Criminal case resumes against Bay City man, 81, accused of shooting parked car
Bay County District Judge Mark E. Janer in August ruled that Richard J. O'Hara was not psychologically competent to stand trial, based on an evaluation the defendant underwent at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ypsilanti. Janer committed O'Hara …
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Chris Brown Was Kicked Out of Malibu Rehab Center
Superior Court Judge James R. Brandlin made the ruling after reviewing a probation report from the Rihanna case stating that a rehabilitation facility in Malibu had kicked out the 24-year-old singer because he threw a rock through his mother's car …
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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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Rep. Trey Radel to take leave of absence, enter drug treatment
Radel spoke to reporters after returning home to southwest Florida, hours after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor cocaine possession. The 37-year-old first-term Republican from Florida said he will enter an inpatient drug treatment program. The cocaine …
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Rep. Trey Radel Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Posession, Will Enter Rehab In Florida
He will also enter an in-patient drug treatment program in his home state of Florida. Radel did not comment on whether he would resign from the House. According to court documents made public Tuesday night, Radel was caught in a federal sting operation.
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Trey Radel sentenced to probation, plans to enter rehab in Florida after …
Trey Radel exits a DC courtroom after guilty plea: Trey Radel pled guilty Wednesday morning to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession at a Washington DC Superior Court. Video courtesy of WINK NEWS …
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Suit over drug rehab approval includes Lebanon Township again
A group of residents claims in the lawsuit that the Board of Adjustment should have heard the application for an addiction rehab center, not the Planning Board. Attorney William Courtney filed the complaint in Superior Court in Flemington on Feb. 23 …
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Passages Addiction Treatment Centers Joins Pinterest
Passages Addiction Treatment Centers is ramping up its social media efforts by adding a Pinterest page to share visual addiction treatment information, photos, and videos of their luxury rehab center in Malibu and affordable rehab center in Ventura …
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