Anne and Michael Towbes Give Generous Million Gift to Santa Barbara …
“With this gift, we hope to underscore the importance of long-term focus for the SBCPA by building the organization's endowment through planned gifts which will sustain it and its resident company partners far into the future.” Michael Towbes is one of …
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HIGH PREVALENCE OF DRUG ABUSE BY YOUTH
He said that preventive strategies have to be there. “But as problem on hands is huge and secondary prevention in form of early diagnosis and treatment should be a high priority. Detoxification centers and long-term rehabilitation facilities are …
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Drug, Alcohol Clinics Stay Open Despite Fraud, Report Finds
A dozen drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinics that recently have been found to have committed fraudulent billing practices under the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program remain open in Los Angeles County, according to an analysis by the Center for …
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Rescue Mission Announces "Tribute to Recovery" Graduation Ceremony
The Mission's 12-month residential recovery program aims to bring individuals from decades of addiction, institutionalization, and homelessness back to sobriety, health and wholeness. Certification through the California Department of Alcohol and Drug …
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CAMILLE GAVIN: SF artists to show their stuff
After a year in rehab he's clean and sober and returns to California to make amends with his wife, who now is in a mental institution, and to get acquainted with the 11-year-old son he's never seen. Even though the novel ends on an optimistic note, one …
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Cottage Health System CEO Commended for Commitment to Medi-Cal Program
In an attempt to alleviate these shortfalls, California hospitals have assessed themselves nearly $ 3 billion annually, with the monies then used by the state to draw down matching federal funds for the Medi-Cal program. … The not-for-profit Cottage …
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Official L.A. Marathon Charity- Dream Center
California is among the top three states in the nation for domestic and international trafficking with Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego serving as hotspots. Immigration … In addition to its Human Trafficking Program, the Dream Center provides …
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Pentagon-funded Technology Lets Muscles Control Prosthetic Hand
(Dr.) Paul F. Pasquina, a physician and chief of the Integrated Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Pasquina also serves as director of the Center for Rehabilitation Science Research at the …
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Unlicensed and plentiful, sober houses offer place after rehab
Unlike rehabilitation facilities, sober homes do not offer treatment for their residents. They typically charge between $ 100 and $ 200 per week in rent to tenants, who are often required by house managers to remain substance-free, attend 12-step …
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Zumba Nation
Throughout the class, her passion and energy shined as she leapt off of the stage and danced enthusiastically in front of her students, encouraging them not only to push themselves, but also to laugh and smile with her. Born and raised in New York …
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Rescue Mission Announces "Tribute to Recovery" Graduation Ceremony
more Releases … Press Release Guidelines. On Saturday, March 2 at 5:00 p.m., the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission will honor the accomplishments of 11 men and 8 women graduating from the 12-month residential drug and alcohol treatment program.
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Editorial: Addiction Intervention and Treatment Work
Residential treatment programs are 30-day minimum programs in which patients enter a safe, secure facility in which intensive drug and alcohol treatment programs are the cornerstone of the patient's daily activities. Often, patients who have attempted …
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