Mindy McCready Death: Singer Left Rehab Too Soon, Ex-Boyfriend Claims
Mindy McCready Death: Singer Left Rehab Too Soon, Ex-Boyfriend Claims
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HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. — Mindy McCready threatened suicide after losing custody of her sons earlier this month, yet she was allowed to leave a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program just days before she apparently killed herself at her Arkansas home …
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Pike County Looking to Put New Rehab Facility Above Current Jail
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WSAZ) — A new rehab facility, could help more inmates get drug treatment, while incarcerated. Pike County is looking at the possibility once the new $ 30 million judicial center opens in early summer 2013. The circuit clerk and several …
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Mindy McCready's Suicide and the 'Celebrity Rehab' Curse
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However, the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA) does list some principles for effective treatment, of which Celebrity Rehab falls short. For instance, "Remaining in treatment for an adequate period of time is critical." CR cast members were in …
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Taxpayers can be freed from rising crime costs
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For property and violence offenders who use drugs (a mighty lot of them), drug testing with swift and certain punishment can reduce their drug use, their reoffending and their time behind bars far more effectively and more cheaply than any drug …
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