Heroin fuels surge in deadly overdoses in Jefferson Parish
But that began to change about three years ago, said Dr. Ken Roy, service director for the detox unit at River Oaks Hospital in Elmwood and founder of Addiction Recovery Resources Inc., a private substance abuse treatment center in Metairie. "We rarely …
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Women and wellness unite at Granlibakken in Tahoe City
9 and 10 for a weekend of education, dining, shopping, exercise and camaraderie. The two-day event annually features speakers in a variety of health topics. One Saturday attendees were treated to Metahabilitaion: Turning Tragedy to Triumph by Joyce …
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County leaders adopt 12-point homeless strategy
His report, submitted last week, gave the floundering community a series of specific steps that Marbut said will bring homeless adults and families into shelters and encourage them to connect with services like job training and addiction treatment …
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Amanda Bynes' New Specialized Malibu Rehab Center WAY Cheaper Than …
The troubled starlet's current treatment facility in Malibu is charging $ 60,000 a month — less than half of UCLA Medical Center's mega bills! Still, Manda's people insist that the switch wasn't because of finances, but simply because the new digs …
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Malibu Horizon's Addiction Treatment Pioneer Dr. A.R. Mohammad Issues Stern …
MALIBU, CA–(Marketwired – Oct 8, 2013) – Dr. Akikur Mohammad, Founder of Malibu Horizon treatment center, recognized by many as one of the top inpatient rehab centers in California, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral …
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Malibu Vista Mental Health Treatment Center for Women Expands to Meet …
This month, Malibu Vista mental health treatment center doubled the number of women it can treat, expanding from six to 12 clients. Since opening its doors in March 2013, Malibu Vista's services have been in high demand with a wait list building over …
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An intervention … for Malibu
While 85 percent of drug and alcohol treatment programs in the United States are nonprofit, the luxury facilities in Malibu are commercial operations. Room tabs at the better-known centers start at around $ 60,000 a month and can exceed $ 100,000 for VIP …
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Bradenton holds high hopes for restored historic hotel
After 87 years as a hotel, a senior community and an assisted-living center — followed by several more recent years as a boarded-up eyesore — the newly re-hued Beige Palace will get a new life, as a 119-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel. It could have …
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DRUNK WASPS: Just When You Thought They Couldn't Get Worse
A man holds a crocodile with tape around its mouth, as workers from the Natuurhulpcentrum, a wildlife rehabilitation center, collect several crocodiles at a villa in Lapscheure, near the Dutch border, on Dec. ….. (AP Photo/University of Florida …
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People on the move: Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013
Christopher Burton, a psychiatrist with the Musculoskeletal Center at Medical Center Clinic, has been re-elected to the Medical Services and Healthcare Delivery Innovation Council of the Florida Medical Association for 2013-14 in conjunction with …
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