Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Officials say prescription drug abuse is leading the drug epidemic. They say treating the addiction is key, but limited funding for treating substance abuse is making that difficult. "You wouldn't believe the amount of …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
Oregon's Medicaid program, the state-and-federal health insurance program for the poor and disabled, covers substance abuse treatment, while Kentucky, with a few exceptions, does not. Oregon is admitting more than twice as many addicts for treatment as …
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Addicts overwhelm Kentucky's drug treatment options
Reporter Laura Ungar wrote these stories while participating in The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, a program of the University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Journalism, which is providing partial funding for this …
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Controversial plan for Hillsborough drug rehab center called off
HILLSBOROUGH — A proposed drug rehab facility unpopular with residents has been withdrawn from planning board consideration by the applicant. Harding Corona LLC has withdrawn its application for a residential drug rehabilitation center on Route 206, …
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Northbound Treatment Services Renews Successful Holistic Approach
As government promotes and expands use of pharmaceutical drugs in treatment of substance abuse, Northbound Treatment Services addiction treatment holds steadfast on their commitment to tried, but true holistic solutions. Their answer to drug abuse and …
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Alcohol, drug counselor Brenda Wiewel helps change lives, one addict at a time
As executive director of Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (L.A. CADA) Wiewel is passionate about saving lives and uniting families through the nonprofit's addiction counseling and "healthy living" services. For the licensed clinical …
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Substance-abuse counselor accused in fatal DUI charged with murder
Wilkins had a certification in drug and alcohol counseling and worked at a Torrance treatment center, where she led small-group classes six evenings a week. She wrote in an undated Myspace profile that she "used to be into drugs very heavy" and "with …
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Scientologists Tell Story Behind The Truth About Drugs—Real People, Real …
The Truth About Drugs—Real People, Real Stories, an award-winning feature- length documentary, is a hard-hitting, no-holds-barred film used to educate young people in 114 countries about the dangers of drug abuse. The Truth About Drugs—Real People, …
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DrugFreeWorld.org Documentary Takes Aim at Growing Prescription Drug Abuse
In November 2012, the Centers for Disease Control Director Thomas Frieden told media: “Overdoses involving prescription painkillers are at epidemic levels and now kill more Americans than heroin and cocaine combined.” The director of the White House …
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Ronnie Wood Weds In Secret Ceremony
Earlier this year, Ms Humphreys said Wood proposed after asking her father's permission at the premiere of the Rolling Stones documentary Crossfire Hurricane. She said: "There's no problem with the age difference. I can understand why people … Wood …
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'The Perfect Marriage' tackles prescription drug abuse
Roby will be signing copies of the book on Friday, Jan. … “So, in this particular story, I wanted to show that drug addiction can and will destroy just about anyone, regardless of sound upbringing, good family values or wealthy financial backgrounds …
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Football player's book shows NFL's dark side
“My drug addiction is directly related to the game,” Sweeney said in his book, which was published in September. “It was the San Diego Chargers trainers and doctors who gave pre-game amphetamines to rev me up, post-game sedatives to bring me down, …
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