residential treatment facilities

Commentary: Colts Owner Jim Irsay Fighting for His Life, Needs Help

...  Colts insiders have known that Irsay was struggling again with drugs. For years, they fought to get him into rehabilitation. At the very least, they fought to get him a driver in the hopes of keeping away from getting behind the wheel. The … Read more on The Tennessean SoberFreedom.com Launches Pivotal Service for Individuals and Families … Family, friends and those dependent on alcohol or drugs are troubled by an alarming trend: openings in medically supervised detox centers and residential treatment facilities are increasingly scarce. The people behind SoberFreedom.com … It is … Read more on PR Web (press release) Read ...

How Can We Have a ” WAR on Drugs”?

Question by : how can we have a ” WAR on drugs”? I dont get it, alot of Americans use drugs both legally and illegally and are not going to stop so were technically having a war with are selves …. is the war on drugs still the mentality of the usa? America approached it in a bad way and is still not doing anything not even a dent to actually solve the problem and HELP drug addicts putting them in prison for personal use of drugs is wrong why cant they make rehab more of an option instead of prison and also how do you think the U.S could solve the drug problem ?? Read more... ...

For a Impatient Rehab Center to Help My Daughter.. Pro Bono?

Question by nufarina: for a impatient rehab center to help my daughter.. pro bono? please help my daughter kristy. she is in real, real bad shape. she is 30 years old and she is a very heavy drinker. she has been drinking for over 10 years and she is going to die very soon if she does not get into a in patient rehab. she wants to get help but we cant find a place that will take her. we don’t have any money. it has been a long, long ten years. please, help my kristy, she can not die. please help. thanks, gm (kristys mom). my faith is shakin, please help my daughter. there has just got to be some place that will help, please…… Read more... ...

Tampa's Marcy Moore Led Many Lives

...  Marcy Moore led many lives She died the next morning at Bayfront Medical Center with a hospital chaplain by her side. Hours later, officials finally tracked down …. Jails are now serving as residential treatment facilities, Wagner says. In cases where people are dangerous to … Read more on Tbo.com 6th Circ. Denies Hospital's Bid For M Medicaid Waivers Law360, Los Angeles (April 22, 2013, 9:19 PM ET) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services doesn't owe a Tennessee hospital $ 6 million in Medicaid waivers, because the agency wasn't required to reimburse the hospital for treating patients in … Read more on Law360 (subscription) Read ...

Treatment Facility Lets Women Parent While Kicking Their Habit

...  Facility Lets Women Parent While Kicking Their Habit That women can bring their children with them while they seek treatment for drug or alcohol addictions sets Letty Owings Center from other residential treatment facilities – and that's by design. Co-founder Nancy Anderson said she was inspired to start … Read more on The Lund Report Candlehouse and Vestal heading toward trial The organization, which runs a similar rehabilitation center in the Village of Owego, contends it serves women who suffer from alcohol and drug addiction, along with other emotional disorders, justifying protection from discrimination under federal law … Read more on Press & ...

Embattled Scientology Drug Rehab Execs Lose Counseling Certifications

Embattled Scientology drug rehab execs lose counseling certifications In our ongoing media coverage of the troubles surrounding Narconon, the drug rehabilitation centers fronted by the Church of Scientology, God Discussion has reported on 09 November 2012 about a DeKalb County, GA state judge that sanctioned their … Read more on God Discussion (blog) Is the International Narcotics Control Board Ignoring Human Rights? A recent report by the UN special rapporteur on torture charged that compulsory drug treatment centers in some countries, particularly Vietnam and Thailand, constitute "forced labor" camps that engage in "torture." Long-time addiction writer Maia … Read more on Drug War Chronicle Read more... ...

Youth Psychiatric Hospital Coming to Leland

...  psychiatric hospital coming to Leland Strategic Behavioral Center has three psychiatric residential treatment facilities across the state for children 12 to 17, and the group's Leland location first opened in 2008. The youth who stay there have chronic behaviors and mental health … Read more on WECT-TV6 One strategy in fighting tragedy: Address community's mental health As administrators with responsibility over a significant portion of our community's mental health services, we ask for the community's assistance in making the treatment of mental illness a ...