Drug treatment programs would take hit if Illinois income tax increase expires
Recovery Resources Interim Executive Director Rick Goughnour says as the need for drug and alcohol treatment increases, the state money they receive is going down. "Our current budget we receive approximately 65 percent from state funding and we have …
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How to Fix Rehab: Expert Who Lost Son to Addiction Has a Plan
That's even worse than what another nonprofit found a decade ago, when it conducted a national study of 144 “highly regarded” teen treatment programs. Each program in that study—conducted by Mathea Falco's Drug Strategies, a DC-based nonprofit that …
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Bill to help improve drug and alcohol treatment for inmates signed into law
The new law (A-2295) would ensure that incarcerated individuals who participate in and complete drug treatment programs that meet or substantially meet requirements for licensure as residential programs are not denied eligibility for general public …
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Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving …
Hathaway, Brewer Police Chief Perry Antone and Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross spoke about how drug use is driving crime in the region, and about the importance of early education and drug treatment programs. “It amounts to: Virtually everything …
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Columbus Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces New Long-Term Residential …
A new long-term residential treatment program for individuals seeking relief from drug addiction is now available through Columbus Alcohol Drug Rehab. Residential treatment allows a person time to heal from the ravages of abusing drugs like Ecstasy, …
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ADAPT program assists service members with alcohol problems
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – April is designated as Alcohol Awareness Month, and the Altus Air Force Base Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program is urging Airmen to look out for each other when it comes to identifying alcohol …
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Exercise may help treat alcohol dependence, study shows
The participants, some recruited from a drug treatment program at Butler Hospital and others recruited from the community, were very positive about the effects of the exercise on their mental health. Many said the exercise regimen “gave structure to …
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Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving …
Hathaway, Brewer Police Chief Perry Antone and Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross spoke about how drug use is driving crime in the region, and about the importance of early education and drug treatment programs. “It amounts to: Virtually everything …
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5 Reasons to Refuse an Addiction Treatment (and 5 Reasons Not to)
Thanks to a growing body of research, we have a good idea of what works and what doesn't in the treatment of addiction. Even with this knowledge, a surprising number of treatment centers use interventions that are not backed by research. In fact, a …
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Duke becomes affiliated with first substance abuse recovery center
Located a few blocks off of Duke's East Campus, the center provides housing and support for students who are recovering from alcohol or drug addiction, while allowing them to remain enrolled in classes. Bluefield is currently working with both Duke and …
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Obamacare Puts Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs in Jeopardy
Washington Alcohol and Drug Treatment programs are in jeopardy as Obamacare threatens to close their doors. If the legislature doesn't make a budget fix in two weeks, thousands of recovering addicts may not have access to the help they need to remain …
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Editorial | The terrible costs of drug addiction
And a recent $ 32 million settlement the state won with two drug companies has been a windfall for cash- and resource-strapped drug-treatment programs throughout Kentucky, including $ 1 million dedicated to treatment centers for pregnant addicts.
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Williston attorney pushes inpatient drug treatment
There are tools, mental tools, in treatment to get you out of drug addiction. You have to make the decision, 'I want to quit.'" The Northwest Human Service Center in Williston has an outpatient drug treatment program, but patients leave every day and …
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