Flagstaff addicts in recovery speak out
In an effort to try to keep young people off heroin, other illegal drugs and alcohol — and to keep clean themselves — some young people in a treatment facility in Flagstaff are going out into the community to tell their stories. “Telling their …
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New Drug a Possible Breakthrough for Diabetic Foot Ulcers?
Emphasizing the wider clinical significance of the study findings, Dr. Squadrito noted that these results suggest "the possibility of a proven effective drug, relatively inexpensive at around $ 250 for 8 weeks of therapy, with a high safety profile …
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Bloomington residents file a lawsuit against rehab facility
ST. GEORGE — A civil lawsuit was filed on Feb. 4 by a group of Bloomington area residents who are opposed to the operation of a drug and alcohol residential treatment facility which opened on Jan. 13. The facility is located in a residential area …
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Noted Addiction Expert from Elements Behavioral Health to Deliver Keynote …
The Recovery Place is one of Florida's premier drug and alcohol treatment centers. The Recovery Place provides individualized, client-centered addiction treatment with multiple programs to fit clients' needs, including detox, day treatment, intensive …
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INCB Preaches Prevention and Treatment to Tackle Drugs in Latest Report
Indonesian officials have begun a push for greater access to rehabilitation programs in recent years, but efforts to address the problem with treatment centers instead of prison terms has yet to effect widespread change. The nation has some of the …
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Drug clinic offers employees high life with million in shady spending
The audit knocked the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services for ineffective monitoring of how the treatment center — Samaritan Village — spends its money. The agency “needs to improve its oversight of how contractors are using …
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Alcoholics Brew Their Own Beer And Wine At the Portland Hotel Society's …
"It's consistent with a range of harm reduction programs that are currently happening in Canada for this population who have usually failed at traditional abstinence treatment over and over again, present huge problems in emergency departments, for …
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Senate bill aims to expand drug-abuse treatment
A little-publicized bill now in the state Senate's insurance committee would drastically expand treatment options for heroin and opioid pill addicts — and potentially reshape the landscape of drug rehabilitation in New York, experts say. Senate Bill …
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Addictions Specialist Joins Promises Treatment Centers as Director of Young …
Ms. Ogle has more than 25 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents and adults in addiction, trauma and co-occurring mental health disorders in both a treatment center environment as well as in private practice. She is a licensed …
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New drug treatment facility proposed
Last September the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction services, which licenses agencies like Parmadale, placed the facility on probation amid allegations that a former employee had sex with a girl there. Last month, Catholic Charities said …
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