Prison drug rehab program recommended for woman who attacked disabled …
Annis' sentence includes a recommendation that White be allowed to enter a drug treatment program in prison. White, 41, sent her stepfather to the hospital on Aug. 3. The victim was disabled from spinal surgery and a tracheotomy. Please login or …
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Secretary: Paying for drug treatment is worth the investment
A long-time heroin user might need four to six months of inpatient treatment, followed by intensive outpatient services to rebuild their lives, Gary Tennis, Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, told a gathering of …
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County Considers Expanding Drug Treatment Programs
In September, a Superior Court judge told the county it has to expand residential treatment centers to accommodate defendants released under AB 109, a law that orders counties to free non-violent and non-sexual offenders to ease prison overcrowding. On …
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Sex addiction: An 'excuse' or a legitimate illness?
And that's spawning a massive industry of fancy 28 day inpatient treatment centers like Woods went to and can cost upwards of $ 1,000 a day. Christian retreats are … But self-admitted sex addicts say their addiction, just like alcohol or drugs is real …
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Rep. Trey Radel to take leave of absence, enter drug treatment
Radel spoke to reporters after returning home to southwest Florida, hours after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor cocaine possession. The 37-year-old first-term Republican from Florida said he will enter an inpatient drug treatment program. The cocaine …
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Rep. Trey Radel Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Posession, Will Enter Rehab In Florida
He will also enter an in-patient drug treatment program in his home state of Florida. Radel did not comment on whether he would resign from the House. According to court documents made public Tuesday night, Radel was caught in a federal sting operation.
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Trey Radel sentenced to probation, plans to enter rehab in Florida after …
Trey Radel exits a DC courtroom after guilty plea: Trey Radel pled guilty Wednesday morning to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession at a Washington DC Superior Court. Video courtesy of WINK NEWS …
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Chief Keef sentenced to 90 days in drug rehab
According to DNAinfo, Chief Keef has been ordered into a 90-day residential drug treatment program. After violating his parole with two failed drug tests, the 18-year-old rapper, born Keith Cozart, was sentenced to 20 days in a Chicago jail last month.
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Teen Rehab Center Three Stones Wellness Addresses Teen Addiction and …
According to a Monitoring the Futures survey, illicit drug use amongst teens remains at a high level, largely due to the popularity of marijuana as a perceived "safe" drug. Although there are 2,400 adult treatment centers in California to address the …
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Audit: LA County Failed To Properly Regulate Drug Treatment Clinics
In July, an investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN found that $ 94 million has been awarded over the past two years through the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program to 56 clinics in Southern California that have engaged in fraudulent …
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Successful Italian drug rehab centre wants to go American
“Most rehab programs in the US are very short, like a month, don't work and are very expensive”, says Letizia Moratti, president of the San Patrignano Foundation and a former mayor of Milan. “That's why are seeking to promote our model.” The experts at …
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Philadelphia Treatment Center Launches New Video Regarding Services for …
A Philadelphia treatment center is pleased to announce that a new video has been launched explaining more services available at Drug Addiction Treatment Centers for people in Philadelphia and surrounding cities. Drug detoxification is used to reduce or …
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Jacksonville Treatment Center Presents New Video Informing People About …
Detoxification may be achieved drug free or may use medications as an aspect of treatment. Often drug detoxification and treatment will occur in a community program that lasts several months and takes place in a residential rather than medical center.
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Cheney book documents his struggles with heart disease
There were plenty of spirits at the Delaware Wine & Beer Festival Sunday to toast just about…- 11:46 pm …. Cholesterol-lowering drugs, we had it." … Obama has defended the National Security Agency surveillance programs, expanded in the Bush …
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AstraZeneca CEO keeping promises
Since the former chief operating officer of Roche AG was named CEO on Oct. 1, 2012, the firm has made five acquisitions, five collaborations with other pharmas to develop drugs, and entered two licensing deals. Six of the 12 … “Our people are focused …
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Born on drugs
In 2012, the number of infants suffering from a collection of withdrawal symptoms, known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, was documented as nearly 12 percent of the entire newborn population at Beebe, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Nancy Forsyth said …
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