Selena Gomez checked into rehab center
Later that night Gomez was photographed having dinner with longtime pal, Demi Lovato, who spent time in rehab herself for drug and alcohol addiction. An insider told the Daily News that Gomez "has been working nonstop for years. She truly needed to …
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Selena Gomez left rehab 4 weeks early: Alcohol and drug treatment cut short
Sources said Gomez checked into a six-week rehab program on Jan. 1 to treat her problems with alcohol, marijuana and the prescription sleep drug Ambien. Selena was being treated at Dawn at the Meadows facility in Arizona, a rehab center that treats 18 …
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Substance abuse counselor convicted of murder in Torrance pedestrian's death
Los Angeles >> A substance abuse counselor who drove two miles through Torrance with a dying man on her windshield was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder, drunken driving and hit-and-run charges. Sherri Lynn Wilkins showed no response as …
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Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment
Drug treatment experts and public health officials said they see an increase in heroin use that is accompanying a rise in prescription opioid abuse by young people. A report released by the L.A. Department of Public Health Monday said drug overdose is …
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Paul Dilonno: On the frontlines of addiction
Editor's note: This commentary is by Paul Dilonno, the manager of substance abuse counseling at United Counseling Service in Bennington. More than a decade ago, opiate use hit the state of Vermont with a vengeance. We've witnessed heroin addiction, …
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Vermont gets M grant for drug treatment program
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Peter Shumlin and Health Commissioner Harry Chen announced on Friday that Vermont will get a $ 10 million federal grant to expand early intervention and treatment programs for young adults at risk of alcohol and drug abuse …
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Doc: My state in addiction stranglehold
(CNN) — Early this week, I worked on my addiction treatment center's detoxification unit. I treated teenagers and young adults, pregnant women and medical professionals. I saw older pain patients who, having lost control over their prescriptions …
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Kenosha Launches Center to Battle Substance Abuse …
Eugene, OR (PRWEB) February 06, 2014. A Kenosha alcohol and drug rehab center is announcing that it is opening its doors to help adults and adolescents fight back against their alcohol and drug addiction through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers.
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For Reformed Addicts, Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Is Terrifying
Availability plays a role, too—but having access to crack doesn't make someone a crack addict. The science about recovery is also hazy: Alcoholics Anonymous, the most widely used form of treatment in the country, has no set structure or methodology …
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Help available to addicts seeking recovery, though space sometimes limited in …
NORTHAMPTON — In the wake of the death of a 35-year-old Northampton man who apparently struggled to find a residential drug treatment program near the end of his life, local program directors urged people with addiction problems or their relatives to …
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Experts worry about effect of dropping hundreds of addicted Mainers from …
At the end of 2013, hundreds of recovering drug addicts lost their MaineCare coverage, in many cases limiting or ending their ability to get methadone treatment. From left, Lindey Saunders, 35, of Ellsworth; Brandi Harriman, 28, of Glenburn and Jacob …
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Juvenile Department To Offer Drug And Alcohol Treatment
Drug and alcohol treatment for underage offenders will soon be offered through the Klamath County Juvenile Department. It's a project that began as a solution to budget problems. Klamath County Juvenile Department Director Dan Golden is putting the …
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Narconon Fresh Start Celebrates Impressive Drug Rehabilitation Success
The New Year brings the opportunity for a fresh start for American youth struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Narconon Fresh Start, a successful drug and alcohol rehabilitation program with eight centers across the United States has released …
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Ottawa Launches Program Aimed at Reducing …
According to statistics from the Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey, "In 2011, the prevalence of past-year cannabis use by youth was 21.6 percent, three times higher than that of adults (6.7 percent). Despite the decrease in prevalence of …
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DRUG TREATMENT: Questions Over Method
Jeffrey Gronstal, a Health Facilities Officer with the Iowa Department of Health, which licenses substance abuse programs, says Hardage's treatment program is not only unconventional, it's “scary.” “I'm not sure what exposure therapy means, in terms of …
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Fort Wayne Treatment Center Announces Adult, Adolescent Programs to Tackle …
A Fort Wayne treatment center is announcing that new adult and adolescent programs aimed at tackling substance abuse issues, mainly drugs and alcohol, are now available through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. These programs expand upon the …
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Ky. Officials Announce Million for Drug Addiction Treatment
Over the next two years, $ 560,000 will be used to help create 14 drug-free homes for people completing and transitioning out of residential substance abuse treatment programs. The money will provide start-up costs and rental assistance. Residents are …
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