Watch: In taking on its heroin crisis, Vermont shoots itself in the foot
The directors of two residential treatment centers told America Tonight that since then, the number of patients requiring readmission at their facilities has doubled. William Young, executive director of Maple Leaf Farm, said they looked at the number …
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Neuroscience Firm Partners with Los Angeles, CA Drug Rehab Center
Grey Matters International, a cutting-edge neuroscience recovery solutions firm specializing in a myriad of mental health advancement services, is announcing its Los Angeles, California presence through a new partnership with residential addiction …
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Council supports RGV youth drug rehabilitation center
Mission City Council joined a Valley-wide effort to bring a full-service residential drug rehabilitation treatment center for juveniles to South Texas by passing a resolution in support of the center in a Tuesday meeting. Eddie Olivarez, a member of …
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Grant Hackett lands in US and heads for mystery drug rehab facility to battle …
GRANT Hackett touched down in Los Angeles this morning, en route to an undisclosed US rehabilitation centre to deal with an addiction to the sleeping pill Stilnox. Upon touching down in the US, having flown in from Brisbane yesterday with his brother …
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Chris Brown completes 90 days at Malibu rehab center, judge thinks he needs …
A judge thinks Chris Brown still has more work to do in anger management rehab and has ordered him to extend his stay past 90 days. The “Fine China” singer already completed his court-ordered 90-day live-in stay at the facility in Malibu, Calif. TMZ …
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Chris Brown ordered back to rehab for two months
Chris Brown is going back to rehab. At a hearing on Friday, Los Angeles judge ordered the singer to spend another two months in the Malibu rehabilitation center where he has been grappling with anger management and drug abuse problems. RELATED: …
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Too Late For Malibu Rehab To Join Sly Stone Suit, Judge Says
Law360, Los Angeles (February 04, 2014, 9:22 PM ET) — A California judge ruled Tuesday that the Malibu Beach Recovery Center cannot intervene in Sly Stone's stolen royalties lawsuit against his ex-manager to make sure any damages Stone recovers are …
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Los Angeles Drug Rehab Center Launches Cutting-Edge Treatment
Says Birnbaum in closing, “This latest enhancement is something that remains unseen within the scope of residential substance abuse treatment. We're as excited to be working with Dr. Fleming as we are to be further improving the lives of our current …
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Drug, Alcohol Clinics Stay Open Despite Fraud, Report Finds
A dozen drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinics that recently have been found to have committed fraudulent billing practices under the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program remain open in Los Angeles County, according to an analysis by the Center for …
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Former baseball star to open drug treatment center
February 27. The Associated Press. ST. LOUIS — A Florida health care company wants to open a St. Louis County substance abuse rehabilitation center named for former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry.
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Pain pill in pregnancy may raise child's ADHD risk, study finds
The “safest” drug for relieving aches and pains, lowering fever and treating headaches in pregnancy may not be so safe after all, according to a new report — it may raise the risk of ADHD and similar disorders in their children. Researchers found that …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman dies amid major comeback of heroin in the US
… a professor of neuropharmacology at Washington University in St. Louis, told the Los Angeles Times in a phone interview Monday. For seven years, Cicero has been monitoring trends for patients in 150 drug treatment centers across the country. In …
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