Homeless Agency Runs Into a Buzzsaw of Community Opposition in Northern …
... services, plans to convert the vacant hotel into offices, and turn five rooms into transitional housing, calling it “a good location.” Opponents, including over 1,200 people who … Read more on The Nonprofit Quarterly Judge approves .7 million sale of former Ligonier Valley school A Westmoreland County judge gave formal approval Tuesday to the $ 1.7 million sale of the defunct Laurel Valley Middle/High School to a firm with plans to lease the building for use as a drug and alcohol treatment center. President Judge Richard E … Read more on Tribune-Review Read ...
Kim Williams: Pastor. Father. Husband. Addict.
... Williams: Pastor. Father. Husband. Addict. According to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 23.1 million people ages 12 and older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem last year, but only 2.5 million received treatment at a specialty facility. About one … Read more on Winston-Salem Journal Top Canada Drug Rehabilitation Program, Sunshine Coast Health Center … The company uses its popular website to educate the public about drug rehabilitation and alcohol treatment issues, including publishing a directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs in Canada plus resources on various types of abused substances. Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release) Read ...
Haddonfield Grapples With Bancroft Site Plans
... grapples with Bancroft site plans HADDONFIELD – Borough residents seem nearly unanimous in acknowledging the need for more drug and alcohol treatment facilities in South Jersey. They just don't believe Haddonfield is the place for them, especially at a site adjacent to the high school. Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post Metro locates 2 men sought in Westwind Road homicide Police on Wednesday had identified the two in connection to the shooting that left 24-year-old Cassandra Lee Cassidy outside of the drug and alcohol rehabilitation center she worked at in the 1300 block of Westwind Road, near Charleston Boulevard. ...
Heroin No Longer Urban-Only Crisis
Heroin no longer urban-only crisis Now, however, use has been increasing at a rate that is alarming health and mental health workers, drug rehabilitation centers, police, lawmakers and public officials. According to Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services … Read more on TheDay.com Mountainside Treatment Center Tackles Sharp Rise in Connecticut Heroin Abuse Mountainside Treatment Center Tackles Sharp Rise in Connecticut Heroin Abuse. With heroin abuse an urgent health crisis that has Connecticut in its grip, the new detoxification program, Mountainside Detox, is being created to alleviate the mounting … Read more on PR Web (press release) Read more... ...
Rehab Provides Purpose for Former Drug Addict
Rehab provides purpose for former drug addict He enrolled in Cayuga Addiction Recovery center in Trumansburg for the next eight months. "We're there to coach the person," said Rusen. "When the treatment is over, we're there to turn them over to a coach, or something that looks like the structure … Read more on WBNG-TV Plans for Rehab Center in Carbondale Moving Forward "If this were Clearbrook or Marworth, I don't know if there would be as much contention in the neighborhood," Mayor Taylor said. "The applicant is someone who has a track record in that neighborhood. She lost her last facility to bankruptcy. That is … Read more on PA home page Read more... ...
Vince Carter Sanctuary Opens Its Doors
Vince Carter Sanctuary Opens its doors – 800.478.0331 www.VinceCarterSanctuary.org is unique in design and purpose, the Vince Carter Sanctuary exists to provide a safe and effective treatment enviro… For addicts, finding treatment is its own battle The New Hampshire Center for Excellence, a resource center that aims to prevent and treat substance abuse, conducted a study of state drug treatment facilities last year. The center, headquartered in the New Hampshire … It's funded through the U.S … Read more on Eagle-Tribune Read more... ...
2016 Could Be Seminal Year for Marijuana Policy
... could be seminal year for marijuana policy Cancer patients were less nauseated after chemotherapy treatment. People with multiple sclerosis … Don't tell Chipman that marijuana is the same as alcohol. Not everyone who drinks … Then we had D.A.R.E. programs and 'Just Say No.' The numbers went … Read more on Kansas.com Editorial: State has a clear path to prison reform The savings would be used to help fund schools and drug and alcohol treatment programs, strengthen parole supervision and create community supports to keep offenders out of prison or prevent their return. California didn't pioneer state efforts to stop … Read more on Concord Monitor Read ...