Suit over drug rehab approval includes Lebanon Township again
Gen Psych received unanimous approval in September to turn an existing office building into a 13-bed inpatient drug rehabilitation center. The Planning Board adopted a resolution that made the approval of the treatment center official on Oct. 16.
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Program expanding for drug-addicted mothers
Evelyn Lynn of Ormond Beach, empty space at the inpatient drug rehab center in Bunnell will be renovated to accommodate 52 women and their children under the age of 6, expanding the program's capacity by 16 beds. The renovation should reduce wait …
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Memories of a heroin tragedy
Oftentimes people who struggle with drug addiction have little or no resources to account for the cost of drug rehabilitation programs. Paso Robles resident Monica Campbell, prompted by the death of her son, Ian, on Dec. 27, 2012 who lost his battle …
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School closings: The latest blow to neighborhoods already reeling from …
Two years ago, soon after he took office, Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited the neighborhood to announce a new effort to rehab vacant properties and rent or sell them to working families. He emphasized that the stakes were high, since empty buildings attract …
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West Seattle Crime Watch: Suspected burglar arrested twice in one week …
Legalize drugs, free non violent, non dirtbag drug users and many low level sellers and use some of the savings from the reduced cost to incarcerate to create drug diversion and treatment and then use the rest of the savings to lock up the dirtbag drug …
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Gattis putting on show for Braves this spring
And it's one that has had a winding path to get him on the cusp of making Atlanta's 25-man roster. In 2004, Gattis … Terrified of failing, he dealt with depression and self-medicated with alcohol and marijuana until his mother checked him into drug …
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Ex-boyfriend: McCready left rehab too soon
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) – Mindy McCready threatened suicide after losing custody of her sons earlier this month, yet she was allowed to leave a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program just days before she apparently killed herself at her Arkansas …
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Put'em Up
She checked into court-ordered rehab and gave her children up to foster care earlier this month after her father asked a judge to intervene, saying she'd stopped taking care of herself and her sons and was abusing alcohol and prescription drugs.
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Mindy McCready News: Singer's Mother Speaks Out, More Details Revealed
In the e-mail, McCready discussed her desire to get her children back after they were placed in foster care and she was ordered to enter rehab in conjunction with her alcohol and prescription-drug abuse. "The most important thing are my babies must …
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Talitha Koum sets £500000 target for drug rehab centre
A Suffolk charity says it is confident of raising £500,000 by September for a new drug rehabilitation centre. Talitha Koum has already started preparation work on the Hope Centre, near Ipswich, but wants to have the building finished by next year.
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McLean Hospital looks to Camden's Fox Hill for alcohol, drug rehab center
CAMDEN — McLean Hospital, associated with Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, is considering acquiring Fox Hill in Camden to operate a high-end, 30-day, inhouse alcohol and substance abuse rehabilitation facility. The center …
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Princess Royal visits Bristol drug rehabilitation centre
The Princess Royal has met people with drug, alcohol or gambling problems in Bristol to celebrate the 25th anniversary of an addiction centre. The Addiction Recovery Agency (ARA) in Kings Court currently helps more than 1,500 people a year through its …
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New Found Life Substance Abuse Treatment Center of Delray Beach, Florida …
Prior to her appointment as Clinical Director of the New Found Life Substance Abuse Treatment Center in Delray Beach, Florida, Amico held the position as a primary therapist at Rehab After Work/Rehab After School and was Clinical Director of the Life …
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OKC Business Leaders, Residents Fight Proposed Rehab Center
Business leaders and residents are saying "not in my backyard" to a proposed drug rehabilitation center near downtown Oklahoma City. The Referral Center for Alcohol and Drug Services hopes to break ground at 1401 NW 1st Street for its second location.
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The War on Drugs: A 2013 Prediction
It will be some day revealed the percentage of individuals on hard drugs that are rehabilitated in such centers, and it will be an extraordinarily miniscule number. That I foresee and also have been shown in a study by Substance Abuse and … According …
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Ex-boyfriend: McCready left rehab too soon
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. — Mindy McCready threatened suicide after losing custody of her sons earlier this month, yet she was allowed to leave a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program just days before she apparently killed herself at her Arkansas home …
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Gateway Unites Medicine and Therapy to Treat Drug Addiction
When medication assisted treatment is part of an integrated drug treatment program, the likelihood of a person staying in treatment and remaining drug free is increased. Treatment for dependency on opiates, alcohol or other substances can include the …
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Picking Addiction Help
An Insider's Guide to Addiction and Recovery,” by William Cope Moyers, a man who nonetheless needed “four intense treatment experiences over five years” before he broke free of alcohol and drugs. As the son of Judith and Bill Moyers, … that can …
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