Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving …
Hathaway, Brewer Police Chief Perry Antone and Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross spoke about how drug use is driving crime in the region, and about the importance of early education and drug treatment programs. “It amounts to: Virtually everything …
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Support for Alcoholism After Rehab? There's an App for That
All patients met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for alcohol dependence. Most (80.2%) where white, male (60.7%), and unemployed (78.5%). Most (62.5%) used or abused drugs in addition to alcohol.
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Camden neighbors ask federal court to block alcohol rehab center
“The provisions of the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated were not instituted to provide extremely wealthy persons with a one-month resort in a private residential area to recover from over-drinking,” according to court …
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Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving …
Hathaway, Brewer Police Chief Perry Antone and Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross spoke about how drug use is driving crime in the region, and about the importance of early education and drug treatment programs. “It amounts to: Virtually everything …
Read more on Bangor Daily News

5 Reasons to Refuse an Addiction Treatment (and 5 Reasons Not to)
Thanks to a growing body of research, we have a good idea of what works and what doesn't in the treatment of addiction. Even with this knowledge, a surprising number of treatment centers use interventions that are not backed by research. In fact, a …
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