Proposed Drug Treatment Facility Creates Controversy
Faye Fountain often baby sits her grandchildren. She lives across the street from the "old"Florala Memorial Hospital which may be transformed into a private drug treatment facility. In addition, a half-way house for post treatment is planned in a …
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Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment
SO: Before the Affordable Care Act took effect, about a third of those who bought a health plan in the individual market had no coverage for addiction treatment, according to Health & Human Services. Then, even when a plan did provide the coverage, it …
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LI lacks drug treatment spots, expert tells Suffolk lawmakers
Jeffrey L. Reynolds, executive director of Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, testified that the region lacks drug treatment facilities and hospital beds for detoxing patients. "Getting someone into detox at this point in time is an …
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Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Med Center Earns Cancer Care Honors
In the past, Kaiser Permanente's clinical trials in Northern California have shown the effectiveness of life-saving drugs like Herceptin for breast cancer and Avastin for colon cancer. The American Society of Clinical Oncology has awarded KP Northern …
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Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down Arrested: Report
He also was ordered to enroll in impairment and victim impact programs within a month. Harrell was convicted of DUI after … Last spring, Harrell checked himself into a drug treatment facility after bonding out of a Nashville jail. Harrell was accused …
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Allied Addiction Recovery, LLC announces new outpatient location
Allied Addiction Recovery, LLC (AAR) is pleased to announce the opening of their new outpatient drug and alcohol treatment facility in Monroeville located at 2550 Mosside Blvd., Suite 212, Monroeville, PA 15146. AAR is a Pennsylvania-licensed drug and …
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Heroin is Growing, Deadly Problem in Centre County
Services include intensive outpatient and outpatient programs that focus on group therapy, family therapy and individual therapy as well as psychiatry services. The center takes a 12-step, total abstinence approach. Rehab After Work accepts most major …
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Old hospital building converted into addiction treatment facility
A unique element of the new center will be a “Heroes Program,” which will focus on the care and rehabilitation of military, law. enforcement and fire department professionals who are struggling with post traumatic stress disorder and drug or alcohol …
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Innovative program is tailored to prevent homelessness among vets
Now, Warren, 36, is part of an innovative VA program set to begin in San Diego: a residential treatment facility exclusively for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in danger of becoming homeless. "I know what it's like to walk up those stairs, prideful, and …
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Narconon Arrowhead Displays Exemplary Conformance to CARF Accreditation …
Narconon of Oklahoma, a non-profit private residential rehabilitation facility has successfully met the core standards upheld by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on …
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Sannicandro: Rethinking drugs and incarceration
Alternatively, his admission to a treatment facility would have been a fraction of the cost. The annual cost of incarcerating an inmate in Massachusetts is about $ 48,000, while the cost of treatment is $ 10,000. For nonviolent drug offenders the …
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Opiate epidemic exacts deadly toll
We don't want to start a witch hunt against prescription painkillers, which have promoted treatment and alleviated a lot of unnecessary suffering for many people, including cancer patients. Making these drugs inaccessible by overregulating them would …
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Health Guides Work To Convince Native Americans To Try Obamacare
The man still has medical bills from when the IHS referred him to Christus St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe and, he says, refused to cover the cost of treatment for a cut to his head suffered during a fall. It falls to guides like Lujan to convince …
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