Drug Treatment Court: Forced Medical Care and Behavior Modification
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals and the National Drug Court Institute claim that drug treatment courts are the answer to reducing recidivism within the prison system. Although supporters praise the drug treatment court movement, it …
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Paterson man arrested for selling drugs at substance abuse treatment center
PATERSON — Police arrested a 55-year-old man outside a drug-treatment center and charged him with distributing prescription medication inside the facility, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Luis Pou was busted at the Straight & Narrow complex, …
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Bossier has rare substance abuse treatment center for pregnant women
A local drug treatment center is doing its part to get homeless families off the streets. The Bossier Treatment Center's Family Success Institute helps mothers stay off drugs, while still caring for their children. It's unique because it's one of few …
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Innovative Addiction Treatment Program for Treatment-Resistant Young Adults …
The Recovery Place launches Impact, an addiction treatment program designed for treatment-resistant young adults which uses hands-on, interactive therapies to reach young people who are struggling to maintain their sobriety. Share on Twitter Share on …
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Programs bulging with heroin addicts
Drug-treatment services in the Mahoning Valley are feeling the crunch of a rise in the use of opiate-based drugs and heroin. Judge John Durkin of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court says that not only has his drug court seen more people struggling with …
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Bringing addicts in from the streets
There are a variety of treatment options available for opioid addiction. Some programs treat with total abstinence accompanied by personal support, and some addicts succeed with this approach. However, most patients need medication to address the …
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Why America's Addiction Treatment System Is Broken & What You Can Do
The above report from Columbia University reveals the sobering facts: To start, there's no national standard of care for addiction. Second, despite addiction being a chronic illness, treatment programs tend to offer acute interventions. This is one of …
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Delaware Voice: Delaware must expand its drug rehab programs
We have an epidemic of alcoholism and prescription drug abuse in Delaware and the nation. Our state has one state-funded detoxification center on Kirkwood Highway. Citizens come from Sussex, Kent and New Castle County every day for treatment, only to …
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Houston tries prostitute rehab for women in jail
After entering and failing nearly two dozen drug rehab programs, Griffin got clean 10 years ago through Houston's drug court. From that she learned what worked, and understood what didn't, and she tailor made a curriculum for prostitutes. "There are …
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Pompano Beach, Florida Area Welcomes Recovery Associates, Offering …
WEST PALM BEACH, FL. (PRWEB) July 08, 2013. Recovery Associates is pleased to announce that its drug and alcohol treatment programs are expanding into the Pompano Beach, Florida area. Men, women and adolescents might find themselves caught in …
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Dodgers Thinking About Rehab For Crawford
Don Mattingly gave a status update on Carl Crawford's return Monday, saying that the team has “started talking about, thinking about” his rehab assignment. Quite the vague timetable, but he seemed optimistic about Crawford's chances of joining the club …
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Lindsay Lohan's Required Rehab Forcing Ali To Spend More Time With Dina …
And Governor Jerry Brown already ordered state officials "to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in California as soon as the 9th Circuit confirms the stay is lifted," so it's OFFICIAL!!! Congratulations to everyone who fought so hard …
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Delaware Voice: Delaware must expand its drug rehab programs
In California, drug courts were established in 2000 and monies were diverted from the prisons to drug rehabs. California was able to take two planned prisons off the books and close two more. They are saving millions of dollars while offering their …
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Bushkill man gets county prison for sex with underage girl
Investigated by township police last year, Joseph Ehrie confessed to 10 to 15 sexual encounters with the girl beginning when she was 15, saying he wanted to make amends for what he did after completing drug and alcohol rehab in California, according to …
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100-mile hike will benefit treatment program for first responders
The eight-day hike will raise money for On-Site Academy, a Massachusetts-based counseling and addiction treatment program for first responders under critical, job-related stress. The money will go to scholarships for responders who cannot afford needed …
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CentraSight Treatment Program Offers New Hope for Seniors with End-Stage …
The first-of-its-kind telescope implant is integral to CentraSight, a new patient care program for treating patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It is the only medical/surgical option that improves visual acuity by reducing …
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Errors threaten future of county's treatment program
“I am convinced that we are failing the public and our drug court participants by allowing them into our program with this treatment provider.” Under the umbrella of Island County Human Services, the drug and alcohol recovery center opened its doors in …
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As state diverts tobacco funds, treatment programs up in smoke
Twenty years ago, supporters of a tobacco-tax increase for Massachusetts had lofty goals for the money. A voter-approved 1992 ballot initiative nearly doubled the cigarette tax, from 26 cents to 51 cents a pack, to fund the creation of the …
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Most addiction treatments need update, Minnesota author argues
Thomas McLellan, co-founder of the Treatment Research Institute, told Fletcher: "Of the many thousands of treatment programs out there, most use exactly the same kind of treatment you would have received in 1950, not modern scientific approaches. When …
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State budget committee expands drug courts and treatment programs
The Legislature's budget committee voted Thursday to add $ 1.5 million a year for county drug courts and treatment programs to help divert people from jail or prison. The proposal by Rep. Daniel LeMahieu, R-Cascade, passed on a unanimous 16-0 vote.
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Task force member proposes changes in sex treatment program at state hospital
In the past 18 years, almost 250 men have entered the treatment program as the result of a judge's order after being convicted for sex crimes and completing their prison sentences. But only four have been released and at least 17 have died while being …
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