All-Female Drug Rehab Facility to Open in Raleigh County
... Open in Raleigh County Leon Brush says the program at the women's center will be a little different than the treatment at Brian's Safehouse. He says women at The Sparrow's Nest will not only learn about sobriety but will also learn how to live and get along with other people … Read more on West Virginia Public Broadcasting Stories like Haley's inspire me to keep fighting drug abuse problem She now yearns for her own child to grow up in a community no longer overtaken by prescription drug abuse and believes action must be taken before West Virginia's opioid abuse epidemic intensifies further. … These letters have come from children who … Read more on Beckley Register-Herald Read ...
Steve Sarkisian Fired 'Effective Immediately', Will Check Into Rehab Center …
... Sarkisian Fired 'Effective Immediately', Will Check Into Rehab Center … Steve Sarkisian (Photo : Getty) Steve Sarkisian has seemingly been dealing with an alcohol problem for several years. Shortly after the University of Southern California (USC) asked its head football coach, Steve Sarkisian, to take an indefinite leave … Read more on University Herald Obama says US will tackle prescription drug abuse Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has laid out a $ 10 billion plan that promotes treatment over incarceration. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has visited drug rehabilitation centers and talked up his work to create drug courts at home … Read more on WRCB-TV Read ...
Drug Needle Exchanges Gain Ground After Indiana HIV Outbreak
... needle exchanges gain ground after Indiana HIV outbreak A pilot exchange program is due to begin in West Virginia in September. And Southern Ohio has opened exchanges in two cities since 2012. "Some of the most … Deaths from heroin overdoses jumped 286 percent nationwide from 2002 to 2013, according to … Read more on Reuters Buffalo, New York: Opioid overdosing reaches epidemic proportions Across the United States, there is a high incidence of prescription drug abuse, particularly in economically depressed states such as West Virginia. Buffalo is in many ways a microcosm of the so-called Rust Belt region … Buffalo's manufacturing … Read more on World Socialist Web Site Read ...
State Says Drug Treatment Center Illegally Charged Hundreds
State says drug treatment center illegally charged hundreds SALEM, Mass. (AP) – Attorney General Maura Healey says a North Andover-based drug treatment center illegally charged patients hundreds of dollars in cash for opiate addiction treatments the state's low income health program covers. Healey said a civil … Read more on Washington Times People Addicted to Opioids May Benefit from ER Drug Treatment These patients were divided into three groups: One group was referred to local addiction treatment centers, the second group was counseled for 10 minutes about addiction treatment and then referred to a treatment center, and the third group was … Read more on Yahoo News UK Read more... ...
Promethean Spark:Teaching Life Skills to 3rd World Thru Dance
Promethean Spark:Teaching Life Skills to 3rd World thru Dance – Promethean Spark International ~ teaching essential life skills to extremely impoverished youth worldwide through dance and the performing arts. Basic introduction to our programs in leprosy… by mystuart Fla. cops grapple with insidious new drug Treatment centers have reported seeing only a few cases of flakka users seeking help, but some say they expect that will change as users continue to seek newer, more potent drugs. "We do expect it to rise because it's sort of the new thing," said Beth … Read more on Police News Read more... ...
Prop. 47 Report Finds Fewer Drug Arrests, Less Crowding in Jails
Prop. 47 report finds fewer drug arrests, less crowding in jails Less than four months after California voters approved Proposition 47, the landmark law is already having significant effects on Los Angeles County's criminal justice system. A new report by the county chief executive office attempts to measure the … Read more on Los Angeles Times Police arrest man in stabbing in south Redding REDDING, California – Redding police say they've arrested a Pittsburg, California, man who stabbed a Redding man on S. Market Street this evening. Breun Cantrell Hernandez, 30, stabbed Trevor Ray, 27, of Redding, … An ambulance took Ray to Mercy … Read more on Redding Record Searchlight Read more... ...