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The big gold building is Jack Binion’s Horseshoe Casino (and according to the sign, Gambling Addiction Help Center?)

Officials: County addiction treatment system making strides
When people ask for help kicking an addiction to drugs or alcohol, experts say, one thing you don't want to tell them is, “Come back later.” Until recently, though, that's what some Dane County-funded drug treatment centers were doing. The results were …
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Hastings man's experiences informs him as he helps other move from addiction …
A dozen escalating steps refer to the infamous 12 phases that lead one to recovery from addiction. A wind-swept figure on a motorcycle is riding up the path. A fire embroidered at the bottom of the staircase is representative of "the chaos before …
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CORONA: Injured football player Jordan Walker heading for Colorado
WEBLINK CORONA: Santiago football player remains in critical condition (Nov. 24, 2013). Corona football player Jordan Walker, who suffered severe neck and spinal cord trauma in a game three months ago, is expected to move to a Colorado rehabilitation …
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NYC official: Hoffman died from toxic mix of drugs
At least a fifth also involve alcohol, he said. There were more than 38,000 drug overdose … But in interviews last year, he said he'd relapsed, had developed a heroin problem and had gone to rehab for a time. Heroin addicts often mix heroin with a …
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Heroin in Flagstaff a new challenge to drug treatment
Small cities on the remote Colorado Plateau don't have heroin addicts — or do they? As it turned out, the Daily … But families are starting to network over the Internet and rehab centers are becoming more numerous and affordable. As for those …
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New drug treatment facility proposed
Last month, Catholic Charities said it would cease using Parmadale Institute as a residential treatment center for troubled youths, but it will continue other social service programs there, including mental health services. WKYC-TV. Monica Robins, WKYC …
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New Haven Residential Treatment Center opens new residential home and …
Industry leader in family-based treatment for almost twenty years, New Haven Residential Treatment Center announced the opening of its new residential home and new school for teen girls on its Saratoga Springs Campus, located 30 minutes south of Salt …
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Addictions Specialist Joins Promises Treatment Centers as Director of Young …
Promises Treatment Centers welcomes Joni Ogle, LCSW, CSAT, as its Director of Young Adult Programs. In this role, Ms. Ogle oversees Promises' intensive outpatient and residential treatment programs for young adults in Los Angeles, Calif. Ms. Ogle has …
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Family sues Dr. Phil, Utah treatment center
SYRACUSE — The family of a teenage girl who claims she was berated on television by Dr. Phil and then sent to a residential treatment center in Utah where she was falsely imprisoned, has filed a civil lawsuit. Terri and David Myers, on behalf of their …
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Former Clallam firefighter/paramedic steeped in treatment, counseling in wake …
This treatment and counseling counts toward the Drug Court program requirements, though Rynearson said he was going to the personal growth center before he started Drug Court. Rynearson said his experiences in Drug Court have been positive, adding …
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Drug treatment funding in Maine is falling, but demand is greater than ever
In 2010, Maine spent a total of $ 47 million on substance abuse treatment ranging from sober-living situations such as halfway houses, to outpatient counseling, to hospitals or short-term stays in rehabilitation clinics. Last year the amount dropped by …
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State Officials Rethinking Approach To Substance Abuse Treatment
BOSTON — Leaders across the branches of state government are in broad agreement that the state needs to increase access to mental health and substance abuse treatment, with many saying there is a deficit of services and a lack of insurance coverage to …
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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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`Bonnie and Clyde' duo arrested in robbery spree
A Medford couple is responsible for a string of heists at over a dozen fast food restaurants and truck stops across Suffolk County, using the stolen funds to fuel their mutual drug addiction for up to six bags of heroin a day, cops say. … In addition …
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Heroin becomes an increasing problem on LI
Long Island drug treatment officials say intake records, state health records and anecdotal evidence suggest treatment for heroin addiction has increased roughly fourfold on the Island since 2011. Nonfatal heroin … Pain pill addict David Laffer …
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