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New Substance Abuse Treatment Resources Focus on Teens
Resources to help parents, health care providers, and substance abuse treatment specialists treat teens struggling with drug abuse, as well as identify and interact with those who might be at risk, were released today by the National Institute on Drug …
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Facility offers addiction treatment close to home
(AP) — There's a bridge out near the southern end of Lafayette County Road 244. The road reaches only a few houses, some farmland and timberland, and a driveway marked "The Oxford Centre." The Oxford Centre is a residential addiction treatment center, …
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Darryl Strawberry to open substance abuse treatment center
It is a common story line that doesn't always end well, but that was nearly 20 years ago and Strawberry, now a pastor, continues to walk the line and is now opening a substance abuse treatment center. The Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center (DSRC) will …
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Retired MLB Player Darryl Strawberry to Open Substance Abuse Treatment …
DSRC was founded in partnership with retired MLB player Darryl Strawberry and Oglethorpe Healthcare Inc. to provide athletes and individuals suffering from substance abuse with a center for excellence in addiction treatment and recovery. The facility …
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Jack Conway | Treating drug abuse essential
The court order directed me to use the proceeds for public health purposes, including substance abuse treatment. In accordance with that order, the money will help create a new treatment center for adults, treatment scholarships, and a grant program …
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Substance abuse treatment centers, child care assistance are also on the chopping block. Anything that helps low- and middle-income families are disposable, according to the GOP budget. Anything that helps the mulit-billionaires and corporations are essential…
Substance abuse clinic set fro Madison Heights removes zoning application
A would-be substance abuse treatment center planned for Madison Heights has withdrawn its zoning application. The Florida-based Colonial Management Group sought a zoning permit for a clinic slated to occupy several suites of the Seminole Shopping …
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Guidance Center to Hold Info Session on Substance Abuse Treatment
The Guidance Center of Westchester will host an information session on The Seven Challenges, an adolescent substance use treatment program, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday January 27th at the agency's 256 Washington St., Mount Vernon office.
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Kentucky spending million from settlements on drug treatment programs
FRANKFORT — More than $ 32 million collected from lawsuit settlements with two drug companies will be used to expand substance abuse treatment in Kentucky, Attorney General Jack Conway said Monday. Conway, at a Capitol news conference with Gov.
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Boyd gets funds for teen drug treatment center
ASHLAND — A half million dollars for a residential drug treatment center for teenagers in Boyd County is part of $ 32 million in funding for drug treatment programs across Kentucky announced Monday by Attorney General Jack Conway. The allocation is …
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Jack Conway: Settlement against drug firms must fund Ky. drug treatment
When I was elected your attorney general six years ago, I made stopping prescription drug abuse one of my top priorities. I created Kentucky's first statewide prescription drug task force and helped craft landmark legislation that has shut down half of …
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Chelsea Substance Abuse Treatment Center Moving to FiDi, Angering Residents
DNAinfo/Irene Plagianos. FINANCIAL DISTRICT — A longtime Chelsea substance abuse treatment center is moving to the Financial District this month, leaving some residents worried it will hurt the community. Exponents, a voluntary, outpatient facility …
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