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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State: Drug treatment options exist despite local backlog
Department of Health statistics for Vermont show the breakdown of care for 9,401 clients who received substance abuse treatment in 2012. Substance abuse treatment covers alcohol, marijuana/hashish, heroin and other opiates, and other substances.
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Recovery Associates Brings Its Leading-Edge Drug and Alcohol Treatment …
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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16 Medi-Cal substance abuse treatment centers are under investigation
The Drug Medi-Cal program, a service paid for by state and federal taxes, covers Medi-Cal recipients' treatment of substance use disorders. . Medi-Cal is the state's health insurance plan for people on welfare and other low-income residents who qualify.
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Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith
Part of the problem may have been with the rehab program itself; research suggests that many programs don't take advantage of available medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), don't provide talk therapy program that have been …
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State: Drug treatment options exist despite local backlog
William Young, executive director, had said the move was intended to address Maple Leaf's chronic backlog of people seeking admittance to its residential treatment program. However, residential treatment options are available elsewhere in the state.
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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 …
Read more on Los Angeles Times

State: Drug treatment options exist despite local backlog
Department of Health statistics for Vermont show the breakdown of care for 9,401 clients who received substance abuse treatment in 2012. Substance abuse treatment covers alcohol, marijuana/hashish, heroin and other opiates, and other substances.
Read more on BurlingtonFreePress.com

Monteith's Death Shows Rehab Alone Won't Cure Addiction
"People have the impression that treatment is complete when the person is sober. They're not using the drug anymore, so they're all better," said Dr. Stuart Gitlow, president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. "In chronic lifelong disease …
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2012 Safe Schools/Healthy Schools Report on Alcohol and Drug Prevention …
… (1) Safe School Environments and Violence Prevention Activities; (2) Alcohol and Drug Prevention Activities; (3) Student Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Supports; (4) Mental Health Services; (5) Early Childhood Social and Emotional Learning Programs.
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16 Medi-Cal substance abuse treatment centers are under investigation
Lim said the department found out about these alleged violations while investigating 22 drug and alcohol treatment centers last year. Several media outlets made public records requests about the Drug Medi-Cal program, partly prompting the investigation …
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UPDATE: Tyler doctor suspended for alcohol, drug abuse
In April 2013, Brown was referred to the Texas Physician Health Program due to a history of alcohol and prescription drug abuse. He entered into a five-year monitoring and assisting agreement which was to run from April 17, 2013 through April 16, 2018.
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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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County commits to renting substance abuse treatment beds
MADISON – A lack of substance abuse treatment facilities is the biggest problem for both Boone County's drug and criminal courts, according to Boone County Circuit Judge William Thompson. “In our efforts to get drug addicts help and recovery, we are …
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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 …
Read more on Los Angeles Times

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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