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I work with an addiction treatment center near Sacramento and it is indeed true that many people “in the middle” who need help are getting squeezed. I'd like to see much more thoughtful spending for drug and alcohol programs in this country – and a …
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Alcoholics, drug addicts interrupted
"We get 80% as grant from Central government and 20% of funds are raised from our awareness programmes." Alcoholics are given a 21-day programme and drug addicts a 30-day programme. The treatment and stay is free. Each individual pays Rs 1,500, …
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Best Drug Rehabilitation Launches Video Highlighting the Treatment Facility's …
“What many people outside the world of addiction treatment fail to grasp, is that breaking free of addiction is much more than cutting off access to drugs and alcohol,” commented Per Wickstrom, Best Drug Rehabilitation's CEO. “I can personally attest …
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New Alcohol Treatment Programs Now Available at Drug Rehab Center Allentown
But the truth is, if you consume alcohol regularly, or if you use it to regulate your physical or psychological feelings, you are abusing alcohol.” Drug Rehab Center Allentown has restructured their treatment programs to help people struggling with …
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PPACA may steer 40 million to drug, alcohol programs
The other day it was 37 million — the number of people a Stanford Medical School study suggested might bolt their employer health plan for exchange coverage. Now, we hearing that 40 million folks may enter drug and/or alcohol rehab programs once the …
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Salvation Army pulls plan to move residential drug and alcohol treatment …
The Salvation Army has withdrawn its offer to purchase Kenowa Hills' Fairview Elementary School and end its plans to move the Salvation Army's "Turning Point Program" residential drug and alcohol treatment center there. The move comes after a two-hour …
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Twin Town Treatment Centers of Southern California to Be Honored During …
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–(Marketwired – Oct 8, 2013) – Key representatives from Twin Town Treatment Centers, Inc., a successful six-location outpatient drug and alcohol treatment facility based in Los Alamitos, Calif., are being recognized with two special …
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Drug Rehab For Women Highlights the Importance of Gender-Specific Treatment …
Treatment programs include: drug rehab, alcohol rehab, outpatient rehab, dual diagnosis therapy, family therapy programs, prescription drug rehab aftercare and women's health programs to treat depression, anxiety and eating disorders. Destination Hope: …
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Ex-Miss Russia's NY Drug Case Dropped After Rehab
In arguing Tuesday that she needed more time in the outpatient program, prosecutors noted that she still takes an anti-anxiety drug and doesn't have a job, normally a requirement for completing a rehab program. Gottlieb said doctors have prescribed the …
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Gateway Foundation Relocates Rehab Center to St. Louis Metro East
For residents in the St. Louis Metro East area who need help for substance abuse and addiction issues, Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment has moved its rehab center from Belleville to Swansea, IL. The new center located at 1 Bronze Pointe is …
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PPACA may steer 40 million to drug, alcohol programs
The 40-million figure comes from the California Health Report, in an article which discusses how drug and alcohol treatment programs will be viewed differently under the act. (The California Health Report is a nonprofit civic journalism project.) “I …
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DHCS Director Apologizes at Hearing Examining Medi-Cal Drug Program Fraud
Department of Health Care Services director Toby Douglas apologized for "lapses in state oversight" of a Medi-Cal drug abuse treatment program at a hearing yesterday in Sacramento. "I'm here to tell you that we are sorry that we did not take action …
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Substance Misuse Treatment Likely To Be Transformed by ACA
According to Richard Rawson — a professor of psychiatry and associate director of the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs — drug treatment in California was developed independently of medical care. "It's this weird mix of self-help, criminal …
Read more on California Healthline

PPACA may steer 40 million to drug, alcohol programs
The 40-million figure comes from the California Health Report, in an article which discusses how drug and alcohol treatment programs will be viewed differently under the act. (The California Health Report is a nonprofit civic journalism project.) “I …
Read more on BenefitsPro

DHCS Director Apologizes at Hearing Examining Medi-Cal Drug Program Fraud
Department of Health Care Services director Toby Douglas apologized for "lapses in state oversight" of a Medi-Cal drug abuse treatment program at a hearing yesterday in Sacramento. "I'm here to tell you that we are sorry that we did not take action …
Read more on California Healthline

Substance Misuse Treatment Likely To Be Transformed by ACA
According to Richard Rawson — a professor of psychiatry and associate director of the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs — drug treatment in California was developed independently of medical care. "It's this weird mix of self-help, criminal …
Read more on California Healthline

Fighting Addiction: National Drug, Alcohol Recovery Month emphasizes …
The need for treatment recently prompted President Barrack Obama and 73 other government leaders in North America to declare September as National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month. Despite the recognition of the health issue, not everyone who needs …
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Steps Toward Recovery from Alcohol Addiction
There are various treatment programs available and with help from a medical professional, it will be easier to work on a treatment plan that can cure the addiction. In order to have full recovery an alcoholic will go through these stages during …
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Into Action Treatment Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Announces Weekly Al …
Alcoholism and drug addiction are considered “family diseases” where all members of the family, not only the alcoholic or addict, have suffered from the effects of alcohol and drugs. The staff at Into Action Treatment suggests that family members and …
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