How Mayor Rob Ford's admitted alcohol and drug use shines spotlight on …
“I have never seen the issue of substance abuse get this much profile,” said Rebecca Jesseman, a research and policy analyst at the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse in Ottawa. “I think that the fact that these questions and opportunities and dialogue …
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Welcome to Malibu, rehab city
This is the new rehab. "It's sweet, right?" founder and CEO Richard Taite asks me again and again as he walks me through his drug and alcohol addiction treatment centre, which has catered to "high-wealth individuals" since 2011. Taite has close-cropped …
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Smethwick rehab centre on the move to save money
Smethwick rehab centre on the move to save money. A rehabilitation centre which helps 300 people kick drug and alcohol problems every week is being moved to cut costs, under plans unveiled today. Tweet. The facility will now be housed at the Alberta …
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Treating alcohol dependence: Medication plus therapy leads to longer abstinence
Alcohol treatment that incorporates a stepped-care rationale, in which services are escalated, appears to increase the overall efficacy of the treatment regimen. However, in countries such as Germany and the U.S., medication and individual …
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Epilepsy drug shows promise in treating alcohol dependence
There are just three medications used to treat alcohol dependence that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. One drug called disulfiram discourages drinking by making it quite unpleasant it blocks the metabolism of alcohol and causes …
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Suncoast Rehabilitation Center Earns Perfect Score From State of Florida for …
Suncoast Rehab Center's Adult Residential Level II treatment program recently received a performance rating score of 100% for the fourth consecutive year by the Florida Department of Children and Families. Share with Twitter Share with LinkedIn.
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N.J. addicts suffer from shortage of drug treatment facilities
Three months after fleeing a Florida rehabilitation center, Amanda, a 24-year-old from Woodcliff Lake, was using heroin again. She stole her grandmother's credit card, bought thousands of dollars worth of electronics and sold them in Paterson for drugs.
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Florida Drug Rehab Facility Announces New Christian Treatment Program for …
Cornerstone Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, proudly announces the addition of a Christian treatment program to its recovery services. Reverend Charlotte Day joins Cornerstone Recovery Center as the …
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Florida Drug Rehab Facility Announces New Christian Treatment Program for …
Cornerstone Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, proudly announces the addition of a Christian treatment program to its recovery services. Reverend Charlotte Day joins Cornerstone Recovery Center as the …
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Deerfield considers limit on drug and alcohol rehabs
Deerfield Beach is considering a law that would keep drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities out of most areas in the city, a move lawyers representing one rehab clinic say might violate the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act …
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Drug Rehab for Women More Than Just a Place to Fight Addiction
Rather than isolating and treating addiction, Destination Hope: The Women's Program, a nationally recognized mental health and addiction treatment facility in south Florida, strives to build a community of women who are free to discuss whatever is on …
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Deerfield considers limit on drug and alcohol rehabs
Deerfield Beach is considering a law that would keep drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities out of most areas in the city, a move lawyers representing one rehab clinic say might violate the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act …
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Florida Drug Rehab Facility Announces New Christian Treatment Program for …
Cornerstone Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, proudly announces the addition of a Christian treatment program to its recovery services. Reverend Charlotte Day joins Cornerstone Recovery Center as the …
Read more on PR Web (press release)

Wounded warriors get rehab alongside athletes
At a Florida rehab center connected to one of the world's top sports surgeons, wounded military members like Orslene are recovering from injuries alongside professional athletes through a nonprofit program. Since 2010, more than 300 injured soldiers, …
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Injury rehab program for elite athletes extends services to military and first …
… Health (1477); Government and politics (8163). Video: At a Florida rehab center connected to one of the world's top sports surgeons, wounded military members are recovering from injuries alongside professional athletes through a nonprofit program …
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