'Mandatory minimum' sentences to end for many drug offenders
The department is also looking into new ways to identify drug offenders who can be sent to drug treatment or required to do community service as an alternative to prison. "Clearly, these strategies can work," Holder's speech says, citing recent efforts …
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US Attorney's Office Indicts Burke Co. Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center, Its …
ASHEVILLE, NC—A Burke County drug and alcohol treatment center, its owner, and two of its employees have been indicted on False Claims Act conspiracy and bribery charges, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North …
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News from the courts
He pleaded guilty to two charges of theft. He was sentenced to 18 weeks, suspended for 12 months. He will be supervised by the probation service for a year, must comply with a drug rehabilitation requirement and pay £20 compensation. A 45-YEAR-OLD …
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Rehab racket: Frauds, felons and fakes
A deputy director with the state Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Lira decided to confront the problem by grilling people who applied to launch new clinics. She said she called applicants and quizzed them about their treatment philosophy.
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Turkish state to cover alcohol, drug addiction treatment expenses
Under the previous system, drug and alcohol Addiction treatment was provided only in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Therapy and Educational Centers (AMATEM) across Turkey. However, these centers failed to meet the need for treatment in the country.
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Teens claim they were used as fake rehab clients
There, under the red-tiled roof of the Pomona Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center, problems persisted. Shearer, the Pomona center's assistant program manager before she left last year, said the overriding goal of the operation was to "get money." Staff …
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16 California Drug And Alcohol Rehab Centers Suspended After Abuse And …
Following tips from the media and public, investigators from the state Department of Health Care Services raided 22 drug and alcohol rehab facilities in California, prompting them to suspend 16 of the treatment centers on July 18. The agency alleges …
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Teens claim they were used as fake rehab clients
(CNN) — Victoria Byers did not drink alcohol. She did not abuse drugs. But when she was a teenager in foster care, several times a month, she would board a van at her group home and go to rehab. Byers couldn't figure out why she had to take drug tests …
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Turkish state to cover alcohol, drug addiction treatment expenses
Under the previous system, drug and alcohol Addiction treatment was provided only in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Therapy and Educational Centers (AMATEM) across Turkey. However, these centers failed to meet the need for treatment in the country.
Read more on www.worldbulletin.net

Rehab racket: Frauds, felons and fakes
A deputy director with the state Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Lira decided to confront the problem by grilling people who applied to launch new clinics. She said she called applicants and quizzed them about their treatment philosophy.
Read more on CNN

Addiction: The Equal Opportunity Threat to Life
Experienced clinicians know not to give up hope even though it can be very hard to predict when recovery will really kick in; people with addiction, and their families, need to know this as well to stay the course, to not abandon hope, to persist and …
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Limited treatment options for meth addiction a challenge
The group determines the best way to treat the substance abuse issues. Even though recovering meth users are in constant contact with counselors and probation officers, Hoffman said a long-term care program lasting at least six months should be provided.
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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 ….. A key …
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Substance Abuse Addictions Contributing To Nationwide Bankruptcy Epidemic
Detox centers can be found around the nation but only a select few such as South Florida's Harbor Village, a drug and alcoholism treatment center, offers 24/7 medical care and supervision while offering a luxury state-of-the-art environment. Those …
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Trenton drug rehab patients forced to look to Florida for help
TRENTON — The streets of Trenton are home to drug smuggling and consumption, but the limit in drug rehab centers in the city has many fleeing to Florida for their cleansing. Although addiction advocate groups are common in the area, these facilities …
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How to Find the Right Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center
Cornerstone Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol rehab in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has compiled criteria for those seeking help from addiction to find the right treatment center for them. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) August 01, 2013. Cornerstone Recovery …
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Employment Drug Screening Gaining Importance in 2013 Due to Rising Drug …
Not measured is the impact upon the moral within the workforce as well as the need to alter schedules to accommodate for Substance Abuse Programs and rehabilitation. From these statistics employers have a reasonable fear of placing drug abusers on …
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Substance Abuse Addictions Contributing To Nationwide Bankruptcy Epidemic
Detox centers can be found around the nation but only a select few such as South Florida's Harbor Village, a drug and alcoholism treatment center, offers 24/7 medical care and supervision while offering a luxury state-of-the-art environment. Those …
Read more on San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Manet health center in Quincy using Narcan to treat drug overdoses
The decision to start the program was a natural. Physicians were already trained in the use of Suboxone, a drug to help with opiate dependence, and needle drop-off kiosks are readily available at the Quincy facility. Training others in Narcan seemed …
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Turkish state to cover alcohol, drug addiction treatment expenses
Under the previous system, drug and alcohol Addiction treatment was provided only in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Therapy and Educational Centers (AMATEM) across Turkey. However, these centers failed to meet the need for treatment in the country.
Read more on www.worldbulletin.net