Anchorage's Largest Detox Center Reopens After August Shutdown

Anchorage's largest detox center reopens after August shutdown

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For about a decade, licensed practical nurses at the Ernie Turner Center assessed addicts getting help at the center in dealing with the painful, sometimes deadly, withdrawal symptoms that come with ending long-term alcohol and drug abuse, according to …
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Do drunks have to go to the emergency room?

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Overall, 11 of the patients who were taken to detox were turned away because there was no room, their blood alcohol level exceeded the limit, their family came to pick them up or they were combative. Another four patients at the detox center were taken …
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