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Emergency: steady funding needed for drug programs in Northern Ontario
The first time I went to Sandy Lake, Ontario I was there to help administer a pilot project that aimed to reduce addiction in remote communities using an opiod replacement therapy: buprenorphine-naloxone, also called Suboxone. Sandy Lake is part of the …
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Kitsap considers crisis center as alternative to jail, emergency rooms for …
The center is just one of 15 proposals vying for the funding. Others include mental health training for police officers, substance abuse counselors at the jails and school-based mental health and substance abuse treatment. The funding will likely fund …
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Proceeds of crime going towards Edmonton's heaviest users of community …
The project unites 16 community partners in helping 50 of Edmonton's most frequent users of social, medical, criminal and justice services get off the street, lowering the likelihood of crimes associated with homelessness and substance addiction …
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Fort Edward woman accused of drug sales in Moreau
MOREAU — A Fort Edward woman has been charged with three felonies for allegedly selling cocaine in Moreau. Caren M. Monahan, 22, of Broadway, faces felony counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal …
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Nepal: Government Dismisses Reports of Abuse of Tibetans
Nepal: Government Dismisses Reports of Abuse of Tibetans … (New York) – The Nepali government's denial of mistreatment of Tibetans in Nepal is not supported by facts, Human Rights Watch said in a letter today. Nepal issued an April 3, 2014 statement …
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CBC: Toronto mayor heading to rehab center
His brother, Doug Ford, said the mayor boarded a plane and would enter a 30-day inpatient treatment at one of the best rehab facilities in North America when he lands. Speaking to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Doug Ford declined to name … Ford's …
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TORONTO – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's brother says the mayor has boarded a plane and will enter a 30-day inpatient treatment at one of the best rehab facilities in North America when he lands. Speaking to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Doug Ford …
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Drug treatment house approved in North Berwick
Restoration House will accept male clients who have recently completed inpatient drug or alcohol treatment programs. The men will live at … Pelletier and coexecutive director Lindsay Badger are both trained in treating people with drug abuse. Both …
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Dr. Paula Cody – Teen Substance Abuse — Pediatrician Paula Cody, MD, of American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, says drug problems are marked by social withdrawal, and conversati…

'Hospital without walls' to serve clients with severe, persistent mental illness
If the team's staffing and practices are implemented "to fidelity to the evidence-based model prescribed by (the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), you can expect the folks participating in that service to decrease …
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Hospital setting triggers worker drug abuse, theft
The high-stress environment of healthcare work not only lends itself to a higher rate of alcohol and drug abuse, it makes it difficult for workers struggling with drug abuse to seek help. "The medical community thinks it's immune from this disease, but …
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Question by nice_alivia: Anybody know of substance abuse treatment centers in Calais, Maine?
I have a friend who started doing drugs after she was raped. I understand that this is her way of escape, that the trauma has led her to turn to drugs. I made sure that I was always there for her even when she was driving me away. I really did my best to convince her that she’s better off without the drug. Just 2 days ago, she finally saw my point. She says she’ll quit. Now I really want to help her find treatment centers so that she’ll get treated soon.

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Answer by destinie_cx
Oh, I’m so sorry about what has happened to your friend. That must have been really traumatic. It’s really good of you to stay there for her and convince her that drugs would not make her life any better. In fact, turning to drugs will only make her worse off. I’m glad that she has already made up her mind to get herself treated.

Second drug rehab center expected in St. Augustine
In just 90 days, EPIC has seen 134 patients coming in with drug and alcohol addictions. "We are seeing so many people through our doors. About 90 percent come from St. Johns County," Patti Greenough explained. She is the CEO of Epic Behavioral Health, …
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New face of recovery: White House drug czar
He told us, "If you had asked me 25 years ago, in the depths of that despair, if I at some point would end up as the Acting Drug Czar in the White House, I would have been like 'You're crazy! You're really crazy!'" Not only does Botticelli play an …
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