Fighting heroin addiction / Treatment beds needed
Today, the problem with the battle against heroin addiction is beds – treatment beds in in-patient rehabilitation facilities. Which means that the problem is also about money. South Jersey, indeed the nation, has nowhere near the number of treatment …
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Disgraced Illinois judge awaits decision on where he'll serve 2-year term in …
LOUIS — A disgraced former Illinois drug court judge at the center of a courthouse drug scandal is getting time to square away things before serving a two-year sentence on heroin and gun convictions. But exactly where Michael Cook … "The court …
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The future is Alzheimer's
Florida Hospital's 17-bed senior behavioral health unit in Lake Placid cared for more than 400 patients last year. "I am very worried about this growing mismatch between health care needs and health care providers," said State Rep. Cary Pigman. He is …
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Timeline: US school violence since 1927
September 15, 2009 – Coral Gables Senior High School, Coral Gables, Florida. 17-year-old …. Osmanson is sent to a private residential treatment center. February …. After time in a psychiatric hospital, Christian attends high school in the Dallas …
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Alcohol, drug treatment housing proposed for north side
A for-profit agency that provides alcohol and drug abuse treatment services wants to build a residential center on Milwaukee's north side. Genesis Behavioral Services Inc. is proposing the 26-bed facility for 5150 N. 32nd St., according to documents …
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City council proposes increase on tax for alcoholic beverages
This money would be used to reduce crime, improve quality of life and raise funds for substance abuse treatment programs, Linehan said to approximately 30 attendees. “We have an enormous issue with substance abuse in the city of Boston and our …
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App can help alcoholics, study finds
Adults released from inpatient alcoholism treatment centers who got free sober smartphones reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support. The results were based on patients' self-reporting on …
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Heroin deaths on the rise in Arizona
A local rehab facility has a six-month wait. One school …. CALIFORNIA: California has seen an increase in heroin addicts seeking treatment since fiscal year 2006-2007, as a proportion of addicts seeking treatment for all drugs including alcohol …
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End of Windows XP support spells trouble for some
Even more shocking — police say the mom knew about the alleged abuse, but never did anything about it. … In addition to home computers, XP is used to run everything from water treatment facilities and power plants to small businesses like doctor's …
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Fast, cheap test can help save lives of many babies
Her pediatrician thought it might be reflux and suggested that Easley, a physician from Bethesda, Md., who works for the Food and Drug Administration, change her diet. When things … "Congenital heart defects affect one in every 100 live births," said …
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Housing bias complaint brings in HUD
Petree was the principal and registered agent of Hope Village Inc., a nonprofit corporation “that provides support for individuals recovering from drug addiction and alcoholism.” The center, which Petree said he had to close … In the complaint …
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Officials: OMART closure would leave hole in area rehab treatment
Cpl. Selena Johnson talks with inmates at the Baxter County jail. A high percentage of inmates are in jail on drug offenses. Treatment centers like Omart give justice system officials an option to send offenders for addiction treatment. / Kevin Pieper …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to recovery
In the course of Marchese's five-year battle with heroin, the Blackwood, N.J., man was repeatedly denied admission to treatment facilities, often because his insurance company wouldn't cover the cost. Then one night in June 2010, a strung-out Marchese …
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