Beloff, wife sue Fla. drug–rehab center over her treatment
FORMER CITY Councilman Leland Beloff and his wife, Diane, are suing a luxury Florida drug-rehab center, claiming its treatment caused her to suffer a seizure and other medical problems. The Beloffs claim that Diane Beloff suffered a seizure and "change …
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Innovative Program for Stimulant Addiction and Sexual Disorders Opens at …
On January 21, 2013, Promises Treatment Centers will launch the first specialized treatment program for men struggling with the fusion of stimulant drug use and sexual behavior. Google Share with delicious Share with digg Share with Facebook Share with …
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Alpine hears public comment on drug rehab facility
The owner of the Alpine Lodge Rehab Center said the facility offers therapy, staffing and security. She said the center would be very beneficial in the area because of the high prescription drug use problem. The council did not vote on the issue …
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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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How to beat your demons, literally: Siberian psychologists thrash patients …
The painful treatment, which involves lashing addicts on the buttocks, could help cure drug-users such as Pete Doherty or anyone who has failed with other methods, its practitioners claim. However, 'the reaction of most people is predictable: to …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
Addicts also get help when they're looking for a place to turn, because Oregon's state, county and municipal governments, and its treatment providers, have created a coordinated network that gets them into treatment. Portland has a reputation for …
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Ind. substance abuse hospital to open women's drug-, alcohol-treatment center …
SHELBYVILLE, Indiana — An Indianapolis hospital that focuses on substance abuse has announced plans to open a drug- and alcohol-treatment center for women at a secluded central Indiana site that its chief executive says will become one of only a …
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Rehab center for drug addicts underway
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.3M federal grant leads to biz for drug abuse treatment centers
WestCare Florida of St. Petersburg and the Center for Rational Living in Clearwater will provide treatment and testing services for a special Pinellas-Pasco court program paid for with $ 1.3 million in grant money. Combating prescription drug problems …
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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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Black and Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Complete Substance Abuse …
7, 2013 — Roughly half of all black and Hispanic patients who enter publicly funded alcohol treatment programs do not complete treatment, compared to 62 percent of white patients, according to a new study from a team of researchers including the …
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Ind. substance abuse hospital to open women's drug-, alcohol–treatment center …
… that focuses on substance abuse has announced plans to open a drug- and alcohol-treatment center for women at a secluded central Indiana site that its chief executive says will become one of only a handful of similar treatment centers in the Midwest.
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Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
In Anne Arundel County, the number of people admitted into state-supported drug and alcohol treatment programs reached 3,570 in 2011, up from 2,824 in 2008, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. “It has increased …
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Substance abuse treatment centers, child care assistance are also on the chopping block. Anything that helps low- and middle-income families are disposable, according to the GOP budget. Anything that helps the mulit-billionaires and corporations are essential…

Women's substance abuse center planned
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (AP) – An Indianapolis substance abuse hospital plans to open a drug- and alcohol-treatment center for women in the central Indiana city of Shelbyville. Fairbanks Hospital Inc. President and CEO Mark Monson says the new center in the …
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Recommendations made to improve access to substance abuse treatment
One in 10 state residents who seek coverage for substance abuse treatment from their insurance company is denied, and the success rate for the few who appeal the decision is very low, says a new report from the legislature's chief investigative panel.
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Brunswick drug treatment center offers addicts 'second chance'
The Addiction Resource Center is funded through the Maine Office of Substance Abuse, which provides $ 400,000 annually, as well as by client fees, Medicaid payments and private insurance. Insurance is not required for treatment, and depending on a …
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East Harlem Groans Under the Weight of Support Facilities
It counted three private methadone clinics, 37 drug and alcohol treatment facilities and 37 mental health facilities. That's the “HIGHEST concentration of shelters and facilities of any community in the entire Borough of Manhattan and the 2nd largest …
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Fort Pierce treatment center clinical director resigns after 4th DUI arrest
The clinical director of a women's drug and alcohol treatment center has resigned after she was arrested for the fourth time on charges of driving under the influence. Two of those previous arrests were in St. Lucie County. Juli Arnold, 49, of the 7100 …
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