Drug rehab bid for old site
Filed under: drug rehabilitation
In a bid to improve access to rehabilitation, Ms Cordwell has set up a Facebook group, Drug Rehab Centre For Mildura, to support her idea to convert the old hospital building into a rehab centre. “It's a historical building so you can't tear it down …
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Bryant turning focus to prisons
Filed under: drug rehabilitation
Bryant said the abuse of prescription drugs “is a huge problem,” and the state might need to consider treatment options for nonviolent offenders who have used, but not sold, illicit drugs. During the past decade, Mississippi has established drug courts …
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LA County to review its authority over contracts with rehab clinics
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The move was in response to a July report by CNN and the Center for Investigative Reporting that found widespread impropriety by clinic operators who provide substance-abuse treatment for the poor. Such programs receive federal and state money, and the …
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