Teens claim they were used as fake rehab clients
In California's public drug rehab program, clients equal cash. State and federal taxpayer money flows to the local privately run clinics based on the number of people they serve. The counseling is free to those on Medi-Cal. California spent nearly $ 186 …
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CNN/CIR rehab fraud investigation spurs lawmakers into action
(CNN) — A California lawmaker has scheduled a hearing to examine disclosures of significant fraud in taxpayer-funded drug rehabilitation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN. Dr. Richard Pan, chairman of the Assembly Health Committee, …
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Funding cuts to drug treatment centers mean addicts get turned away
The new state budget sliced funding to three state-run alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers by about $ 4.9 million each year for the next two years – a 12 percent reduction per year to each facility's budget. The three – Walter B. Jones Alcohol and …
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Excel Treatment Launches Website
The newly launched website can point visitors in the right direction by providing valuable information about the options that are offered through treatment centers. Substance abuse often comes about due to other issues such as anxiety disorders or …
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California lawmakers order audit of taxpayer-funded drug rehab program
California lawmakers ordered an audit today to examine the extent of fraud in the state's taxpayer-funded drug rehabilitation program and to assess why measures weren't taken to stop it sooner. The review was spurred by Rehab Racket, a yearlong …
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Rehab racket: Frauds, felons and fakes
"Everyone talked the talk, everyone was zero tolerance for fraud and abuse, but no one would do anything about it," said Joy Jarfors, who retired in 2010 from a manager position at the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, which shared the job of …
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Alcohol Crisis Center to open Oct. 1 on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Project Hospitality, the organization for the homeless and hungry that has turned much of its attention to Hurricane Sandy recovery since the storm, will reopen an alcohol and drug treatment program at Bayley Seton Hospital, the …
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Funding cuts to drug treatment centers mean addicts get turned away
The new state budget sliced funding to three state-run alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers by about $ 4.9 million each year for the next two years – a 12 percent reduction per year to each facility's budget. The three – Walter B. Jones Alcohol and …
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New Video from Best Drug Rehabilitation (BDR) Highlights Alarming Heroin …
A new video by Best Drug Rehabilitation treatment centers is highlighting heroin statistics that even seasoned addiction counsellors and other experts who work in the field are calling chilling. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share …
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New Video Highlights Former NFLer Herman Moore's Charity Work with Best …
Former NFLer and 4-time Pro Bowl selection Herman Moore has been featured in a new video in which he discussed his charity and fundraising work in partnership with Best Drug Rehabilitation treatment centers, where trained and caring professionals …
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Education has had a positive impact on smoking rates and alcohol use (to a lesser extent). I work with an addiction treatment center near Sacramento and it is indeed true that many people “in the middle” who need help are getting squeezed. I'd like to …
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Entertainer Ben Vereen says alcohol, drugs let him live life of false happiness
Earlier in the day, he visited Sundown M Ranch, the private alcohol and drug treatment center in Selah that holds the symposium each year in memory of founder Merrill Scott. “It was great — I saw my fellow drunks out there and we just talked,” he said.
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More People Released from OR Prisons Need Substance-Abuse Treatment
PHOTO: Two men hold signs describing how treatment and recovery has changed their lives. A new state audit says only about half of those released from prison who need substance abuse treatment are getting it. Courtesy PSJ.
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Saint Jude Retreats Launches Alcohol Addiction Awareness Videos
Many of these programs support the substance user referring to themselves as an "addict" or admitting they are an alcoholic. Since Saint Jude Retreats is non-diseased based the program does not use damaging labels, in fact the program does not support …
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Alcohol Crisis Center to open Oct. 1 on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Project Hospitality, the organization for the homeless and hungry that has turned much of its attention to Hurricane Sandy recovery since the storm, will reopen an alcohol and drug treatment program at Bayley Seton Hospital, the …
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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/. Share on Twitter Share …
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