States show large racial disparities in drug treatment success rates
Successful completion of substance abuse treatment programs is important because it predicts greater likelihood of getting off drugs, abstinence from alcohol, and being employed six and 12 months after treatment completion. It also predicts lower …
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Arlinghaus seeks state funding for detox centers
COVINGTON — Kenton County Judge-executive Steve Arlinghaus says that county's jail “has become a detoxification center by default,” and more money is needed for community programs treating Northern Kentuckians with drug and alcohol addictions.
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Drug Rehab Into Action Treatment Center Visits Sugarloaf Key and Key West in …
Into Action Treatment Center out of Boynton Beach, South Florida, visited the Florida Keys this weekend and celebrated with current clients and alumnus of the drug rehab center. They were celebrating their Alumni Recharge weekend and had a great time …
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Clonazepam Addiction Treatment and Clonozepam Drug Rehab Announced by …
Recovery Associates, through its multiple therapeutic tracks, is pleased to announce that its expanding treatment programs focused on Clonazepam addiction, helping men and women stop abusing this powerful drug. Clonazepam, which also goes by the …
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St. Lawrence County jail releases drug suspect while DA awaits lab results
He was to be sentenced June 2, 2008, to two to four years in prison, and ordered to enter the state prison system's Willard Drug Treatment Program, as long as he paid $ 16,328.06 restitution by sentencing. Had he completed the 90-day program, he would …
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Watertown man faces up to 5½ years in prison for heroin sale try
Judge Kim H. Martusewicz will mandate that he serve his sentence in the prison system's Willard Drug Treatment Program. If inmates complete the 90-day program, they serve the remainder of their sentence under parole supervision. In other court activity:.
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Antwerp man sentenced to prison for defying court order
Three others also were charged in the incident. Judge Kim H. Martusewicz mandated that Mr. Doyle serve his sentence in the prison system's Willard Drug Treatment Program. If inmates complete the 90-day program, they serve the remainder of their …
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Why Endocyte's Small Molecule Drug Conjugates + Imaging Platform Is …
Endocyte's lead SMDC is called vintafolide (EC145), which consists of a targeting ligand, folate (or folic acid, an important vitamin nutrient for cell division), a linker/spacer region, and a drug payload, the microtubule destabilizing agent (which …
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Mayor Jones' son approved to attend drug treatment center
He will be permitted to travel to Cabell County to enroll in a treatment program at The Healing Place of Huntington. That program, which is currently open only to men, costs nothing for its residents and is non-medical, according to the program's website.
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Program helps NM teens detox
A key feature of the program is medical detoxification that will allow the hospital to treat adolescents who are in withdrawal from drug or alcohol addiction, said Mike Gutierrez, hospital administrator for Turquoise Lodge. “There's nothing out there …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman completes drug detox program
The “Capote” star has battled addiction issues in the past, but relapsed in 2012 after more than 20 years sober, so he spent nearly two weeks at a detox facility on America's East Coast to deal with his problems, according to TMZ.com. The actor is said …
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Jolly completes drug treatment program, cleared to return
According to Chris Roth of WBAY in Green Bay, Jolly was in a Houston courtroom Wednesday, receiving a diploma for completing a drug treatment program, which was the final step in his attempted return to the Packers. “I know I've seen a change, and I …
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Georgia Considers Taking Softer Approach To Marijuana
But he adds that any changes to the existing drug laws should ultimately be aimed at reducing the number of overall drug users. Decriminalizing soft drugs like marijuana, he says, should be done in conjunction with efforts to bolster Georgia's drug …
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Student injured after dude shot bottle rocket from anus can't sue Marshall …
… of the firing squad.” (RELATED: Meet the journalism professor who says NRA members are treasonous, should be executed) · Follow Eric on Twitter and send education-related story tips to [email protected]. Tags: Alcohol, College, Fireworks …
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Changes planned in national drug addiction policy
Also some transformation awaits the state drug treatment program, which includes impatient detox, primary rehabilitation, alternative therapy implementation and the insurance of alternative medicine via non-materialized vouchers. In the office of the …
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Rutland hospital signs deal for drug treatment
RUTLAND — Rutland Regional Medical Center has signed a contract with the state to run a multifaceted addiction treatment center in Rutland that will, among other things, provide methadone treatment to those addicted to heroin and other opiate-based …
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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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High School Dropouts More Likely to Have Drug and Alcohol Abuse Problems
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
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