The Social Affairs Ministry is aiming to set up more rehabilitation centers …
“For the NGOs that produce drug abuse reports, we provide them with technical and financial assistance of up to Rp 20 million (US$ 1,740),” he said. “Our rehab centers can only handle up to 1,000 drug users for the social rehabilitation program, but we …
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Report: Lamar Odom may have checked into drug and alcohol rehabilitation center
According to People.com, Odom — who had been the subject of much rumor and reporting in recent weeks — has decided to check himself into a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol abuse. From People's report: “He realized he needs help,” a source …
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Report: Lamar Odom may have checked into drug and alcohol rehabilitation center
According to People.com, Odom — who had been the subject of much rumor and reporting in recent weeks — has decided to check himself into a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol abuse. From People's report: “He realized he needs help,” a source …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
Treatment facilities have sprung up in recent years, but a psychiatric hospital in central Pennsylvania is now set to become the country's first facility of its kind to offer an inpatient treatment program for people it diagnoses with severe Internet …
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Narconon Freedom Center Drug Rehab Students Celebrate Labor Day
William Benitez founded the Narconon program in 1966 with the drug-free rehabilitation education researched and developed by American author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard. The Narconon program is a holistic drug-free rehab program. The drug and …
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De La Hoya to miss Mayweather fight because of rehab
De La Hoya, who has battled alcohol and drug addiction in the past, has checked himself into a treatment center. In a statement, De La Hoya said, "Canelo Alvarez and I have big fights coming up this weekend. His is in the ring and mine in treatment. I …
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Former baseball player and drug addict finds solace in rare rehab program
Eric Graham graduated from the STARR program in Durham after being arrested on larceny charges. He supported his drug habit by stealing hundreds of DVDs from area Target and Walmart stores. Court records list 10 larceny charges this year in Durham, …
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Unpacking Shirley v. Precision Castparts Corp.: when do drug rehab programs …
The Circuit said that merely entering a rehab program does not automatically trigger the safe harbor. Current users in rehab are not absolutely protected from termination. The employee had used drugs illegally in the weeks preceding the termination and …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
The program was organized by experts in the field and cognitive specialists with backgrounds in treating more familiar addictions like drug and alcohol abuse. "[Internet addiction] is a problem in this country that can be more pervasive than alcoholism …
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Four beds ready to treat Internet addicts
That sentiment could change on Monday, when the country's first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction opens at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania. "I've been studying Internet addiction since 1994," says Dr. Kimberly Young, …
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Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
BANGOR, Maine — When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, there are differences between men and women, and that means treatment programs need to be different, local substance abuse providers learned Friday at a conference about addiction and …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
The program was organized by experts in the field and cognitive specialists with backgrounds in treating more familiar addictions like drug and alcohol abuse. "[Internet addiction] is a problem in this country that can be more pervasive than alcoholism …
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Now There's A Hospital-Based Treatment Facility for Internet Addicts
These "digital detox" programs often help patients with therapy and coping mechanisms, but they don't medicate patients or diagnose and treat the underlying problems that often accompany addiction, like depression or anxiety disorders. In that sense …
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Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
BANGOR, Maine — When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, there are differences between men and women, and that means treatment programs need to be different, local substance abuse providers learned Friday at a conference about addiction and …
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UK Deemed 'Addicted Man' Of Europe For Drug And Alcohol Crisis
Aside from the paucity of treatment programs for alcoholism in the UK, funding to serve recovering drug addicts has been cut in the current period of economic austerity, with 55 percent of local governments in England slashing funding for residential …
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Ninth Judicial District's Drug Court program aims to keep addicts out of prison
“We're trying to change that addictive behavior, and find out through treatment and therapy what caused that behavior,” she continued, pointing out that drug addiction often is a response to sexual or physical abuse experienced as a child. “And they …
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Mother seeking treatment for heroin addicted son encounters long waits
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – If you've been paying attention, you've likely heard about heroin's comeback here in Metro Louisville. Almost every day we report on arrests blamed on heroin addiction, but the criminal justice impact is only part of the problem.
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UK Deemed 'Addicted Man' Of Europe For Drug And Alcohol Crisis
A new report from the Centre for Social Justice, a London-based think tank, finds that the UK has become “the addicted man of Europe” as addiction to alcohol and other drugs cost the government $ 33 billion and $ 23 billion, respectively, with the …
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Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
BANGOR, Maine — When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, there are differences between men and women, and that means treatment programs need to be different, local substance abuse providers learned Friday at a conference about addiction and …
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