With Lax Oversight, Fraud Flourishes in California's Drug Rehab Clinics
In the past, the agency delegated the rehab program to the state Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs but remained involved in oversight. It took direct control last July. The state certifies the clinics while counties handle the money and shoulder …
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Teens claim they were used as fake rehab clients
She did not abuse drugs. But when she was a teenager in foster care, several times a month, she would board a van at her group home and go to rehab. Byers couldn't figure out why she had to take drug tests and sit in group therapy sessions on addiction …
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Zoners agree to delay consideration of proposed Atiyeh drug and alcohol rehab …
A confrontation between developer Abe Atiyeh and residents who oppose his plan to put a rehab center in their Allentown neighborhood was put on hold Monday night. Atiyeh, through his attorney, William Malkames, asked Allentown Zoning Hearing Board …
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16 California Drug And Alcohol Rehab Centers Suspended After Abuse And …
Following tips from the media and public, investigators from the state Department of Health Care Services raided 22 drug and alcohol rehab facilities in California, prompting them to suspend 16 of the treatment centers on July 18. (Photo : Flickr, West …
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Zoners agree to delay consideration of proposed Atiyeh drug and alcohol rehab …
A confrontation between developer Abe Atiyeh and residents who oppose his plan to put a rehab center in their Allentown neighborhood was put on hold Monday night. Atiyeh, through his attorney, William Malkames, asked Allentown Zoning Hearing Board …
Read more on WFMZ Allentown

Rehab racket: Frauds, felons and fakes
In a rehab racket plagued by regulatory holes, paperwork trumps reality, a yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN has found. Thousands of pages of government records … "Everyone talked the talk, everyone was zero …
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16 California Drug And Alcohol Rehab Centers Suspended After Abuse And …
Following tips from the media and public, investigators from the state Department of Health Care Services raided 22 drug and alcohol rehab facilities in California, prompting them to suspend 16 of the treatment centers on July 18. (Photo : Flickr, West …
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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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Recovery Associates Announces That Its Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment …
Recovery Associates announces its drug and alcohol treatment programs are now in Kendale Lakes, Florida. Drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana and alcohol could be a problem for men, women and adolescents. Whatever the case might be, the problem …
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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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Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women in Substance Abuse Treatment Drops in …
Newswise — According to a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) the percentage of pregnant woman in substance abuse treatment using alcohol (with or without drug use) dropped from 46.6 percent to …
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Leaving Addiction Behind: Treatment helps meth users drop their habit
“There's so much more that goes into treating an addiction than just pulling away the substances,” said Barb Caskey, who coordinates substance abuse treatment programs at Elko's Vitality Center. “It's about helping the individual reinvent themselves.”.
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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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16 California Drug And Alcohol Rehab Centers Suspended After Abuse And …
Following tips from the media and public, investigators from the state Department of Health Care Services raided 22 drug and alcohol rehab facilities in California, prompting them to suspend 16 of the treatment centers on July 18. (Photo : Flickr, West …
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Florida Drug Rehab Program Combats New Trends in Alcohol Abuse
"Although people have always been looking for a new way to get high, we're seeing an increase in people abusing alcohol through new methods- 'smoking' it's vapors,” said Ben Brafman, an expert in the behavioral health field. “Our Florida drug rehab …
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Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith
The Vancouver coroner's office revealed that “Glee” star Cory Monteith died of a toxic mixture of alcohol and heroin, weeks after leaving rehab for substance misuse. His death highlights the dangers of the post-rehab period, and why patients are most …
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Rehab centers seeing more pill addicts
When Fairland resident Shawna Russell sought help for her prescription drug addiction almost a decade ago, she turned to Fairbanks Addiction Treatment Center in Indianapolis. The mother of three had been crushing and snorting oxycodone during the final …
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Recovery Associates Announces That Its Drug and Alcohol Addiction 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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Florida Drug Rehab Program Combats New Trends in Alcohol Abuse
Destination Hope, a nationally recognized substance abuse treatment facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is reaching out to educate the public about a much-buzzed about method of alcohol abuse that is on the rise. As reported by major media outlets …
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