Time for a local drug treatment center or methadone clinic, say some officials
BENNINGTON — The time may be ripe for a drug treatment center to come to Bennington, according to a state senator and town leaders. "I think it's time for Bennington to start to work to have a methadone clinic, whether it be a mobile one that's here a …
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Local centers reaching limits on treating heroin addicts
Increased heroin use is a problem across New York State and a challenge for treatment sites like Beacon Center in Utica. Opiate addiction is very difficult to overcome and clinical supervisor Admina Spahic says many patients require medication like …
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The Holistic Sanctuary Stakes a Claim As the Most Successful Addiction …
There are many addiction recovery treatment centers throughout the United States, and indeed the world. The one common denominator between the vast majority of these drug treatment centers is that they rely on prescribed medications to control the …
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Officials: Time for a Bennington drug treatment center or methadone clinic
Kristyn Harrington, assistant principal and school-based clinician at Mount Anthony Union High School, speaks on the panel, during a discussion held on Friday at the Bennington Fire Facility to discuss the heroin problem in Bennington. (Holly …
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The Delray Recovery Center Hosts a Workshop on Mindfulness in Therapy
The Delray Recovery Center is hosting a workshop titled “Mindfulness: Taking Your Clients Beyond Talk Therapy” and presented by Dawn Wiggins, LMFT, and Melinda Bruck, LMHC. In this workshop, participants will learn the benefits of mindfulness practices …
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Newport treatment center focuses on first responder trauma
NEWPORT BEACH – Dealing with graphic scenes and situations can be traumatic for first responders like paramedics, firefighters and police officers. These are the people Morningside Recovery is trying to reach. Morningside Recovery, a substance abuse …
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Now Available: Valiant Recovery Special Financing Program
(PRLEAP.COM) Kelowna, BC, Canada – Valiant Recovery offers luxury care to those who need help with substance recovery. There are programs of varying levels, but the drug treatment center started a special financing program for those who cannot afford …
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Letters: Focus more on addiction treatment
However, I have not seen enough written about treatment centers, in-house rehab centers or hospitals. I would like to read the perspectives of the staff members of these institutions. Do the hospitals treat addicts as vagrants? Do they know how badly …
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Officials: County addiction treatment system making strides
When people ask for help kicking an addiction to drugs or alcohol, experts say, one thing you don't want to tell them is, “Come back later.” Until recently, though, that's what some Dane County-funded drug treatment centers were doing. The results were …
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Drug, Alcohol Clinics Stay Open Despite Fraud, Report Finds
A dozen drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinics that recently have been found to have committed fraudulent billing practices under the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program remain open in Los Angeles County, according to an analysis by the Center for …
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Former baseball star to open drug treatment center
February 27. The Associated Press. ST. LOUIS — A Florida health care company wants to open a St. Louis County substance abuse rehabilitation center named for former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry.
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