Web Improvements for Toronto Drug Rehab Centres Announced by Sunshine …
With Toronto being the largest city in Canada, it has understandably one of the largest populations of people seeking drug rehab and treatment services. Finding local treatment options is a good option for some; for others, travel to a more private …
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Funding cuts to drug treatment centers mean addicts get turned away
Over the past 13 years, the state has transferred treatment to the private sector. Now there are about 2,500 private facilities in the state that use donations, and federal and state money to provide detox, or medical treatments that remove drugs from …
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A fresh look at Drug Rehabilitation Court
In my 22 years at the Aurora Police Department, I have had a front row seat to the devastation and destruction that befalls individuals who have addictions. Drug abuse can cause once law-abiding citizens to turn to criminal activity in order to support …
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Khloe Kardashian & Kris Jenner's Feud Over Lamar Odom Drug Addiction
But for once, Khloe wants to keep the details of her private life, well … private, and we totally get it! Unfortunately her momager, Kris, isn't quite so understanding, … She didn't even know he went to rehab! “He just can't deal with all the …
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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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Valiant Recovery Introduces Executive Program to Its Rehabilitation Center
COM) Kelowna, British Colombia – Alcohol and drug treatment center Valiant Recovery recently announced its new program to help executives or other people in positions of power to overcome addiction. The program is designed to specifically address how …
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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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Malibu, California-based Adolescent Drug Rehab Treatment Center, Paradigm …
As a therapist for Paradigm Malibu, Lisa focuses on her model for getting teen and adolescents into balance. She works with her patients on recognizing who they are as individuals. She compels them to look inside and find the winner within. Lisa helps …
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Kauai may build adolescent drug treatment center
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) – Kauai County Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. says he plans to select a site for a proposed residential adolescent drug treatment center by the end of the year. A recent study conducted for the county recommended Kauai build a center …
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Historic Utah heroin bust may have impacted many lives
Often times, those users end up in rehab. According to the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, 17,264 people were admitted to publicly funded drug treatment centers in 2012. Of those, 21.2 percent said heroin or other opiates were their …
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Utah Pays k to Nab 12 Welfare Applicants For Drug Use
One of these ways is to test people on welfare for drugs so they either get treated or are taken off welfare altogether. Utah chose the former option, and it cost $ 30,000 to get … 12 people in drug rehab. The Mormon motherland is not the first one to …
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Iowa Juvenile Home cited for violations in its drug-abuse treatment program
DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Juvenile Home has been given 15 citations for violations in its substance-abuse treatment program, according to a new inspection. The violations resulting from the July 29 visit included lack of oversight and failure to …
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Youth drug treatment center needed on Kauai, study finds
A newly released feasibility study supports Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr.'s push for a new residential drug treatment facility for adolescents on Kauai. The study, which was conducted by Norma Doctor Sparks and Steve Sparks of Koloa-based Families …
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Teens claim they were used as fake rehab clients
In California's public drug rehab program, clients equal cash. State and federal taxpayer money flows to the local privately run clinics based on the number of people they serve. The counseling is free to those on Medi-Cal. California spent nearly $ 186 …
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CNN/CIR rehab fraud investigation spurs lawmakers into action
(CNN) — A California lawmaker has scheduled a hearing to examine disclosures of significant fraud in taxpayer-funded drug rehabilitation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN. Dr. Richard Pan, chairman of the Assembly Health Committee, …
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