HSBN Partners With South Florida Rehab & Training Centers
Now, Carvajal and his staff at South Florida Rehab & Training Centers, have teamed with The High School Baseball Network with the Player Scout Profiles program in Miami-Dade. The partnership spans the rest of 2014, and 2015. Thanks to the generosity …
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Porter happy with Astros' approach at the plate
HOUSTON — Pitcher Jesse Crain, who began the season on the disabled list while he recovers from October surgery for biceps tendinitis, will head to Kissimmee, Fla., on Monday to continue his rehab at the team's complex at Osceola County Stadium. Crain …
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Richie Incognito admitted to treatment center
By Omar Kelly and Chris Perkins South Florida Sun Sentinel. 12:02 p.m. EST, February 28, 2014. DAVIE—. Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito has checked himself into a Arizona treatment facility where he will be psychologically evaluated …
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Florida Medical Care: Mental Health Is Priority
The May 20 Peace River Center veto — and others in Polk and other counties — accompanied his signing of the 2013-2014 state budget. Florida's governor has line-item budget veto authority. Scott used an oft-cited reason for the rejection: "Funds go to …
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Edgewater High School opens health care center for students
Funded by Florida Hospital and Florida Department of Health, the Orlando high school opened a new health care center on campus, that will be staffed with a full-time nurse practitioner. Nurse practitioners can write prescriptions, give treatments …
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Destination Hope Announces Two Online Interactive Tools that Showcase the …
Destination Hope, a nationally recognized addiction treatment facility in South Florida, is sending the message that treatment isn't just for your mind in two new interactive online educational tools: "The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Body" and "The …
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Heroin abuse at 'epidemic' level in South Florida –drug report
Deaths from heroin – now more potent and widely available than ever – rose 89 percent statewide from 62 in 2011 to 117 in 2012, with the problem reaching epidemic proportions in South Florida, according to a report by the National Institute on Drug …
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Prescription drug abuse is foe we can beat
In Tennessee, we face an epidemic of prescription drug abuse. We are second per capita nationally for overuse of these medications. Consider these alarming statistics: In 2010, on average, for each adult across our state, 51 pills of hydrocodone, 22 …
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The Watershed Opens New Facility in Texas
The Watershed, a leading drug and alcohol treatment center, headquartered in South Florida, officially opened its doors on January 15th to a premier 28-bed facility in Clear Lake serving the Southeast Texas community. The Watershed Addiction Treatment …
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Spike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Pads
Hoffman struggled with drug addiction throughout his career. This is not the first time heroin use has skyrocketed in the United States. In the 1970s and '80s, the drug took hold in urban centers. But now officials say it is reaching the country's …
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Woman sues, claiming she was sexually assaulted at Delray treatment center
A 27-year-old Texas woman who claims she was sexually assaulted while undergoing inpatient treatment at a Delray Beach substance abuse rehabilitation center on Tuesday sued the facility for negligence. In the lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County Circuit …
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Lakeview Health Launches New Website and 'True North' Campaign to …
Lakeview Health, a Florida-based drug and alcohol rehab center, has just unveiled its redesigned website, http://www.LakeviewHealth.com, as part of an integrated online and offline campaign designed help those seeking information and programs for …
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DeLaney was also a great man, so leave his street alone
Among his accomplishments Delaney was a founder of South Florida Community College and the Florida Avenue Baptist Church, instrumental in establishing Walker Memorial Hospital and the former Florida Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. He also helped …
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