Watch: In taking on its heroin crisis, Vermont shoots itself in the foot
The directors of two residential treatment centers told America Tonight that since then, the number of patients requiring readmission at their facilities has doubled. William Young, executive director of Maple Leaf Farm, said they looked at the number …
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Neuroscience Firm Partners with Los Angeles, CA Drug Rehab Center
Grey Matters International, a cutting-edge neuroscience recovery solutions firm specializing in a myriad of mental health advancement services, is announcing its Los Angeles, California presence through a new partnership with residential addiction …
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Council supports RGV youth drug rehabilitation center
Mission City Council joined a Valley-wide effort to bring a full-service residential drug rehabilitation treatment center for juveniles to South Texas by passing a resolution in support of the center in a Tuesday meeting. Eddie Olivarez, a member of …
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His House Addiction Treatment Center Holds Quarterly Networking Luncheon in …
The New Creation Treatment Center welcomes special guest Bob Tyler to this quarter's networking luncheon today, March 12, at 11 a.m., as the decorated Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor focuses his presentation on providing care for every …
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Urban Recovery House, a project of Michael Mosberg, husband of Jemima Kirke …
Community Board 6 voted 36 to 8 to approve the Urban Recovery House, a high-end Red Hook drug treatment facility that will cost as much as $ 50,000 for a 28-day stay, arguing that the rehab planners have bent over backwards to prove their facility will …
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Gracious Madre Review: Vegan Mexican Food in West Hollywood
More upscale than Gratitude, Gracias Madre gives Mexican food the vegan treatment. … Then there's the opposite problem, the food that has a ton of upfront salt and back-of-the-tongue acid but lacks that thing that coats your center palate and makes …
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Is a Safe Ground homeless camp coming to north Sacramento?
Safe Ground is a coalition of local homeless leaders and promises on its website to help reintegrate “unsheltered homeless adults who sign a covenant to be alcohol, drug and violence free.” At one time, that meant squaring off against the city over a …
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Markey Calls For Expanded Treatment To Address Drug Abuse Crisis
Authorities blame the availability of relatively inexpensive heroin, the practice of mixing it with other drugs, and waiting lists at treatment centers for drug addiction. Markey said a chemical compound, know by the brand name Narcan, and used as an …
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Time running out to fix state's drug treatment 'crisis'
Drug and alcohol treatment centers across the state are looking to the legislature to fix a last minute, gaping hole as some of their most basic services for thousands of recovering addicts are on the chopping block. The KING 5 Investigators first …
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Women Who Sought Treatment for Drug Addiction at Caron Treatment Centers …
WERNERSVILLE, Pa., March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Heroin and prescription drug addiction are on the rise among affluent women, reveals a new survey from Caron Treatment Centers, a leader and nationally recognized non-profit provider of …
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Luis J Rodriguez: From Gang Member to California Governor?
The 60-year-old Chicano poet and best-selling author has been a member of a gang, faced felony charges, struggled with drug addiction, worked in various countries as a journalist, painted murals, taught prisoners, organized against war and racism, and …
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The train wreck, brought to life
Why would anyone watching Lindsay on a Sunday night on the Oprah Winfrey Network be in the market for addiction treatment in a “luxury estate setting”? The other advertisements are for cat food. Cliffside Malibu, like everyone else involved in this …
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The Dish: "No Biebs for you!"
… since 2010 – was admitted to Dawn at The Meadows recovery centre in Arizona on January 5, and spent two weeks at the facility, which treats people aged 18 to 26 years old who are "struggling with emotional trauma, addiction or dual diagnosis …
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The Delray Recovery Center Hosts a Workshop on Mindfulness in Therapy
The Delray Recovery Center is hosting a workshop titled “Mindfulness: Taking Your Clients Beyond Talk Therapy” and presented by Dawn Wiggins, LMFT, and Melinda Bruck, LMHC. In this workshop, participants will learn the benefits of mindfulness practices …
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Newport treatment center focuses on first responder trauma
NEWPORT BEACH – Dealing with graphic scenes and situations can be traumatic for first responders like paramedics, firefighters and police officers. These are the people Morningside Recovery is trying to reach. Morningside Recovery, a substance abuse …
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Now Available: Valiant Recovery Special Financing Program
(PRLEAP.COM) Kelowna, BC, Canada – Valiant Recovery offers luxury care to those who need help with substance recovery. There are programs of varying levels, but the drug treatment center started a special financing program for those who cannot afford …
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