Malibu, California-based Adolescent Drug Rehab Treatment Center, Paradigm …
Paradigm Malibu is the only residential teen drug treatment program owned and operated by licensed mental health professionals. Its core team has over 15 years of experience working together. Paradigm Malibu provides a vast array of treatment …
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Delaware Voice: Delaware must expand its drug rehab programs
It could easily accommodate a mental health evaluation, assessment center as well as a full-fledged drug and alcohol treatment center. Currently … In California, drug courts were established in 2000 and monies were diverted from the prisons to drug …
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California Pushes For More Thorough Background Checks for Substance Abuse …
“Obviously we enthusiastically support tough regulations for substance abuse counselors here in California,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. “Internally, we strictly adhere to state requirements when considering …
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Marijuana's march toward mainstream confounds feds
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes since California voters made the first move in 1996. Voters in Colorado and Washington state took the next step last year and approved pot …. "What …
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Cocaine Addiction Treatment and Cocaine Drug Rehab Announced by …
Cocaine Addiction Treatment and Cocaine Drug Rehab Announced by Recovery Associates. Cocaine is a stimulant drug and very addictive. Recovery Associates understands how powerful this drug can be for people and delivers numerous treatment options …
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Prognosis for Don Draper: Not Good
Field and his colleagues surveyed 200 veterans who requested substance-abuse treatment at the Dallas Veterans Medical Center. (The group was overwhelmingly male and mostly middle aged; 59 percent were diagnosed as alcohol dependent, while 23 percent …
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PROSPER Program Provides Young People Skills to Prevent Substance Abuse
“We've seen such a substantial uptick in prescription medication abuse since first opening in 2001, that a program like this is absolutely necessary,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. “At Passages, we help people work …
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Recovery Associates Drug Rehab Center Expands Services to Include …
Recovery Associates Drug Rehab Center Expands Services to Include Oxycodone Addiction Treatment. Oxycodone is mostly used as pain medication, yet it can become habit forming. Recovery Associates' therapists, counselors and programs help …
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California Pushes For More Thorough Background Checks for Substance Abuse …
“Obviously we enthusiastically support tough regulations for substance abuse counselors here in California,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. “Internally, we strictly adhere to state requirements when considering …
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Lawsuit accuses drug treatment center of fraud
The parents of five former Narconon of Georgia patients on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking class action against the Norcross drug treatment center alleging fraud, negligence and breach of contract, among other claims. The suit is just the latest in a …
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DRUG REHAB: Counselors include sex offenders, embezzlers
He works for a substance-abuse treatment program in Murrieta. Bob Dorris, chairman of the certification board for the California Association of Drinking Driver Treatment Programs, a certifying organization, said he was still reviewing the Senate office …
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Malibu, California-Based Teen Drug Treatment Program Paradigm Malibu …
Honig explained how important physical activity is to recovering teens: "All teen participants in our drug abuse treatment program are given opportunities to participate in recreational therapy to strengthen their bodies while participating in fun …
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Many concerned over ADHD drug abuse on college campuses
… researcher Carl Hanson allowed, “We don't have all the answers” on the frequency of legal use or abuse. But the study did conclude that tweets about the drug were heaviest among students in the U.S. Northeast and South, and lightest among students …
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College Women Exceed Drinking Guidlines More Often Than College Men …
In 1990, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) issued guidelines that define low-risk drinking on a daily and weekly level. For men, 5 drinks a day and 14 drinks a week are considered low-risk. For women, 4 drinks a day and 7 …
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Health care reform, Medicaid expansion could flood Wash. addiction treatment …
Lack of insurance and the cost of private care get a lot of the blame for nearly half a million Washington residents not getting the addiction help they need. The health care overhaul and the expansion of Medicaid it calls for are expected to change …
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Obamacare Will Provide Regular Citizens the Same Rehab Services Celebs Get
To offset that potential imbalance, addiction treatment has been mandated as an "essential health benefit" requiring most commercial plans to offer coverage. The new laws also subsidize individuals buying private coverage, so families in states like …
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