Drug Court sending addicts to jail after detox centres reach capacity
All emergency medical detox centers are full nationwide – the Himmafushi Island, Villingili Island, Fuvamulah and Addu, National Drug Agency (NDA) Chairperson and State Health Minister Lubna Mohamed Zahir Hussain confirmed to Minivan News today …
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Alarming Number of Teens Abusing Prescription Drugs—Novus Detox Says …
The numbers of teens taking prescription drugs has exploded, with ten times more adolescents using prescription drugs than in the 1960's (2). Novus Medical Detox Center, one of the only Florida-based detox centers helping high-dosage prescription drug …
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Hospital considers detox program
Logansport Memorial Hospital is considering a three-day detox program for patients trying to break alcohol and drug addictions. CEO Dave Ameen said the hospital is working with a company to implement a program designed to help people after they quit …
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State Moves to Close HB Detox Center Where OC Man Died
The state is moving to shut down a Huntington Beach drug detox center following the death earlier this year of a San Juan Capistrano man, Patch has learned. Investigators say West Coast Detox Center was at least partly responsible for the death of …
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Detox centre needed to help alcoholics and drug addicts
THE Rockhampton region lacks a detox centre to help alcoholics and drug addicts rebuild their lives, outgoing Magistrate Annette Hennessy says. Ms Hennessy raised the issue as one of the things she thinks would help the region move forward. Other …
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Florida House Detox Center Announces Their Recent Grand Opening of On-Site …
Florida House Detox Center is very excited to announce the recent grand opening of an upscale detoxification facility for drug and alcohol addiction. As the need arises for a better way to go through the detox period, Florida House Detox Center raises …
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