Public invited to see new Edgewater drug rehab center
Marshall said he became interested in starting a recovery center after seeking a place where his son could get treatment for his addiction. He discovered one on South Padre Island, Texas, that used a person-to-person, 12-step program that proved …
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Study Finds Drug Rehab Could Reduce WV Prison Overcrowding
A new study suggests that West Virginia can reduce prison overcrowding by providing substance abuse treatment to offenders that are on probation or parole. But as the "war on drugs" rages on, not everyone thinks that program would work the way it's …
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Prisoners face long wait for drug–rehab services
2012 – Although drug offenders represent the single-largest category of prisoners in the burgeoning federal prison system, thousands wait months to begin drug education or rehabilitation because of staff shortages and limited resources, according to …
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