Kauai may build adolescent drug treatment center
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) – Kauai County Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. says he plans to select a site for a proposed residential adolescent drug treatment center by the end of the year. A recent study conducted for the county recommended Kauai build a center …
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Women Who Abuse Alcohol Seek Treatment Sooner Than Men, Study Finds
Women who abuse alcohol tend to seek treatment sooner than their male counterparts, according to a small new study. Published online ahead of print in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, researchers from Stanford University and …
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OSAT Now Offering Online Substance Abuse Treatment for Those Recovering …
Online Substance Abuse Treatment (OSAT) is now offering comprehensive and effective online substance abuse treatment plans for those suffering with alcohol and drug addiction at http://www.onlinesubstanceabusetreatment.com/. Sacramento, California …
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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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California Suspends 16 Medi-Cal Alcohol, Drug Treatment Centers
State officials are temporarily suspending 16 California alcohol and drug treatment centers suspected of violating health care laws — from hiring people who were convicted of abusing patients to bilking Medi-Cal for services they never performed …
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Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women in Substance Abuse Treatment Drops in …
Newswise — According to a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) the percentage of pregnant woman in substance abuse treatment using alcohol (with or without drug use) dropped from 46.6 percent to …
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16 Medi-Cal substance abuse treatment centers are under investigation
Sixteen drug and alcohol treatment centers that provide rehabilitative services to Medi-Cal patients are suspected of fraud and of hiring providers with felonies on their records, officials from the California Department of Health Care Services …
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Drug treatment center OK'd at Sam's Plaza at I-95 and Hypoluxo Road
A substance abuse treatment center got permission Thursday to open in a commercial plaza near Boynton Beach despite some last-minute concerns from a prospective neighbor – a Sam's Club store. Wellington Retreat, now located at 2200 N. Florida Mango …
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Drug treatment center OK'd at Sam's Plaza at I-95 and Hypoluxo Road
A substance abuse treatment center got permission Thursday to open in a commercial plaza near Boynton Beach despite some last-minute concerns from a prospective neighbor – a Sam's Club store. Wellington Retreat, now located at 2200 N. Florida Mango …
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New drug–treatment center offers counseling, social support
YUCCA VALLEY— Residents who need treatment for drug abuse have a new resource for help. Yucca Valley Center for Change is a new provider of substance abuse counseling and recovery. The center, which operates as part of Mental Health Systems, …
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Yolo County agencies work to treat meth addiction
Yolo County contracts out substance abuse treatment services to various health care providers. For inpatient substance abuse treatment, services are provided at residential facilities such as Cache Creek Lodge and Fourth and Hope, both in Woodland.
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Cymbrowitz gets state, city to halt construction of drug treatment center
Enlarge this image. Photo by Steve Solomonson. Rehab rejection: Stewart Gross — who lives at this E. 21st Street apartment that a drug abuse treatment center wants to move into — says the center moving in will bring crime and he'll leave.
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Yolo County agencies work to treat meth addiction
Yolo County contracts out substance abuse treatment services to various health care providers. For inpatient substance abuse treatment, services are provided at residential facilities such as Cache Creek Lodge and Fourth and Hope, both in Woodland.
Read more on Daily Democrat

County commits to renting substance abuse treatment beds
MADISON – A lack of substance abuse treatment facilities is the biggest problem for both Boone County's drug and criminal courts, according to Boone County Circuit Judge William Thompson. “In our efforts to get drug addicts help and recovery, we are …
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State suspends 16 Medi-Cal drug treatment centers
SACRAMENTO (AP) — State officials are temporarily suspending 16 California alcohol and drug treatment centers suspected of violating health care laws — from hiring people who were convicted of abusing patients to bilking Medi-Cal for services they …
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Police arrest 2 people at alleged drug house located across from rehab facility
SALT LAKE CITY – Police arrested two people and seized a large amount of drugs at a Salt Lake City home located across the street from one of Utah's oldest and most recognizable drug rehab centers. Police arrested Samuel Teplick, 21, and Candice …
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Cymbrowitz gets state, city to halt construction of drug treatment center
A drug treatment center is suffering a withdrawal of state support. Construction on a Sheepshead Bay substance-abuse treatment center was halted after Assemblyman Steve Cymbrowitz and Community Board 15 chairwoman Theresa Scavo took state …
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Best Drug Rehabilitation CEO Per Wickstrom Speaks to Dan Miller at Detroit's …
Per Wickstrom, the CEO of holistic treatment facilities including Best Drug Rehabilitation, recently sat down with Detroit Lions radio play-by-play announcer Dan Miller at the Detroit's Hometown Heroes Event to discuss the problem of skyrocketing drug …
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