City council proposes increase on tax for alcoholic beverages
This money would be used to reduce crime, improve quality of life and raise funds for substance abuse treatment programs, Linehan said to approximately 30 attendees. “We have an enormous issue with substance abuse in the city of Boston and our …
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App can help alcoholics, study finds
Adults released from inpatient alcoholism treatment centers who got free sober smartphones reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support. The results were based on patients' self-reporting on …
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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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Businesses riled at plans to turn Hilton Head hotel into rehab center
Nester said the buyer, Behavioral Health Solutions, operates several facilities across the U.S. that treat addictions and psychological disorders, including licensed residential rehab centers in California, Florida, Massachusetts and Oregon. "This is …
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Former Oxford drug rehab residents concerned over push to close facility
The Oxford City Council last month hired an attorney to take legal action against the city's 11 residential drug rehab facilities, which council members said are operating as boarding houses in violation of zoning ordinances. Oxford police Chief Bill …
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BANGOR CITY COUNCIL With moratorium on opiate addiction drug, city invites …
BANGOR, Maine — No Bangor drug treatment facility will be allowed to expand its use of Suboxone treatment for the next 180 days after the City Council passed a moratorium in a 7-2 vote Monday night. Some city councilors want that time to review the …
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