New Southern Ohio Addiction Treatment Center opens with state support
JACKSON – Southern Ohio has been focused on attacking the epidemic of addiction to prescription drugs and heroin over the past several years. The Health Recovery Services (HRS) Southern Ohio Treatment Center will open in Jackson. The new facility is …
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Substance abuse treatment center gets new leadership from Evergreen
Dr. John Patz, a substance use disorder specialist, is splitting his time between practicing primary care in the new Evergreen Primary Care facility in Monroe and the Recovery Center across the street, where he is the new medical director. By June, he …
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Recovery Associates Now Offering Chiropractic Services at their Drug Addiction …
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
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Substance abuse treatment center gets new leadership from Evergreen
Dr. John Patz, a substance use disorder specialist, is splitting his time between practicing primary care in the new Evergreen Primary Care facility in Monroe and the Recovery Center across the street, where he is the new medical director. By June, he …
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Boomers' latest high
The bigger issue of boomers' addictions, however, relates to alcohol and prescription drugs. Over the past decade, the number of boomers being treated for prescription drug abuse at Florida treatment centers has skyrocketed. In 2001, 15 percent of …
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AP-MN–Health Overall-Addiction Treatment-Minnesota,ADVISORY, MN
With less than 4,000 beds dedicated to substance abuse treatment in the state and all of them full on a typical day, the system may be overwhelmed next year when more than 54,000 now uninsured people with serious drug and alcohol problems suddenly …
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Illegal alcohol and drug centres posing a threat
Illegal alcohol and drug centres posing a threat. 2013-04-11 10:41:57.0 | Sowetanlive | 10 comments. Unregistered alcohol and drug centres are posing a threat to the fight against drug abuse and authorities need to intensify the fight against their …
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Recovery Associates Now Offering Chiropractic Services at their Drug Addiction …
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
Read more on DigitalJournal.com (press release)

Punjab State Cancer and Drug Addiction Treatment Infrastructure Act on anvil
CHANDIGARH: The state government is bringing the Punjab State Cancer and Drug Addiction Treatment Infrastructure Act for approval of the legislators. Cancer is a serious problem in the state, leading to nearly 34,430 deaths in the past five years, as …
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BC-IL–Health Overhaul,ADVISORY, IL
This story explores the gap between the available services and the number of people who will be eligible for substance abuse treatment once the Affordable Care Act takes full effect. The story and its accompanying state-level … In a major break with …
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There is a solution to 'stop-and-frisk': decriminalise marijuana
The most divisive issue facing New Yorkers in 2013 is "stop-and-frisk", a tactic used by law enforcement to stop, question, and frisk people suspected of a crime. From Bed-Stuy to the Upper West Side, the single most commonly-asked … By taxing …
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Substance Abuse Treatment Center in Delray Beach Announces Outpatient …
New Found Life Substance Abuse Treatment Center in Delray Beach, Florida announces the addition of outpatient substance abuse treatment with support housing for women in addition to new services for the treatment of eating disorders for both women …
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Lake Villa Drug Treatment Center Welcomes New Director
As Executive Director, Dr. Ryding works to ensure that the quality care and evidence-based programs at the Lake Villa center are continuously improving so adults, teens and young men have access to affordable, individualized substance abuse treatment …
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Life Time Resolutions treats women with addictions using holistic approach …
The program can treat up to 125 women including inpatient and outpatient clients. Even though she has worked with substance abuse programs most her life, Allen said she didn't know how the women needing treatment were living. “It was a huge eye opener …
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Substance abuse treatment available for Marines
While those with substance abuse problems have options in Jacksonville and Onslow County, Marines and their family members have options within the military to seek treatment. Robert Peebles, department head for the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation …
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Rotary gets real
Half of the viewers stayed in the conference room to watch a graphic and harrowing DVD called "Dying High" about real teens treated in an emergency room for overdoses and vehicular accidents due to substance abuse, while the other half went into a …
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