Lucida Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Center Opens in Florida
Elements Behavioral Health opens Lucida, a substance abuse and mental health treatment center that blends evidence-based and alternative therapies, exceptional clinical and medical staff, personalized care, and resort-style amenities in a safe, private …
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Lakeview Health, a Florida-based drug and alcohol rehab center, has hired Chef …
Chef Marco is a recognized expert in this expanding culinary discipline and has worked to develop other recovery-focused menus for addiction treatment centers nationally. This marks the latest expansion by Lakeview Health under its new leadership in 2013.
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Todd Trenchard celebrates 15 years of sobriety
AMANDA McCOY/SUN HERALDTodd Trenchard entered Home of Grace Christian Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center in December 1998 for his addiction to alcohol and cocaine. He's been sober 15 years and has become the senior … was an alternative to marijuana is …
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Problems remain with state's four-drug policy
Janice Gambach, president of Springfield-based Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois, said she would like to see the four-drug policy repealed because there's little evidence that it saves money in the long run, and there's anecdotal evidence that …
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Legal pot is imminent in Colorado and Washington. Are they ready?
Christian Thurstone, a child psychiatrist and the medical director of a Denver substance abuse treatment center for adolescents, is one such skeptic. Since medical marijuana became commercialized in Colorado in 2009, the number of patients approved for …
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VA official tours Vt. veterans' hospital
Sowers visited the inpatient substance abuse treatment area, where many of the patients are also suffering from PTSD, and other sections of the hospital focused on traditional medical care for veterans. He also spoke via a telemedicine hookup with a …
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Red Hook residents recoil from plans for pricey rehab center
Urban Recovery House, a for-profit drug and alcohol abuse rehabilitation center, plans to open a 20,000-square-foot inpatient treatment facility on Beard Street in Red Hook, and local residents aren't happy. The area once had major issues with drugs, …
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Planned luxury rehab for Red Hook worries locals
Locals are up in arms over a plan to open a high-end drug and alcohol abuse rehab center in Red Hook. Urban Recovery House, a for-profit provider, plans on opening an upscale 25 to 30 bed inpatient treatment facility on an industrial stretch of Beard St.
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Fremont Treatment Center Announces Program to Ease Abusive Dependence …
A Fremont treatment center is announcing that new adult and adolescent programs aimed at tackling substance abuse issues, mainly drugs and alcohol, are now available for people through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. A report from the U.S. …
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Underhill drug rehab center trims staff, medical services
Maple Leaf Farm, a 41-bed treatment center for drug and alcohol addiction in Underhill, is laying off eight staff and shuttering its primary care unit to deal with a budget shortfall. Rather than receiving medical care on site at Maple Leaf, patients …
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Inside The Luxe 0K Per Year Rehab Center 'Affluenza' Teen Will Attend After …
The American Medical Association states that a regular exercise program is a key element of effective teen drug treatment,” the venue's website states. “Newport Academy has 'the most beautiful treatment facility in the industry that provides an …
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Boys Kidnapped In Massachusetts, One's Throat Slashed
But the court also ordered that Smith could be released to house arrest after completing a drug and alcohol program, according to court records. … According to police, Stout receives treatment for impulsive behavior, anxiety disorder, and ADHD …
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10 Things to Know for Thursday
(AP Photo/KRT via AP Video). In this image taken from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends an event to mark the second anniversary of the death of his father, former leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013.
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