Letter pilfering Peninsula letter carrier to get drug treatment, attorney says
But 39-year-old Romeo Maniulit Natan, who took the mail to feed his methamphetamine habit, will likely serve the rest of his sentence in a residential drug treatment program, attorneys said. The San Bruno man has credit for about 10 months in jail and …
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Young Adult Substance Abuse Treatment the Focus of Summer CEU Event …
Mr. Seidlitz has more than 10 years of experience in substance abuse and mental health treatment, including clinical and managerial roles at an adolescent psychiatric hospital, a drug and alcohol treatment unit in an adolescent prison and a residential …
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Lohan's new rehab center has no drug or alcohol treatment license
She said the Newport Beach facilities are “unlicensed” and can only operate as sober living facilities but cannot offer treatment. “It is a violation of California law to operate a residential drug treatment facility without a license,” she explained …
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Bill introduced in Colorado Senate to define drug-endangered children
Senate Bill 278, which was introduced Thursday and assigned to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, would create a legal definition of a drug-endangered child in the context of abuse and neglect. Under the proposal, any child whose …
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Mosheim Board Delays Action On Substance Abuse Facilities In Town
The only item on the meeting agenda was consideration of a zoning ordinance amendment related to the definition of methadone and suboxone substance abuse treatment facilities within the Mosheim town limits. Because of concern over specific language …
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The Living Breath Project Launches With Revolutionary Drug–Addiction Treatment
"Traditional drug-rehabilitation programs have an 81% failure rate because they don't address the underlying cause of addiction," said Genie O'Malley, founder and CEO of the Living Breath Project. "Our program cleanses the trauma of addiction and …
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Bringing More Science & Treatment Programs To The War On Drugs
The strategy includes a fresh push for prevention programs aimed at the young, more drug courts to steer convicted addicts away from jail and into treatment, and in a big change, those treatment programs will be covered by health insurance under the …
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Prince William's potential cut to jail drug treatment program draws backlash
Prince William County officials are considering cutting local funding for the county jail's substance abuse treatment program, a move that has touched off intense lobbying from defense attorneys and law enforcement officials who say the program helps …
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Prince William's potential cut to jail drug treatment program draws backlash
Prince William County officials are considering cutting local funding for the county jail's substance abuse treatment program, a move that has touched off intense lobbying from defense attorneys and law enforcement officials who say the program helps …
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State drug abuse, awareness chief says cost thwarts drug treatment
Pennsylvania is only able to adequately treat one out of every eight drug addicts because of a lack of money for treatment programs, says the newly minted secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Gary Tennis, a former prosecutor in the …
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New group to help alcoholics and drug addicts recover
A NEW group made up of recovering drug addicts and alcoholics has been formed to help NHS bosses shape their treatment. It has been created by patients using the Edward Myers substance abuse unit at the Harplands Hospital in Hartshill. The group will …
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Is food truly addictive?
The 'major' addictions, like alcoholism and drug abuse, stimulate significant amounts of research and are now largely well characterised, but others, like pathological gambling and internet addiction, are much less understood. And then there is food …
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North Carolina Senate OKs drug testing requirement for welfare
An applicant or recipient determined to be addicted to alcohol or drugs must complete a substance abuse treatment program and submit to drug testing, however, to continue qualifying for benefits. Bill supporters said the state should go a step further …
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Ohio Medicaid move hits drug, mental health help – NECN.com
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Rejecting the expansion of health care coverage for more low-income Ohioans will mean the loss of $ 700 million over the next two years for medical care and treatment programs for people with mental illness or substance abuse …
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Stanley: Making her recovery from drug addiction count
So instead of hope, it was a combination of apathy, grief and getting tired of arguing against it that got Michelle to drug court. After eight months in jail she was released into inpatient treatment, support meetings, counseling sessions and work …
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Methadone treatment raises questions about profit motive, patient care
While medication can play an important role, counseling is invaluable when it comes to combating drug addiction, said Randy Croy, the longtime director of Haven Recovery Center, a substance abuse treatment program headquartered in Daytona Beach.
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