-visits-illinois-missouri-to-bring-attention-to-opioid-abuse Updated at 3:45 p.m., Sept. 20, with comments from Surgeon General Jerome Adams — A nationwide campaign is needed to combat the opioid abuse epidemic that… Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:51:24 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-09-20/surgeon-general-visits-illinois-missouri-to-bring-attention-to-opioid-abuse Sarah Fentem, Mary Delach Leonard /health-science-environment/2018-08-06/st-louis-county-to-offer-inmates-addiction-treatment-medication St. Louis County will use federal grant money to offer medication-assisted treatment to some county jail inmates with opioid addictions.The county will… Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:43:01 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-08-06/st-louis-county-to-offer-inmates-addiction-treatment-medication Sarah Fentem