Twice as many men get substance abuse treatment as women
Twice as many men get substance abuse treatment as women. Twice as many men age 18 and older — 1.2 million — entered substance abuse treatment facilities in 2011, compared to about 609,000 females. By Alex Cukan | April 3, 2014 at 6:52 PM | …
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New substance-abuse treatment center serves West Valley
Donovan Wilson, Special for the Republic | azcentral.com 9:12 a.m. MST April 4, 2014. crossroads logo. A Phoenix-based substance-abuse treatment organization recently expanded its services with a new residential center near the Glendale-Phoenix border.
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Broward County judge in rehab after relapse
BROWARD COUNTY CHIEF JUDGE PETER WEINSTEIN CONFIRMED THE DRUG COURT JUDGE GISELE POLLACK IS IN TREATMENT AFTER SHE HAD ANOTHER APPARENT RELAPSE HAVE HURRY HER OWN SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN COURT.
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Bill would give doctors temporary Medicare fix
“We just don't have the votes right now to fix this problem for good,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who negotiated the measure with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. “For the millions of elderly Americans and … The bill also …
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Clark County Drug Court moves forward
Clark County Circuit Court No. 4 Judge Vicki Carmichael now holds the reins of the program, after the Indianapolis-based Indiana Judicial Center pulled the program's certification from the direction of Clark County Circuit Court No. 2 Judge Jerry …
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Save Baseball: Start Fall Classic in July
Maybe the middle of the season is where baseball should seek relief. Baseball's problems have been extensively chronicled: Overly long games. Not enough action. Drugs. Too few characters in a 140-character world (Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, not …
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The Holistic Sanctuary Aims to Astound the International Medical Community …
All that is changed thanks to the innovative and ground-breaking results achieved by The Holistic Sanctuary of California. Johnny The Healer the developer of the “Pouyan Method”, has introduced the world to a new paradigm in addictive drug detox …
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Budget boosts funds for NJ drug courts
In New Jersey, that can be hard to find: access to detox and rehabilitation facilities can be difficult even though the abuse is widely characterized as epidemic. In Ocean County, which has experienced a spike in heroin and opiate deaths, Prosecutor …
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Heroin Overdose 'Cure' Exists, But Can Users Find It?
If approved, New York would join at least 17 states — including California, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina and Vermont — as well as the District of Columbia that have adopted “naloxone access” laws to make it easier for family, friends and …
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Tool to track drug abusers is at risk
ADAM goes where serious substance abuse is concentrated — among those entangled with the criminal justice system, specifically arrestees in booking facilities. And it doesn't just ask "Please tell us about your illegal drug use, even though we are the …
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Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living
They are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and licensed by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addictions. They are unique in that they offer integrated care (medical and psychological services); treatment …
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Indiana Supreme Court continues weighing future of Clark County Drug Court …
Jessica St. John, a recovering opiate addict who has been sober for more than nine months, is among more than 70 participants of the suspended Clark County Drug Court treatment program who could be forced to serve the remainder of their original …
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Man sentenced for dealing heroin
But Falstad's sentence also will allow Kennedy to enter a drug-addiction program after four years that could lead to his early release from prison. If Kennedy is released early from prison after successful completion of the drug rehab program, he would …
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Cleveland drug court graduates avoided jail by getting treatment (photo gallery)
Completing the roughly yearlong program results in graduates' felony drug charges being reduced to misdemeanors, their guilty pleas being vacated and the cases being sealed or expunged, Mays said. Graduates said during the graduation that they were …
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Bay Area Recovery Announce New Alcohol Rehab Services
Bay Area Recovery has been providing residents throughout the local area with excellent treatment options for many years, and it recently has announced new alcohol rehab services to improve its service to local clients. There are five Bay Area Recovery …
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Passages Malibu Announces New Insurance Acceptance Initiative
Passages provides one of the most comprehensive addiction treatment programs in the world with services including detox, substance abuse counseling, life purpose counseling, hypnotherapy, physical therapy, psychotherapy and many others.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman 'dealer' says HE has a drug problem as he tries to be …
Meanwhile, a third 'dealer', Robert Vineberg said that his heroin addiction was a major factor in his alleged crimes, and asked for the case to go to a drug court designed to channel users to rehab instead of prison. Friends in high places: Robert …
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