Quincy court leads state in ordering drug treatment
Men are typically sent to the 104-bed Men's Addiction Treatment Center in Brockton and women to the 90-bed Women's Addiction Treatment Center in New Bedford for up to 90 days. If those are full or the person has criminal charges, he or she can be sent …
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Addiction recovery center may move from AC Tourism District
Meanwhile, officials say plans are progressing to relocate the addiction treatment facility's inpatient component to the Hamilton Business Park in Hamilton Township. Officials have sought for years to relocate social services away from Atlantic City's …
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Firm proposes recovery center at Pleasantville Shopping Center
R.J. Liberatore Jr. PLEASANTVILLE _ The owner of the city's largest shopping center has applied for a change of use approval from the Pleasantville Planning Board to turn a portion of its facility into a addiction recovery center. Apple Farm, LLC., the …
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Actor Matthew Perry to help raise funds for alcoholism and addiction treatment …
Actor and “Friends” star Matthew Perry will share how he overcame alcoholism and addiction on Thursday, May 1, at the Hilton Americas-Houston, for The Waggoners Foundation Speaker Series' 31st Annual Spring Luncheon. The luncheon, co-chaired by …
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Special alcohol and drug treatment needed for women
Battling addiction is not easy for anyone. But for women — particularly mothers — there are even more obstacles on the road to recovery. Although men are still more likely to use illicit drugs, women are not too far behind. The National Survey on …
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Actor Matthew Perry to Help Raise Funds for Alcoholism and Addiction …
HOUSTON, TX (February 18, 2014) – Actor and “Friends” star Matthew Perry will share how he overcame alcoholism and addiction on Thursday, May 1 at the Hilton Americas-Houston, for The Waggoners Foundation Speaker Series' 31st Annual Spring …
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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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Cervical cancer could be prevented with an HIV drug: Tablet kills the virus …
The antiviral drug lopinavir is used orally to treat HIV but it was applied directly to the cervix as a pessary in the trial. The women were treated with one capsule of the antiviral drug twice a day for two weeks. Repeat cervical smears showed a …
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Vermont gets M grant for drug treatment
Peter Shumlin and Health Commissioner Harry Chen announced 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. The grant will fund a five-year …
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Too old to get lifesaving drugs: Anger at plan to deny elderly treatment if …
He added: 'That's why we have asked Nice to look at the way drugs are assessed so that patients can get the treatments they need at the best value for the NHS. 'The allegation that older people will miss out is absolutely not true.' Penny Mordaunt …
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Q and A planned regarding potential Carbondale drug treatment and …
CARBONDALE – An informational session for Carbondale residents with questions and concerns about a new drug-treatment and detoxification center is scheduled for today, Cynthia Bellino, CEO of Just Believe Recovery Center, said. The session will take …
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Heroin deaths reinforce need for life-saving advice
A directory of opioid treatment programs by state is available online from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at dpt2.samhsa.gov/treatment/directory.aspx. Drug and alcohol treatment centers in the area include: • Family …
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Novartis inks deal to buy CoStim, a Cambridge biotech that focuses on oncology
Two years after launching CoStim Pharmaceuticals to develop an immunotherapy treatment for cancer, CoStim's investors have reached a deal to sell the Cambridge firm to one of the world's largest drug companies. Venture investment firms MPM Capital and …
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Obamacare insurance creates uncertainty for cancer patient
Talbert Medical Group, where Young had been going for all of her breast cancer treatment, told her repeatedly it would not accept the new insurance. After applying in late December for the new plan, which was to take effect Jan. 1, Young and Gambhir …
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Why does drug relapse happen even after decades of sobriety?
"There's no scientific reason why someone in long-term recovery (starts using) again and someone else doesn't," said Dr. Deni Carise, deputy chief clinical officer at CRC Health Group, a national provider of addiction treatment services. Addiction "is …
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Three Willard parole officers charged with falsifying time sheets
Three state parole officers assigned to Seneca County's Willard Drug Treatment Center have been charged with felonies for allegedly filing false time sheets. Waterloo-based state police on Saturday said the arrests are the result of a joint …
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Mercy to add million behavioral unit
The $ 21 million facility not only will allow the health system to consolidate its mental health services under one roof but it also will increase treatment options, including alcohol and drug addiction services. … are making to help them stay on the …
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