Credo offers new youth alcohol, drug treatment program
The new evidence-based adolescent treatment program at the Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions has let more youths open up about their alcohol or substance addictions, according to vocational counselor Kristen M. Reed. The program …
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Florida Drug Rehab Program Combats New Trends in Alcohol Abuse
"The quick hit of inhaling vapors means that a person feels an immediate high," explained Brafman, CEO of Florida drug rehab programs Destination Hope and Destination Hope: The Women's Program. "This increases the possibility of addiction and alcohol …
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16 California Drug And Alcohol Rehab Centers Suspended After Abuse And …
Following tips from the media and public, investigators from the state Department of Health Care Services raided 22 drug and alcohol rehab facilities in California, prompting them to suspend 16 of the treatment centers on July 18. (Photo : Flickr, West …
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Drug treatment center OK'd at Sam's Plaza at I-95 and Hypoluxo Road
A substance abuse treatment center got permission Thursday to open in a commercial plaza near Boynton Beach despite some last-minute concerns from a prospective neighbor – a Sam's Club store. Wellington Retreat, now located at 2200 N. Florida Mango …
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New drug–treatment center offers counseling, social support
YUCCA VALLEY— Residents who need treatment for drug abuse have a new resource for help. Yucca Valley Center for Change is a new provider of substance abuse counseling and recovery. The center, which operates as part of Mental Health Systems, …
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Yolo County agencies work to treat meth addiction
Yolo County contracts out substance abuse treatment services to various health care providers. For inpatient substance abuse treatment, services are provided at residential facilities such as Cache Creek Lodge and Fourth and Hope, both in Woodland.
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16 Medi-Cal substance abuse treatment centers are under investigation
Sixteen drug and alcohol treatment centers that provide rehabilitative services to Medi-Cal patients are suspected of fraud and of hiring providers with felonies on their records, officials from the California Department of Health Care Services …
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New drug–treatment center offers counseling, social support
YUCCA VALLEY— Residents who need treatment for drug abuse have a new resource for help. Yucca Valley Center for Change is a new provider of substance abuse counseling and recovery. The center, which operates as part of Mental Health Systems, …
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Cymbrowitz gets state, city to halt construction of drug treatment center
Enlarge this image. Photo by Steve Solomonson. Rehab rejection: Stewart Gross — who lives at this E. 21st Street apartment that a drug abuse treatment center wants to move into — says the center moving in will bring crime and he'll leave.
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Yolo County agencies work to treat meth addiction
Yolo County contracts out substance abuse treatment services to various health care providers. For inpatient substance abuse treatment, services are provided at residential facilities such as Cache Creek Lodge and Fourth and Hope, both in Woodland.
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County commits to renting substance abuse treatment beds
MADISON – A lack of substance abuse treatment facilities is the biggest problem for both Boone County's drug and criminal courts, according to Boone County Circuit Judge William Thompson. “In our efforts to get drug addicts help and recovery, we are …
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State suspends 16 Medi-Cal drug treatment centers
SACRAMENTO (AP) — State officials are temporarily suspending 16 California alcohol and drug treatment centers suspected of violating health care laws — from hiring people who were convicted of abusing patients to bilking Medi-Cal for services they …
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Enemy of the State George Zimmerman emerges from hiding to, um, save …
George Zimmerman, who has been in hiding since he was acquitted of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, emerged to help rescue someone who was trapped in an overturned truck, police said today. Sanford Police Department Capt. Jim McAuliffe told …
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Citing research from Vancouver, Toronto approves report supporting safe …
Toronto Public Health presented the report at a board meeting Wednesday, recommending safe-injection sites for drug users inside existing health care institutions to help reduce the number of drug-related deaths. About 900 people have died of …
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Verbatim: Toronto Blue Jays icon Carlos Delgado recalls his career highlights
You get to St. Catharines, Ontario, a kid from Puerto Rico, but everybody's in the same boat. Your teammates are pretty … Twenty-four months of rehab absolutely sucked. But I wanted to get … On performance enhancing drugs in baseball: They're …
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California Suspends 16 Medi-Cal Alcohol, Drug Treatment Centers
State officials are temporarily suspending 16 California alcohol and drug treatment centers suspected of violating health care laws — from hiring people who were convicted of abusing patients to bilking Medi-Cal for services they never performed …
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Online Addiction Treatment Provider, Lionrock Recovery, Announces …
Leading online addiction treatment provider, Lionrock Recovery, is proud to announce the certification of its local outpatient program by the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, now part of the California Department of Health Care …
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Prison Minister Proposes Solution to Gov. Brown for California Prison Problems
"If California truly wants to reduce recidivism in their jails or prisons then this is the program to immediately bring onboard." Angelo continued. "This program offers a full fledged therapeutic accredited residential drug treatment program inside a …
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