2012 Guilty Plea Surfaces in Troy Drug Rehab Scam Case

2012 guilty plea surfaces in Troy drug rehab scam case
Troy. The former head of the Troy drug rehabilitation program 820 River Street Inc. admitted stealing more than $ 50,000 from the nonprofit in a scheme that has shaken an organization founded by one of the region's most celebrated addiction care advocates.
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Report: some gains on substance abuse, mental health
9.5% of teens used any illicit drug in 2012, about the same as in 2008. • 9.1% of teens suffered from major depression in 2012, up from 8.3% in 2008. Only a third got treatment in both 2008 and 2012. • 62.9% of adults with serious mental illness got …
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Lower Providence man who had 52 heroin packets enters drug court program
The drug treatment court, established in April 2006 and presided over by Judge Steven T. O'Neill, is an innovative approach to disposing of drug-fueled criminal offenses in a way that offers participants intensive help to fight their addictions …
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