Bloomington residents file a lawsuit against rehab facility
ST. GEORGE — A civil lawsuit was filed on Feb. 4 by a group of Bloomington area residents who are opposed to the operation of a drug and alcohol residential treatment facility which opened on Jan. 13. The facility is located in a residential area …
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Noted Addiction Expert from Elements Behavioral Health to Deliver Keynote …
The Recovery Place is one of Florida's premier drug and alcohol treatment centers. The Recovery Place provides individualized, client-centered addiction treatment with multiple programs to fit clients' needs, including detox, day treatment, intensive …
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Govt urged to focus more on preventing drug abuse
The 2013 annual report published by the United Nations-affiliated organization found that drug addicts in countries around the world, including Indonesia, lacked medical treatment from the state. The report shows that in every six drug addicts, only …
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South Jersey drug treatment providers: For heroin addicts, more inpatient care …
That's not a lot of time to see how well a law is working, but addiction treatment professionals in South Jersey have reservations about the law when it comes to a troubling trend in drug abuse. The law, the state Senate bill number of which was S881 …
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Lawmakers push for drug abuse treatment, recovery funding
ALBANY — A growing problem that's getting a lot of attention. We're talking … Between heroin and prescription drugs, the state association of alcoholism and substance abuse providers says more people die now from overdoses than motor vehicle crashes.
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Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not …
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Jon Singleton, Astros prospect, opens up about drug addiction
And for the first time publicly, the Long Beach area product is opening up about his battle with an addiction to marijuana and monthlong stay at a rehabilitation center. “At this point it's pretty evident to me that I'm a drug addict,” he told … The …
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Singleton shares all about his addiction
All that despite a couple of significant set backs. And for the first time publicly, he's opening up about his battle with an addiction to marijuana and monthlong stay at a rehabilitation center. “At this point it's pretty evident to me that I'm a drug …
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Astros prospect Singleton details drug struggle
The 6-foot-2, 235-pound Singleton — he's listed as Jonathan, but says he prefers Jon — sits up straight in a small booth, adjusts the baseball cap he's wearing backward and fills in the details of his private struggle. The 22-year-old says he has …
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Grant Hackett lands in US and heads for mystery drug rehab facility to battle …
GRANT Hackett touched down in Los Angeles this morning, en route to an undisclosed US rehabilitation centre to deal with an addiction to the sleeping pill Stilnox. Upon touching down in the US, having flown in from Brisbane yesterday with his brother …
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HPMH: New substance abuse treatment department kicks off today
The agency, which serves 20 counties in northwest Kansas, has announced services to treat individuals and their families suffering from substance abuse disorders. According to HPMH outpatient therapist Jennifer Colby, licensed specialist in clinical …
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