Evidence of underage drinking, drug abuse seized
Querin said he, Detective Rich Larson and deputies obtained a search warrant to check on the well-being of residents at Hickman's mobile home and to find and seize evidence of underage drinking and drug abuse. The search happened about 7:40 a.m..
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SOBERING SITUATION: Drug use in Montcalm County spans generations
These days, it's strictly club soda for Bob, who managed to exorcise his drug and alcohol demons after decades of abuse. Bob was introduced to the drug culture at age 11; the person making that introduction was his father, a hardcore alcoholic and …
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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's Daughter Admits Substance Abuse At 19
The mayor of New York's 19-year-old daughter has just admitted to the world that she has battled with drugs and alcohol, in a new video released by her dad's campaign team. Watch it and tell us if you're glad she is telling her story. Bill de Blasio's …
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Bill de Blasio's daughter reveals her battle with depression and drug abuse
The teenage daughter of New York's incoming mayor confessed on Christmas Eve to smoking pot and underage drinking in an astonishing video she said could help others battling depression. Nineteen-year-old Chiara de Blasio features alone in the nearly …
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Holiday Task Forces And Interlocks Effective, But DUI Prevention Complicated
Over the past several years, Arizona has put into place increasingly severe punishments for drunken driving. Those measures have helped … And couple that with counseling and addiction treatment programs and jail time," said Rookey. Last year, a …
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Alaska's harsh, unfair drug laws drain public finances, damage lives
Even Texas, our smaller, swaggering sister to the south, passed legislation in 2007 that reinvested $ 241 million from averted prison growth to expand substance abuse treatment and transitional re-entry programs. Why has execution-happy Texas outpaced …
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De Blasio's daughter tells of substance abuse
She thought she could escape the problem by leaving for college in California, but her ''physical insecurity” grew worse. ''My mom was trying … De Blasio eventually found success in group therapy at a treatment center in New York. ''Removing …
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Judge to Chief Keef: 'It's getting ridiculous'
Chief Keef's lawyers told a Cook County judge today that the Chicago rapper is making good progress at a pricey drug rehabilitation center in California. Still, the judge was clearly losing patience with the multiple court dates and allegedly positive …
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Ed4Online Approved to Offer Continuing Education Credits to Addiction …
Education company provides continuing education to substance abuse and addiction counselors. ONLINE (PRWEB) December 05, 2013. Ed4Online is pleased to announce that the Association of Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) has recently named the …
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Drug counseling
My admiration and respect and condolences go out to families of those who have died from drug abuse and addiction, as those covered in The Frederick News-Post's “Project lifts those torn by addiction” article on Dec. 11. It's hard for me and everyone …
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Fighting drug abuse through education
AVERILL PARK – Drug counselors in Averill Park are hoping the remedy for heroin addiction is a mixture of awareness and communication, hence their effort to stem a drug epidemic through education. The challenge, according to drug counselors, is greater …
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Lucida Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Center Opens in Florida
Elements Behavioral Health opens Lucida, a substance abuse and mental health treatment center that blends evidence-based and alternative therapies, exceptional clinical and medical staff, personalized care, and resort-style amenities in a safe, private …
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Lakeview Health, a Florida-based drug and alcohol rehab center, has hired Chef …
Chef Marco is a recognized expert in this expanding culinary discipline and has worked to develop other recovery-focused menus for addiction treatment centers nationally. This marks the latest expansion by Lakeview Health under its new leadership in 2013.
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Todd Trenchard celebrates 15 years of sobriety
AMANDA McCOY/SUN HERALDTodd Trenchard entered Home of Grace Christian Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center in December 1998 for his addiction to alcohol and cocaine. He's been sober 15 years and has become the senior … was an alternative to marijuana is …
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Problems remain with state's four-drug policy
Janice Gambach, president of Springfield-based Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois, said she would like to see the four-drug policy repealed because there's little evidence that it saves money in the long run, and there's anecdotal evidence that …
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Legal pot is imminent in Colorado and Washington. Are they ready?
Christian Thurstone, a child psychiatrist and the medical director of a Denver substance abuse treatment center for adolescents, is one such skeptic. Since medical marijuana became commercialized in Colorado in 2009, the number of patients approved for …
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