Ind. substance abuse hospital to open women's drug-, alcohol-treatment center …
SHELBYVILLE, Indiana — An Indianapolis hospital that focuses on substance abuse has announced plans to open a drug- and alcohol-treatment center for women at a secluded central Indiana site that its chief executive says will become one of only a …
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Joint Commission Debuts New Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Accreditation …
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL–(Marketwire – Jan 7, 2013) – The Joint Commission today announced its new Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Accreditation program, and for the first time is offering a Rehabilitation and Advanced Care Certification option.
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Brain injury treatment center files for bankruptcy
The Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation Inc. has filed for bankruptcy, after being slammed by allegations of abuse and neglect of patients committed by the company's caregivers. The brain injury treatment center filed for Chapter 11 …
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Pastor: Without Walls church will not close
After taking time off and going to a rehabilitation center, Randy White returned to the pulpit in July, vowing to restore the church "financially and spiritually." "We're on the right track," he said Sunday. "It's been a lot of work, but our numbers …
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Controversial plan for Hillsborough drug rehab center called off
HILLSBOROUGH — A proposed drug rehab facility unpopular with residents has been withdrawn from planning board consideration by the applicant. Harding Corona LLC has withdrawn its application for a residential drug rehabilitation center on Route 206, …
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Narconon Drug Rehab Lawsuit – Victim Tortured and Abused
Another Scientology drug rehab center, Narconon Fresh Start in Nevada (Rainbow Canyon Retreat), is facing a lawsuit concerning a 15-year-old who was bullied, abused and branded with a hot iron. This disturbing story broke this morning on Tony Ortega's …
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Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Officials say prescription drug abuse is leading the drug epidemic. They say treating the addiction is key, but limited funding for treating substance abuse is making that difficult. "You wouldn't believe the amount of …
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Ethics
Free booze will flow in lobbyist hospitality suites. The most influential … 1 legislative backer of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a for-profit cancer hospital that wanted to move into Georgia and needed a special law to do it. Williams …
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What do you think when you see a related ad near a news story?
Please post here or feel free to attend our meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday in our offices at 311 E. Constitution St. The story in … He wanted to explain to readers why the hospital considered this issue important and talked with other hospitals, including …
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Brunswick drug treatment center offers addicts 'second chance'
While Suboxone “has been pretty vilified,” Haram said — some see it as a substitute drug — he argues that if the individual results he sees every day at the center aren't proof, the results of the Harvard study clearly show the effectiveness of the …
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A Prepaid Card for Recovering Addicts
Their Achilles' heel? Painkillers. Dresdale, a 29-year-old who lives in Palm Beach County, Fla., had a successful career in commercial real estate. He drank too much, but it was opiates that were his downfall. After spending four months at a treatment …
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Addicts overwhelm Kentucky's drug treatment options
But her search for a residential drug treatment center led to one dead-end after another. There were none near her home in Grant County, and she faced a 21/2-month wait for a bed at The Healing Place in Louisville, two hours away. All the while, she …
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State fines Minneapolis methadone centers
State fines Minneapolis methadone centers. The state has ordered two Minneapolis drug treatment centers to pay a $ 1,200 fine on allegations they improperly dispensed the drug-treatment medicine methadone. By: Don Davis, Forum Communications …
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Man on parole in fatal drag race gets probation
State Supreme Court Justice William Condon sentenced Kyle Soukup, 27, to time already served in jail and 5 years of probation, the first 28 days of which will be in an inpatient alcohol rehabilitation facility. The Suffolk district… Content Preview …
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Law enforcement targeted drugs in 2012
Breneman was sentenced to serve two years of probation, complete an outpatient alcohol treatment program and pay $ 1,647 in fees and court costs in connection with a Jan. 22, 2011, shooting at his Morgan County home near Fort Morgan. A Morgan County …
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Fort Pierce treatment center clinical director resigns after 4th DUI arrest
FORT PIERCE — The clinical director of a women's drug and alcohol treatment center has resigned after she was arrested for the fourth time on charges of driving under the influence. Two of those previous arrests were in St. Lucie County. Juli Arnold …
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