Markey Calls For Expanded Treatment To Address Drug Abuse Crisis
Authorities blame the availability of relatively inexpensive heroin, the practice of mixing it with other drugs, and waiting lists at treatment centers for drug addiction. Markey said a chemical compound, know by the brand name Narcan, and used as an …
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Time running out to fix state's drug treatment 'crisis'
Drug and alcohol treatment centers across the state are looking to the legislature to fix a last minute, gaping hole as some of their most basic services for thousands of recovering addicts are on the chopping block. The KING 5 Investigators first …
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Women Who Sought Treatment for Drug Addiction at Caron Treatment Centers …
WERNERSVILLE, Pa., March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Heroin and prescription drug addiction are on the rise among affluent women, reveals a new survey from Caron Treatment Centers, a leader and nationally recognized non-profit provider of …
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New Helpline in Ironton Brings Substance Abuse Recovery Information to Teens
Operators are available 24/7 to address any questions or concerns pertaining to substance abuse. The helpline also has an informative website, www.drugrehab-Ironton.com, where teens more comprehensive information on rehab and recovery programs.
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Luis J Rodriguez: From Gang Member to California Governor?
The 60-year-old Chicano poet and best-selling author has been a member of a gang, faced felony charges, struggled with drug addiction, worked in various countries as a journalist, painted murals, taught prisoners, organized against war and racism, and …
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The train wreck, brought to life
Why would anyone watching Lindsay on a Sunday night on the Oprah Winfrey Network be in the market for addiction treatment in a “luxury estate setting”? The other advertisements are for cat food. Cliffside Malibu, like everyone else involved in this …
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The Dish: "No Biebs for you!"
… since 2010 – was admitted to Dawn at The Meadows recovery centre in Arizona on January 5, and spent two weeks at the facility, which treats people aged 18 to 26 years old who are "struggling with emotional trauma, addiction or dual diagnosis …
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Tool to track drug abusers is at risk
ADAM goes where serious substance abuse is concentrated — among those entangled with the criminal justice system, specifically arrestees in booking facilities. And it doesn't just ask "Please tell us about your illegal drug use, even though we are the …
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Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living
They are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and licensed by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addictions. They are unique in that they offer integrated care (medical and psychological services); treatment …
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Indiana Supreme Court continues weighing future of Clark County Drug Court …
Jessica St. John, a recovering opiate addict who has been sober for more than nine months, is among more than 70 participants of the suspended Clark County Drug Court treatment program who could be forced to serve the remainder of their original …
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Letters: Focus more on addiction treatment
However, I have not seen enough written about treatment centers, in-house rehab centers or hospitals. I would like to read the perspectives of the staff members of these institutions. Do the hospitals treat addicts as vagrants? Do they know how badly …
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Officials: County addiction treatment system making strides
When people ask for help kicking an addiction to drugs or alcohol, experts say, one thing you don't want to tell them is, “Come back later.” Until recently, though, that's what some Dane County-funded drug treatment centers were doing. The results were …
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