New Southern Ohio addiction treatment center opens doors
Southern Ohio has been focused on attacking the epidemic of addiction to prescription drugs and heroin over the past several years. As a result, the Health Recovery Services (HRS) Southern Ohio Treatment Center recently opened in Jackson, Ohio. Jackson …
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More treatment centers needed to fight heroin addiction
Sojourner Recovery Services, in Hamilton, is the only residential treatment center in the county, and at most times, there is a waiting list for those seeking addiction treatment, said Darryle Short, director of staff development. He said those …
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Medicaid might overwhelm drug treatment centers
He said Medicaid expansion in Ohio would extend coverage to 5,000 people in Scioto County, and The Counseling Center expects to pick up about 500 new drug treatment patients. It has been 60 years since doctors concluded that addiction was a disease …
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Bill seeks funds for treatment centers in northern Arizona
Allen said a part of the solution should be creating public alcohol and drug treatment centers in communities bordering the Navajo Nation where public intoxication is a concern. She said overly intoxicated people can unintentionally commit crimes …
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Flawed system needs reform
In-depth reporting by The Arizona Republic's Craig Harris and Rob O'Dell and, earlier, Channel 12's Wendy Halloran found the residential treatment centers where some of these kids wind up have their own challenges. In their series of investigative …
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Cuba parliament gathers, will select president
Authorities say 30 people who were engaged in a massive operation that trafficked drugs from Arizona to Florida have been arrested. Authorities say 30 people who were engaged in a massive operation that trafficked drugs from Arizona to Florida have …
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k in drugs stolen from treatment center
La Crosse police are investigating the theft of $ 18,000 worth of prescription drugs from a residential treatment center for addicts. A supervisor told police he found the door open and a crow bar inside Friday evening after taking residents to an …
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Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment Center Urges Parents To Be On The Look For …
Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment Center Executive Director, Debbie Ross, urges parents to be on the lookout for drug paraphernalia in their home as Florida heroin use increases with pill prices rising. “The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has …
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