W.Va. addiction treatment facility seeks funds
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A $ 10 million fundraising campaign is under way to build West Virginia's first residential treatment facility for addiction. Officials for the T-Center say there's a need for residential, family and outpatient services in the state …
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Reporter's Notebook: Governor hopeful Avellone focusing on drug–abuse crisis
He praised the center, which has a substance abuse treatment model, includes inpatient and outpatient services, and handles 22,000 annual client visits. The center has 30 beds in its detox unit for alcohol and opiate treatment, according to its website.
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Doctors continue fight against prescription drug abuse
Doctors are teaming up with treatment centers to combat addiction and drug overdose deaths in Jackson County. Health care practitioners are also recognizing that they have started many patients on the road to addiction by prescribing opioid pain …
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As rehab operators fight to reopen clinics, criminal pasts come to light
For more than a decade, Steven Proshak has been a leader of Circle of Friends Outpatient Services, a suspended Los Angeles rehab center that is seeking to be reinstated. He was convicted of domestic violence in 2011 and has pleaded not guilty in a …
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Rehab Clinics Cut Off for Questionable Billing Still Reaped Federal Funds
Carol Silva was the clinical director at Reseda Substance Abuse Treatment Center for four months ending in 2009. She says she reported that the clinic was falsifying documents to state officials, but the Department of Health Care Services says it has …
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Josh Brolin Reportedly Going To Rehab For 'Substance Abuse'
Josh Brolin is apparently trying to live up to his promise to quit drinking: The Oscar-nominated actor reportedly checked himself into rehab recently in Northern California for substance abuse, Us Weekly reports. The 45-year-old "Gangster Squad" actor …
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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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Rehab centers struggle to keep drugs out
When Bethany Ehrhart, 23, wanted to kick her addiction to painkillers, her mother, Darlene, found the money for top-of-the-line treatment at the world-renowned Betty Ford Center. A week after her arrival at the celebrity rehab in Rancho Mirage, Calif …
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Experts say those suffering from addiction face walls blocking treatment
Kim Myers, director of alcohol and other drug services and campus outpatient services at Beech Brook, a behavioral health center in the Cleveland area, noted that denial is a “huge, huge piece” of why people don't seek treatment. Some think that …
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Drug Rehab Center Hamburg is at the Forefront of Addiction Treatment
Thanks to a redesigned addiction treatment plan devised by the expert staff, patients at Drug Rehab Center Hamburg are finding new lives free from the depths of drug and alcohol addiction. According to Neil Y., a specialists at Drug Rehab Center …
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Open cardiac outpatient rehabilitation programs for stroke patients across …
"There should be a seamless referral of patients with mild to moderate effects of stroke to the network of established outpatient cardiac rehab programs in Canada," says lead researcher Dr. Susan Marzolini of Toronto Rehabilitation Institute/University …
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New 3M Outpatient CDI Program Promotes Accurate, Compliant Documentation …
New 3M Outpatient CDI Program Promotes Accurate, Compliant Documentation for Outpatient Services As healthcare organizations expand outpatient services and transition to accountable care organizations (ACOs), outpatient documentation has become …
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CPH announces intensive outpatient addiction program
POTSDAM — Canton-Potsdam Hospital will launch an intensive outpatient program Monday for St. Lawrence County residents with drug and alcohol addictions. The program is designed for patients whose addictions are too severe for normal outpatient care, …
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Outpatient Counselor – DSAT
Wellspring's Outpatient program, licensed to provide mental health and substance abuse services, has an opening for a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor or a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor to provide Differential Substance Abuse Treatment …
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