No jail in 'affluenza' case: Does sentence lift chances of rehabilitation?
Closing a case that ripped at sensitivities about privilege and punishment, Texas Judge Jean Boyd on Wednesday reaffirmed her decision to send a reckless rich kid, 16-year-old Ethan Couch, to a tony treatment facility instead of to state prison, for …
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No jail in 'affluenza' case: Does sentence lift chances of rehabilitation …
Closing a case that ripped at sensitivities about privilege and punishment, Texas Judge Jean Boyd on Wednesday reaffirmed her decision to send a reckless rich kid, 16-year-old Ethan Couch, to a tony treatment facility instead of to state prison, for …
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Camden sets hearing on zoning change that would allow alcohol treatment …
CAMDEN, Maine — The next step in the long and controversial path to allowing a high-end alcohol rehabilitation center to locate in a residential neighborhood of Camden has been set. The Camden Select Board has scheduled a public hearing — to consider …
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Judge orders Texas teen Ethan Couch to rehab for driving drunk, killing 4
(CNN) — A judge on Wednesday ordered that Ethan Couch — who drove drunk and caused a crash, killing four people and injuring two — go to a lock-down residential treatment facility. State District Judge Jean Boyd had already decided the Texas …
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Kentucky lawmakers discuss their proposed solutions for heroin epidemic …
But a more pressing issue is the need for more treatment beds, Specht said: “The lack of residential treatment in Northern Kentucky is truly a problem." At one point … Since 2010, 52 percent of women treated at the center reported they were addicted …
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S. Utah residential drug treatment center spurs protest
GEORGE — A group of protesters picketed outside a new residential drug addiction treatment facility in St. George, citing concerns over safety and declining home values. Residents, who held placards during Saturday's protest, say they're all for drug …
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Law is one way of forcing addicts into treatment
If a bed is not available, the commitment could be to MCI-Framingham (women) or to the Massachusetts Alcohol Substance Abuse Center (MSAC) treatment facility in MCI-Bridgewater (males). Once committed to a facility, an assessment will be completed …
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Spartanburg County Council approves of 0000 grant for substance abuse …
Glenn Springs Academy will reopen this spring as a family residential treatment facility for mothers struggling with substance abuse. Spartanburg County Council voted unanimously Monday evening to allow the Spartanburg Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission …
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Irving Treatment Center Launches Substance Abuse Program
An Irving treatment center is launching adult and adolescent programs aimed at tackling alcohol and drug addiction which are now available through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. According to information released from the U.S. Department of Health …
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Addiction treatment facility doubles
The Oxford Centre is a residential addiction treatment center, and the current detour to reach it through miles of narrow backroads and numerous turns is an apt metaphor for the addiction recovery journey itself: When the easy route is no longer …
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Committee To Study Drug Addiction Treatment
BOSTON — Citing a rise in overdose deaths, the Massachusetts Senate will create a special committee to study the application of a state law that allows the court system to commit certain individuals to inpatient substance abuse treatment facilities …
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State of the State address targets Vt. drug problem
In addition, Shumlin said he will ask for more spending for statewide recovery centers, as well as funding for substance abuse and mental health treatment services for those on state assistance, in his 2015 budget proposal. That will represent more …
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