Proposals Being Accepted for Juvenile Substance Abuse Treatment Grants
Proposals being accepted for juvenile substance abuse treatment grants
The grants will fund comprehensive juvenile substance abuse treatment programs, both expanding treatment beds at existing facilities and creating new juvenile treatment programs with the full continuum of care, including intensive outpatient and follow …
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Worcester Courts to Try New Approach to Reduce Ex-Inmates' Lapses
Worcester courts to try new approach to reduce ex-inmates' lapses
They are adopting a model originated in Hawaii by Judge Steven Alm about a decade ago, called Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement, or HOPE. The $ 720,000 program speeds up and alters the judicial … Under the current system, there… Continue reading
Seeking Help for My Alcoholic / Depressed Sister in Rhode Island?
Question by Veridian: Seeking help for my alcoholic / depressed sister in Rhode Island?
Hello, my sister has a problem with alcohol and she also seems very depressed. She has agreed to let me find her some help, but I don’t know where to start looking. What sort of place… Continue reading
Family Devastated, Police Promise Investigation After Maryland Cop Kills Dog …
Family Devastated, Police Promise Investigation After Maryland Cop Kills Dog …
Police mistakenly thought his wife was involved in drug trafficking. That case … Piglet In Hotel Lobby. This adorable injured baby pig was found roaming a hotel lobby near Honolulu's airport. The Hawaiian Humane Society renamed her Pukalani and… Continue reading
Experts Increasingly Contemplate End of Smoking
Experts increasingly contemplate end of smoking
The Food and Drug Administration launched a new youth tobacco prevention campaign last week. At about the same time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention debuted a third, $ 60-million round of its successful anti-tobacco ad campaign — this …
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FDA Warning Letter Update
FDA Warning Letter update
Such food is deemed to be adulterated if 1) it bears or contains a new animal drug that is unsafe, and/or 2) the animal has been held under insanitary conditions. Failure to maintain complete treatment records presumes the food to be held under …
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Are There Low Costs or No Costs Long Term Residential Treatment Centers for Drug and Alcohol Addictions?
Question by john_morlock2001: Are there low costs or no costs long term residential treatment centers for drug and alcohol addictions?
Friends of mine have an adult child who has already been through short term drug and alcohol rehab (2 weeks to 30 days) treatments, only to relapse. He… Continue reading
I Have to Find Drug Rehabilitation Centers in Benicia, California. Help?
Question by carissa r: I have to find drug rehabilitation centers in Benicia, California. Help?
I’m interested in knowing how drug rehabs are being managed and how they hire workers as well as accept or reject patients. I want to know the principles that they abide by, as… Continue reading
Unsightly Campers, Smelly Hampers, Walking Dampers? Ask the Mayor
Unsightly Campers, Smelly Hampers, Walking Dampers? Ask The Mayor
They are joined by numerous individuals and families who cannot yet return to local homeless shelters due to time limitations at the shelters, others who choose not to take advantage of shelters due to the facilities' strict rules on alcohol and… Continue reading
Which Drug Is Your State Most Addicted To? America's Drug Problem, Mapped
Which Drug is Your State Most Addicted to? America's Drug Problem, Mapped
They show the drug that addicts most commonly sought treatment for at primary treatment centers in each state. …. Texas: Marijuana is the most commonly cited drug among primary drug treatment admissions in the state, followed by cocaine,… Continue reading