Pill Mill Docs Supply Drugs With Minimal Consequences; Novus Detox Center …
Novus Medical Detox, one of the only Florida-based detox centers serving high-dosage prescription drug abuse patients, believes it is important that professionals who irresponsibly dose out prescriptions drugs should have the same penalties as street …
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White Plains detox center faces new hurdles
A controversial plan to build an upscale drug and alcohol detox center in White Plains has been dealt a major blow after city officials determined that the proposed facility doesn't meet zoning requirements. Florida-based Sunrise Detox has proposed …
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LAWRENCE: Detox center battle intensifies
But Mr. Simone and the Simone Investment Group have fired back, filing a lawsuit against Sunrise Detox II Superior Court in December 2012. The seven-count lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages against the Florida-based detox center …
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Meeting the Emotional Challenges of Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation, Part Two
I can speak only about my experience at Burke Rehabilitation Center, an absolutely wonderful acute inpatient rehabilitation facility in White Plains, N.Y. There, the most striking factor is the humanity and professionalism of the staff. The nurses and …
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Emotional Challenges of Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
I spent the last 2.5 weeks as a patient in an inpatient acute rehabilitation facility. It was a remarkably successful experience but emotionally challenging. I'd had surgery to remove a fairly large benign tumor from inside my spine. The trauma of the …
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