Blanchard residents rally against proposed rehabilitation center
Second Story Ranch is a proposed 90-day residential home designed to help men who have completed 30 days of inpatient substance abuse treatment. The recovery home would be near the outskirts of Blanchard. Some residents have taken issue with the …
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Drug Rehab Owner Curbs Addiction by Offering Natural ADHD Supplements
Danny Warner runs The Chateau Recovery Center, a substance abuse rehabilitation center in the scenic valley of Midway, Utah. Danny became concerned when he noticed a "very high percentage of his clients with substance abuse problems were also on …
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MPs okay rehabilitation fund for drug addictsPublish Date: Apr 06, 2014
The committee chaired by the Mubende Woman MP Benny Namugwanya noted that the funds will enable the rehabilitation centers to provide for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons addicted to the drugs. “Let's be like Kenya where this Fund is …
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Hoffman Among Thousands Of Addiction Victims
An admitted drug addict who first sought professional help more than two decades ago, Hoffman apparently succumbed to his illness with an overdose despite a return to rehab last March. A father of three with a thriving career, the Oscar winner died …
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Addicts need access to inpatient care
The goal of the event is to push for better access to inpatient substance abuse treatment programs. Malin said many addicts have difficulty getting their health insurance plans to cover the treatment they need, particularly if it's an inpatient program …
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Addiction treatment facility doubles
The Oxford Centre is a residential addiction treatment center, and the current detour to reach it through miles of narrow backroads and numerous turns is an apt metaphor for the addiction recovery journey itself: When the easy route is no longer …
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Committee To Study Drug Addiction Treatment
BOSTON — Citing a rise in overdose deaths, the Massachusetts Senate will create a special committee to study the application of a state law that allows the court system to commit certain individuals to inpatient substance abuse treatment facilities …
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State of the State address targets Vt. drug problem
In addition, Shumlin said he will ask for more spending for statewide recovery centers, as well as funding for substance abuse and mental health treatment services for those on state assistance, in his 2015 budget proposal. That will represent more …
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VA official tours Vt. veterans' hospital
Sowers visited the inpatient substance abuse treatment area, where many of the patients are also suffering from PTSD, and other sections of the hospital focused on traditional medical care for veterans. He also spoke via a telemedicine hookup with a …
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Red Hook residents recoil from plans for pricey rehab center
Urban Recovery House, a for-profit drug and alcohol abuse rehabilitation center, plans to open a 20,000-square-foot inpatient treatment facility on Beard Street in Red Hook, and local residents aren't happy. The area once had major issues with drugs, …
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Viewpoints: Nevada now asks hard questions about needs of mentally ill
Obamacare has also expanded the Mental Health Parity and Addition Equity Act of 2008 to increase access to treatment for mental health and substance abuse disorders. The Brown case has caused me and other members of the Nevada Legislature to …
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Pressure for Trey Radel's resignation slowly mounting
Radel, 37, has not resigned — even though he pleaded guilty to a crime and even though court papers say he purchased cocaine regularly — and intends to keep his seat while he receives inpatient substance abuse treatment. In talking to reporters on …
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Florida House colleagues will pick up slack while Radel undergoes drug treatment
Florida House colleagues will pick up slack while Radel undergoes drug treatment. By Michael Doyle. McClatchy … Through his attorney, David Schertler, Radel told the judge that he had already begun out-patient counseling through a Washington, D.C …
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