Man sentenced for dealing heroin
But Falstad's sentence also will allow Kennedy to enter a drug-addiction program after four years that could lead to his early release from prison. If Kennedy is released early from prison after successful completion of the drug rehab program, he would …
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Cleveland drug court graduates avoided jail by getting treatment (photo gallery)
Completing the roughly yearlong program results in graduates' felony drug charges being reduced to misdemeanors, their guilty pleas being vacated and the cases being sealed or expunged, Mays said. Graduates said during the graduation that they were …
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States combat alarming drug overdose deaths
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have passed "Good Samaritan" laws that grant limited immunity to drug users who seek help for someone who has overdosed, according to the Trust for America's Health (TFAH), a nonpartisan research and …
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Missing girlfriend of Solon man found dead in Philadelphia
Since then, the FBI helped local police in a multi-state search for Malik, the Delaware County Daily Times reported. … He was sentenced to 80 hours community service, 177 days in jail and to attend a drug and alcohol treatment program. Records say he …
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Malibu Bipolar Residential Treatment In Luxurious Surroundings At Bridges To …
Malibu Bipolar Residential Treatment in Luxurious Surroundings at Bridges to Recovery. Bridges to Recovery announces their specialized Bipolar residential treatment centers minutes from Malibu in Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Bel Air and Beverly Hills.
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Closing of Parmadale Institute mirrors statewide trend in residential …
-d07a7fe2f1878235.jpg The Plain Dealer. PARMA, Ohio — Catholic Charities says its decision to stop using the Parmadale Institute as a residential treatment center for troubled youths stems largely from the decline in the numbers of youths needing the …
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Heroin Summit: addiction doctor says managing addiction is 'indefinite'
CLEVELAND, Ohio — With heroin addiction, there's often a "revolving door" from addiction to detoxification to recovery to relapse, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steve Dettelbach said at Thursday's heroin summit. To break that cycle …
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Las Vegas moms talk about losing sons to heroin addiction
“It's a club we don't wish upon anyone,” said Laurie Tiso, whose son died in a drug treatment facility meant to save him from Heroin. “But we do take strength — we do lean on each other. We've suffered the same battle. Slightly different circumstances …
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Heroin addiction often starts with painkillers, parents told
Many of today's heroin addicts start their addiction with opiate-based painkillers, prescribed by doctors following sports injuries or auto crashes, said Bartlett Police Chief Kent Williams. With DuPage County's 38 heroin overdose deaths so far this …
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Intensive Substance–Abuse Treatment Fails to Deliver Better Results: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) — Treating drug and alcohol addiction with a concentrated approach called chronic care management may be no more effective than a single medical appointment and addiction referral, according to a new study.
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Suboxone, an addiction treatment drug, seeps into Ohio prisons as contraband
suboxone.JPG Suboxone is an addiction treatment medication that satisfies the brain's hunger for opiates and limits the harsh withdrawal crash that addicts suffer. The drug, in the form of strips, has been smuggled into Ohio prisons, authorities say.
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Expanded Medicaid Will Cover Mental Health, Substance–Abuse Treatment
Some low-income New Jersey residents will be eligible for treatment for drug and alcohol addictions, as well as some mental health services, under the upcoming Medicaid expansion. But most Medicaid recipients won't be eligible for the new benefits.
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Nerd, interrupted: Inside a smartphone addiction treatment center
September 17, 2013, 1:23 PM — Ashley loved her fiancé, Dave, but he was committed to another–his phone. Sharing her story with an online support group for cell phone addicts, she explained that their problems started out innocently enough. (Names …
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Suboxone, an addiction treatment drug, seeps into Ohio prisons as contraband
In Greater Cleveland, for instance, users "reported Suboxone to be available by prescription, through treatment centers, the Internet, drug dealers and friends who use heroin. Heroin users reported it was common to reserve Suboxone for times when …
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Addicted to the Internet? There's a Hospital-based Treatment for That
America's first hospital-based “internet addiction” rehab program opened over Labor Day weekend at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania, and while that debut highlights the pervasiveness of the net in our everyday lives, experts are still …
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