group works to keep youths off drugs
The Arizona group's CEO, Leslie Bloom, said it is an affiliate of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, which grew from the brainstorming of a group of advertising executives during an epidemic of cocaine abuse in the 1980s. Shocked by …
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Finances, development helped shaped 2012 in Surprise
An Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman said at the time that there were no signs of drug or alcohol use and that the vehicles and traffic signals at the site – Olive Avenue and Loop 303 – were working properly. An e-mail … Surprise's other …
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Sanity in a Culture of Mass Murder
Jared Loughner killed six people and wounded 14 others with a 9mm Glock pistol in a Tuscon parking lot in January 2011; in the two years prior to the shooting, the state of Arizona had slashed mental health services from its budget, services that could …
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The year 2012 in review, Part 2
Arizona residents gave input to the Arizona Department of Transportation on a plan to extend the sidewalks on California Avenue to the new bridge across the Colorado River. Issues raised …. 13 at their treatment plant at the Sandpiper Resort. The …
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Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction
"It's the number one used substance that we get admissions into our inpatient program," said Addictions Program Coordinator Christy Hicks. Both law enforcement and officials at the treatment centers say just arresting the drug abusers is not going to …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
"Oregon is a good state for treatment," said Liz Smith, a 35-year-old recovering prescription-drug addict from Portland who entered an intensive residential program in 2010 and is now sober. "We have an abundance of treatment centers and detox centers, …
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How to find a drug treatment program
Wallace: My 18-year-old daughter is addicted to drugs and has been abusing drugs for two years. She admits that she can't quit taking drugs on her own and needs help. I will put her in a chemical abuse program that will be approved by my insurance …
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Advocates seek stronger substance abuse treatment measures
LITTLE ROCK — Substance abuse costs Arkansas about $ 888 million annually, but just 6 percent of Arkansans who need help with a drug addiction actually receive treatment, according to two legislative task force reports. State lawmakers are being urged …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
The Oregon Health Authority is spending about $ 51 million annually on substance abuse treatment — up $ 11 million from six years ago. Kentucky's Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities spends $ 29 million a year, and …
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Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction
Many private insurance companies will not pay either. "Even though they'll pay for mental health treatment and things like that, substance abuse just has not been on the radar," said Hicks. For the most severe cases inpatient treatment may be what they …
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Minneapolis-based drug treatment program fined
Minnesota regulators have disciplined a Minneapolis chemical dependency treatment provider they say violated policies regarding the use of methadone in treating opiate addiction. Specialized Treatment Services, which applied for a license to operate a …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
"Oregon is a good state for treatment," said Liz Smith, a 35-year-old recovering prescription-drug addict from Portland who entered an intensive residential program in 2010 and is now sober. "We have an abundance of treatment centers and detox centers, …
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How to find a drug treatment program
Effective programs have some counselors who were former drug abusers. They understand the problem and can relate to those seeking help. Good programs provide not just involvement but treatment for all members of the family because drug addiction is a …
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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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Report: Cancer Center Chief Funneled Millions To FreedomWorks
The Post's story this week reported that the money given by Rose's companies actually came from Richard Stephenson, a “reclusive Illinois millionaire” and the founder and chairman of the board of the for-profit Cancer Treatment Centers of America. From …
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No fewer side effects for prostate proton therapy
Although researchers are at odds over which treatment – proton therapy or IMRT – is the better option for men who choose radiation, that hasn't stopped the growth of proton beam centers. There are ten such centers in the U.S., according to the National …
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Prosecutors: Treatment center enforced unnecessary therapy
Prosecutors: Treatment center enforced unnecessary therapy. by wire reports The Marietta Daily Journal. December 25, 2012 12:00 AM | 1 views | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend | print. CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors …
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