New outpatient rehabilitation facility in Washington Township aims to address …
The new rehab center will hold an open house on July 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. With a location servicing patients' substance abuse needs in Egg Harbor Township for the past five years and mental health issues for five years before that, the opening …
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Farrah Abraham checks into rehab for alcohol abuse, says she wants to 'make …
"Teen Mom" and sex tape star Farrah Abraham checked into a 10-day outpatient rehabilitation program in Florida on Sunday, saying she wants to "make better choices." The single mother of 4-year-old Sophia explained to RadarOnline that she is seeking …
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Canada's patchwork of drug treatment: Where do you turn when you've hit rock …
You've hit bottom and want help for your drug addiction. Where do you turn? The answer lies in a patchwork of residential drug-rehabilitation centres and non-residential self-help programs, counselling, and treatment services. … Because it is an …
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SOL Scholarship for Addiction Recovery
The SOL Scholarship Foundation helps financially disadvantaged addicts seek sober living after they have gone through detoxification and rehabilitation. Since gaining nonprofit status in February 2012, SOL has aided 21 individuals. The foundation was …
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16 Medi-Cal substance abuse treatment centers are under investigation
Sixteen drug and alcohol treatment centers that provide rehabilitative services to Medi-Cal patients are suspected of fraud and of hiring providers with felonies on their records, officials from the California Department of Health Care Services …
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California Suspends 16 Medi-Cal Alcohol, Drug Treatment Centers
State officials are temporarily suspending 16 California alcohol and drug treatment centers suspected of violating health care laws — from hiring people who were convicted of abusing patients to bilking Medi-Cal for services they never performed …
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Canada's patchwork of drug treatment: Where do you turn when you've hit rock …
You've hit bottom and want help for your drug addiction. Where do you turn? The answer lies in a patchwork of residential drug-rehabilitation centres and non-residential self-help programs, counselling, and treatment services. Some programs are …
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California Suspends 16 Medi-Cal Alcohol, Drug Treatment Centers
State officials are temporarily suspending 16 California alcohol and drug treatment centers suspected of violating health care laws — from hiring people who were convicted of abusing patients to bilking Medi-Cal for services they never performed …
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Epilepsy Drug May Help Curb Cocaine and Alcohol Addiction
Because cocaine and alcohol addiction frequently comes hand in hand, in conjunction with cognitive behavioral therapy, treatments "targeting both may be the best strategy to treat individuals," the study states. Topiramate, which has mostly been used …
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Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith
And that's where the “system” —the programs and facilities and treatment strategies most commonly called into action to help addicts — started to fail Monteith. The evidence suggests that many of these institutions are ineffective or even potentially …
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Did Cory Monteith Need More Care After Rehab?
Following “Glee” star Cory Monteith's death from a mixture of heroin and alcohol, there's renewed interest in how drug dependent individuals should re-enter society after completing treatment programs. Monteith, who is from Canada, had struggled with …
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California suspends 16 treatment centers after raids uncover suspected fraud
State officials moved Thursday to suspend Medi-Cal payments to 16 alcohol and drug treatment centers across California, after uncovering suspected fraud in raids last week. The action by the state Department of Health Care Services came after …
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Canada's patchwork of drug treatment: Where do you turn when you've hit rock …
Monteith had reportedly checked himself into a drug-rehab facility — it is not known where — in April. His death in a Vancouver hotel last weekend prompted headlines like “When Rehab Doesn't Work” and “How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory …
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Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith
Something got him out early – whether it was him saying he was ready and serious to be drug free and everyone believed him or whether he was playing everyone and always intended to keep using – we'll never know. Where it comes to rehab facilities for …
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Cory Monteith: Experts not surprised by post-rehab death
Another Hollywood insider who has worked with many recovering drug addicts concurred that rehab can sometimes provide a “false sense of security” in believing that everything is okay and they're recovered. Many also pointed out that a 30-day program …
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Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith
And that's where the “system” —the programs and facilities and treatment strategies most commonly called into action to help addicts — started to fail Monteith. The evidence suggests that many of these institutions are ineffective or even potentially …
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Genetics Identify Risk for Addiction And Tailored Treatment Plans for Pain
A larger GARS study also was conducted with 80 participants from two substance abuse treatment centers: the G&G Holistic Addiction Treatment Center, in North Miami Beach, Fla., and Malibu Beach Recovery Center, in Malibu Beach, Calif. In addition to …
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