Drunk driver to serve two years for death of nephew
13, 2012, when she ran off the road and struck a tree, said Delaware State Police Cpl. Gary Fournier. … She has since entered into Thresholds, a substance abuse treatment program, Alcoholics Anonymous and become an active member of her church.
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Heroin use rising dramatically in Delaware
Delaware's drug abuse prevention efforts include state and local programs aimed at youth awareness; statewide campaigns to promote wellness and reduce drug abuse; and changes in state law. Meanwhile, law enforcement pounds the streets.
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Amid hunt for Navy Yard shooters, Obama attacks Republicans on budget
GOP legislators and activists have long complained about the budget-crisis narrative, which they say obscures the harm caused by many government programs, and the small-scale changes being sought in the government's huge annual budget, which …
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COLD CASE MUNCIE: Who killed Joni Brooks?
Anyone with information on the 1999 slaying of Joni Brooks is asked to call the Delaware County Sheriff's Office and Sgt. Greg Ellison, Criminal Investigations Division Commander, at 747-7881. To see a video about the Joni Brooks Cold Case, go to …
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Narconon Freedom Center Drug Rehab Students Celebrate Labor Day
Narconon Freedom Center, Albion, Michigan, is a non-profit alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility licensed through the state. The program has been helping those struggling with substance abuse and alcoholism for over 47 years. William Benitez founded …
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Brookfield nonprofit acquires historic Milwaukee breakwater light
Waves pummel the lighthouse on Lake Michigan, shown here in December of 2010. A Brookfield-based nonprofit group has now acquired the property, called … After seeing a story in the Journal Sentinel in August 2011, three groups expressed interest in …
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Combatting the prescription drug epidemic
With so many eye-catching elements built into the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino on Michigan Avenue between Perry and South Park, it might take a whi. … The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared prescription drug abuse an …
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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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Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
BANGOR, Maine — When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, there are differences between men and women, and that means treatment programs need to be different, local substance abuse providers learned Friday at a conference about addiction and …
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Human service center loses substance abuse treatment license
Human service center loses substance abuse treatment license. JAMESTOWN – South Central Human Service Center's license to provide substance abuse treatment will be suspended starting Monday, leaving some people unsure how to continue treatment.
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Substance Misuse Treatment Likely To Be Transformed by ACA
Albert Senella — director of the addiction treatment program at Tarzana Treatment Center in Southern California and president of the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives — said the drug treatment industry already is changing …
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Substance-abuse treatment: Cutbacks will create more problems
North Carolina farms out most treatment for drug and alcohol abuse to private centers that help people with a combination of contributions and federal and state money. No one pretends that's enough, and there are three state-run centers as well. Sadly …
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California Lawmakers Order Audit of Taxpayer-Funded Drug Rehab Program
The review was spurred by Rehab Racket, a yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN that found widespread forgery and fabrication at alcohol and drug counseling clinics, as well as wide gaps in state and county oversight.
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Port St. Lucie zoning board approves site plan, denies zoning change for …
Torino Campus would house existing clients of New Life Addiction Treatment Center. The 21 clients currently live in six rehab institutional homes throughout the city and during the day receive treatment at New Life's office at Prima Vista Boulevard and …
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Review: problem gambling and substance abuse linked, says sociologist
Dr. Flora Matheson, sociologist at St. Michael's Hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health, says problem gamblers are a hidden population among people with mental health or substance abuse issues who often don't get the treatment they need.
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Small Biz: New outpatient substance abuse facility opens in East Brainerd
Cumberland Heights, a drug and alcohol treatment center with a residential campus in Nashville, is expanding into Chattanooga with an outpatient facility in East Brainerd. It's the organization's seventh location in Tennessee and the first in East …
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Business Watch: Pathway Family Services offers outpatient drug treatment
Pathway Family Services has received its license to begin treating teenagers dealing with substance abuse on an outpatient basis. Kameron Labahn-Patrick, vice president of Pathway's residential and treatment services, said assessments of substance …
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