The Cost of Addiction in Maine
In that same State report, dollars invested in substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery is just 3.3% of total costs. The State Office for Substance Abuse cites studies that show for every $ 1 invested in treatment, there is $ 7 cost offsets …
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Bluefield Recovery offers UNC, Duke students drug-, alcohol-free housing
Becky Georgi and her husband Jeff Georgi are the managers of Bluefield Recovery Center, a new residential substance abuse recovery center that will serve Duke and UNC college students. The center opened in July 2013 and expects to start moving in …
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Long Beach Substance Abuse Foundation offers hope to addicts
Sixteen years later, at the age of 55, he is the marketing director of the Substance Abuse Foundation, a place where he met his wife, Kathy Romo, executive director of the 25-year-old nonprofit recovery center located at 3125 E. Seventh St. “If you …
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