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New center offers help for drug, 'process' addictions
A new addiction treatment center that's opened in Towson is hoping to help alleviate all kinds of addictions, including heroin, which has become a big problem in many parts of Maryland. Related. Loyola Univ. announces layoffs,… Troubled Baltimore …
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'An Addict With Friends'
Lawyer Says Man Arrested in Hoffman Case Is an Addict, Not a Dealer FEB. 14, 2014 · Philip Seymour Hoffman in a photo he liked, with …. If drugs were a part of his evolution, they were not the center. For concert tours and a three-year residence in …
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Public attitudes and policy toward drug addiction shift
In this Jan. 22, 2014 file photo, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick gestures during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston. Patrick last week ordered an outright ban on prescribing and dispensing Zohydro until it is marketed in a form that is difficult …
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New Helpline in River Edge Assists Teens Find Substance Abuse Treatment
Drug rehab centers can provide teenage addicts with a variety of treatment options including drug detox, dual diagnosis, individual and group therapy along with mandatory education programs. The goal of the new helpline is provide much-needed access …
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Agency to receive funds for substance abuse programs
In addition, however, the division requested $ 3,615,000 to bolster existing programs by adding two more assertive community treatment teams in the state, an additional recovery resource center in New Castle County that moves away from expensive …
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Gov. Deval Patrick announces reforms to provide re-entry programs for inmates …
Deval Patrick on Thursday announced several reforms of the criminal justice system aimed at helping inmates reenter society after incarceration and improving treatment for individuals with substance abuse problems by keeping them out of the prison system.
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Barnstable County Correction Facility lauded for substance abuse treatment
The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility received high praise this week. According to a BCCF release, the facility has been chosen, along with five others, as a model for the treatment of …
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