Heroin at the Shore: Rehab centers struggle to keep up with demand
New Jersey gets mixed reviews by officials and professionals for its suite of treatment options, but few argue that the state, and especially the Jersey Shore, lack the detox facilities, long-term programs and halfway homes that are needed to keep up …
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Number of Rehabilitation Facilities Too Low to Compensate for Heroin Abuse
Currently, patients are seeking treatment in Pennsylvania or Florida, where 23 percent of the rehab centers offer long-term treatment options, which Asbury Park Press said are necessary for many people who relapse, as opposed to someone entering …
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Drug Rehab Center Staten Island Shifts Focus to Prescription Drug Recovery
They don't believe that pills prescribed by a doctor could possibly kill them if they are abused long term. Madison K., a certified addiction therapist at Drug Rehab Center Staten Island, informs everyone who stops by how effective their new treatment …
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Lamar Odom charged with DUI following one-day rehab stint amid alleged drug …
It was just the latest setback for Odom, who is reportedly battling a crack-cocaine addiction that is threatening his marriage. Kardashian, 29, has reportedly made several unsuccessful attempts to help her husband get clean. PHOTOS: BIGGEST CELEBRITY …
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Four beds ready to treat Internet addicts
(CNN) — High above the frozen Potomac River in the nation's capitol, Ryan Van Cleave stood on the Arlington Memorial Bridge, contemplating his life. It was New Year's Eve 2007, and the married father of two asked himself, "Is this really something I'm …
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'Jersey Shore's' Situation pulls back curtain on his addiction
In rehab, doctors prescribed medication to treat his opioid addiction, the Associated Press said. The medication, which he still takes daily, and counseling have worked best for him, he said, and he is also a spokesman for Reckitt Benckiser …
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Jersey Shore: Mike Sorrentino Is Back In My Good Graces
After weeks of feeling a veritable rollercoaster of emotion for one Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino, I'm back on an upswing again with this week's episode of Jersey Shore. I'd been mad at him recently for the fact that he broke up with Paula Pickard …
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Temple: Relocation Of Alcohol Rehab Center Concerns Some Residents
TEMPLE (November 26, 2012)—Construction of a $ 2 million facility for the Cen-Tex Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center is underway in Temple, but some of those who live near the site say they are concerned for their families and students who go to school …
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