Erie PA Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Residential Treatment Expansion
Erie PA Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Residential Treatment Expansion. Drug addiction is simply too much for many people that watch someone they care about slip into the abyss of drugs. They do have somewhere to get immediate help, though.
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Chicago IL Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces New Long-Term Residential …
Chicago IL Alcohol Drug Rehab is announcing that a new long-term residential treatment program for adults and adolescents seeking professional help for their drug addiction is now available in Chicago and other cities around the Chicagoland area. A …
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Los Angeles CA Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Residential Treatment Program
Los Angeles CA Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching a residential treatment program for adults and adolescents looking to end their serious drug addiction problems in Los Angeles and surrounding cities in Southern California. So many individuals believe …
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Starved: Inmate hunger strike leads to death in Kentucky
A prison doctor has been fired and two other staffers are in the midst of being dismissed after an inmate at the Kentucky State Penitentiary starved himself to death, a case that has exposed lapses in medical treatment and in how hunger strikes are …
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Alcoholics Anonymous: 12 steps back from an addiction nightmare
There are some government-run addiction programmes, such as the National Rehabilitation Centre in Abu Dhabi and Sheikh Khalifa Medical City's chemical dependency unit, but these services are for Emiratis only. Programmes for expatriates, such as the AA …
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Bids to shorten prison terms get bipartisan support (and opposition)
Now that the drug-fueled crime wave that began in the 1960s and lasted through the early 1980s has abated, public opinion polls indicate that crime ranks well below the economy and other issues on the public's list of concerns. But mandatory-minimum …
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Capital Health Care: MetroPlus ads; Obamacare security warning
The ads will aso attempt to raise awareness of the health plan's kiosk locations in Kings Plaza, Queen Center and Green Acres malls. http://on.nyc.gov/1rc7zhN. HEARTBLEED HEADACHE –- Healthcare.gov had a new message … “The goal is twofold: to provide …
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Dina Lohan pleads guilty to drunk driving, speeding in New York
The newspaper also said he told her he wants her to perform 100 hours of community service before her sentencing date and that he plans to make her complete a 16-hour drug and alcohol rehabilitation program for drivers. Dina must also install Ignition …
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NCAA Council Approves Unlimited Meals
But according to an interpretation, spreads like cream cheese were prohibited, according to a February report by the Los Angeles Times. The NCAA eliminated that interpretation last year. The committee also approved a measure that would reduce the …
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Beverly Hills News – Former Beverly Hills Rehab Sued for Second Patient Death
Until her death on April 27, 2012, she resided at one of two sober-living residences on Sunset Plaza Drive in Los Angeles that was outside the main Facility and former Taylor home on Summitridge Drive, the suit states. … At about 8 p.m. the night of …
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County Calls On Gay Men to Get Immunized
Eight people in Los Angeles County have been diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease this year, health officials announced today as they issued a call for gay men to be vaccinated against the potentially fatal ailment. … County DPH officials …
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VA Pays 0 Million For 1000 Wrongful Deaths
An Iraq War veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and a history of drug dependency is found dead on the floor of his room at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in West Los Angeles after doctors give him a 30-day supply of the anti …
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Mobile app may help people recovering from alcohol abuse: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A mobile app aimed at keeping people recovering from alcohol abuse sober appears to cut down on the number of days they drink, according to a new study. More recovering alcohol abusers also reported total abstinence from …
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Substance Abuse Counselor Who Drove 2 Miles With Dying Man On Windshield …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A substance-abuse counselor who drove 2 miles through a Los Angeles suburb with a dying man on her windshield faces a maximum prison term of 45 years to life at her sentencing scheduled for Wednesday. A jury last month found Sherry …
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Survey looks at substance abuse and bullying among students
A seminar took place in Medfield addressing the number of teens who participate in dangerous activities—such as binge drinking, substance abuse, and bullying—and although percentages have seen a decline since 2008, the numbers, presenters said, are …
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Question by george l: Meth Rehab in Los Angeles for female?
I am a 28yrs old female and have been doing meth for about 12yrs. I have never been to rehab but I want and need to go. I live in the los angeles area. I want to do a 30 to 60 day program but I am unemployed. Does anyone have any suggestions of a decent treatment center that will take me without a job? I would like to go ASAP … Thank you

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Answer by Sam
First let me say I live in North Carolina but was facing the same scenario about a year and a half ago and let me tell you it is not as easy as it should be. You can try going to your local mental health department, they might be able to help you get into a public detox or treatment center. Don’t let this discourage you but it is a pretty involved process you will be interviewed and they will see if you are a candidate for it, and there will be a little bit of a waite until there is a bed. You can also try what I did…grab a phone book, look up “substance abuse” and sit there all spun out going through the list calling places until you find something. Good luck and don’t give up.

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