BANGOR CITY COUNCIL With moratorium on opiate addiction drug, city invites …
BANGOR, Maine — No Bangor drug treatment facility will be allowed to expand its use of Suboxone treatment for the next 180 days after the City Council passed a moratorium in a 7-2 vote Monday night. Some city councilors want that time to review the …
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Drug Rehab Hallandale Beach Introduces New Helpline for Substance Abusers
In order to overcome drugs and alcohol, getting help from the right place is imperative. Drug Rehab Hallandale Beach offers reliable information about the various drug rehab program options for someone who truly wants to get sober. The helpline at Drug …
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Lincoln drug treatment workers, police seeing more addiction woes
LINCOLN, Maine — An Airport Road treatment facility is refocusing and might expand its outpatient programs to cope with what one of its leaders described as increasing drug addiction in the Lincoln Lakes region. Her evidence is anecdotal, but Sharon …
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Drug Treatment Court: Forced Medical Care and Behavior Modification
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals and the National Drug Court Institute claim that drug treatment courts are the answer to reducing recidivism within the prison system. Although supporters praise the drug treatment court movement, it …
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Chief Keef gets OK to go to rehab in California
Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, was in court again at the Skokie courthouse on Friday to ask Judge Earl Hoffenberg for permission to enter the drug treatment facility in California, said officials. Cozart will be going to one of the Promises …
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Destination Hope Drug Rehab For Women Addresses Link Between PTSD and …
Alcohol and drug rehab for women provides treatment for more than addiction alone; behavioral health comes with many complications, including repercussions from trauma. Research published in the November 20th online issues of JAMA Psychiatry …
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Secretary: Paying for drug treatment is worth the investment
A long-time heroin user might need four to six months of inpatient treatment, followed by intensive outpatient services to rebuild their lives, Gary Tennis, Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, told a gathering of …
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County Considers Expanding Drug Treatment Programs
In September, a Superior Court judge told the county it has to expand residential treatment centers to accommodate defendants released under AB 109, a law that orders counties to free non-violent and non-sexual offenders to ease prison overcrowding. On …
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Sex addiction: An 'excuse' or a legitimate illness?
And that's spawning a massive industry of fancy 28 day inpatient treatment centers like Woods went to and can cost upwards of $ 1,000 a day. Christian retreats are … But self-admitted sex addicts say their addiction, just like alcohol or drugs is real …
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Successful Italian drug rehab centre wants to go American
The San Patrignano community near Rimini is the largest drug rehabilitation centre in the world, providing individualized drug treatment to young people completely free of charge, earning its income from the wide variety of award-winning enterprises it …
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