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(USGovernment-News.Com, July 24, 2016 ) Boston, MA -- As reported by CBS Boston, the University of Massachusetts has acquired $900,000 in grants for their nursing students for the express purpose of addressing the mounting substance abuse and mental health issues affecting the state and the country. The SBIRT program funded by these grants stands for Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment and will be introduced into existing community nursing programs including psychiatric and pediatric care.
The intended purpose is to assist people currently living with substance abuse as well as provide interventive services for youths at-risk for drug or alcohol abuse. In total only 12 programs nationwide provide such focused education for nurses, addiction medicine was only recently recognized as a specialty for doctorate students.
Such an educational program at the University of Massachusetts benefits facilities providing drug rehab in Boston and across the state. One major problem facing the addiction recovery industry is a lack of medical professionals trained to treat the unique physical and mental health challenges facing people with substance abuse disorders. Drug and Alcohol Rehab Boston, a leader in the addiction recovery community of Massachusetts, fully supports this initiative for improving public health throughout the state.
A representative of Drug and Alcohol Rehab Boston comments: "Funding for programs like SBIRT are vital to protecting the health and safety of our communities. People living with substance abuse disorders face unique challenges to their physical and mental health which need to be addressed, and because proper training is not available through most educational institutions, that has been lacking. The vast majority of medical students do not even consider the addiction recovery field as a plausible career choice due to a lack of education and misinformation even within the medical field. Through encouraging programs like this one, we can begin to bridge the gap between supply and demand in terms of addiction recovery."
About Drug and Alcohol Rehab Boston 02118: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Boston is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility serving citizens of Massachusetts and the entire United States. As a center for healing and rejuvenation, the compassionate and dedicated staff of Drug and Alcohol Rehab Boston receive support and personalized care throughout the entire recovery process. Clients are given medically assisted detox treatment to stave off the negative effects of withdrawal while also beginning the process of group dynamic therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction. Treatment also includes individual counseling, art and holistic therapy treatments, life skills training, and more services focused on providing positive coping mechanisms for long-term recovery.
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