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WBEZ: Puerto Rican Drug Addicts Sent to Chicago Likely Victims of Identity Theft

WBEZ: Puerto Rican Drug Addicts Sent To Chicago Likely Victims of Identity Theft A story by WBEZ and This American Life in April revealed that heroin abusers from Puerto Rico were being sent to unlicensed drug rehab programs in Chicago. The addicts were promised state-of-the-art treatment, but reporter Adriana Cardona Maguigad … Read more on Chicago Tonight | WTTW How crowded are private prisons in the West? He added that only a small fraction of Arizona's prisoners are enrolled in drug treatment programs, even though a large number suffer substance abuse problems. That means inmates are often no better off when they're released, increasing the likelihood … Read more on High Country News Read more... ...

Office of Juvenile Justice Awards Judge Marchman

Office of Juvenile Justice awards Judge Marchman “Part of my learning curve was to understand that not just alcohol and substance abuse problems, but also mental health issues, drive crime. I feel very strongly that it is wrong, and not very efficient, to rely on the delivery of mental health and … Read more on Knoe.com State's first private, women-only substance abuse home opens in Grand Rapids Four million women in American struggle with drug or alcohol dependency and only 14 percent of them get the treatment they need. Grand Rapids is about to become home the state's first and only for profit residential treatment program just for women. Read more on WZZM Read more... ...

Detoxification Ventura CA | Detox Ventura | Detoxification in Ventura CA

...  Ventura CA | Detox Ventura | Detoxification in Ventura CA – http://ventura.drugalcoholrehabprogram.org/detox-ventura Interventions Ventura, CA is a great way to start helping them into recovery. Substance Abuse Rehab …   Man with 'serious substance abuse problem' sent to CBCF A Willard man who possibly was intoxicated when he possessed cocaine will be held in jail until he can be transferred to a locked-down substance abuse treatment center. Cory D. Mathias, 26, of 842 S. Myrtle Ave., was out on bond before Thursday's … Read more on Norwalk Reflector Read ...

Will an Employer Always Tell You at the Interview if You Have a Drug Test?

Question by Hugh: Will an employer always tell you at the interview if you have a drug test? It’s a pretty professional job, are most jobs self selective when it comes to drug testing? Best answer: Answer by Megan Sno, they wont tell you. Answer by rosabearrSome places don’t require a drug test in order to get a job. If they send you somewhere to go get tested then it requirement of the company policy What do you think? Answer below!     Read more... ...

The Wild Life

The wild life “Hotel staffers in North Korea have revealed that Dennis Rodman was drunk, uncontrollable and destructive during one of his recent trips to North Korea. The first public sign that his known substance abuse problems had appeared again came during his … Read more on BusinessDay Allen Iverson dresses like Run-DMC at jersey retirement His mother abused drugs when he was a kid and later sold her body to pay Iverson's very sick younger sister's medical bills. He was abused and bullied as a child. There were times … The stepfather later turned to drug dealing and went to prison … Read more on Larry Brown Sports Read more... ...

New Helpline in Webster, TX Provides Adolescents With Accurate Substance

...  Helpline in Webster, TX Provides Adolescents with Accurate Substance … The new helpline in Webster, TX acts as a valuable resource for teenagers seeking to overcome drug and alcohol addiction. LIGHTNING RELEASES (3/21/2014) – Admitting to a substance abuse problem is the first … The new local adolescent rehab helpline … Read more on Ticker Report Two families, one fate That evening fell within a four-week stretch of sobriety for Jessica, whose parents had started drug testing her since she came clean to them about her prescription drug abuse earlier that year and, more recently, her dabbling with heroin. "And I … Read more on Danbury News Times Read ...

Rocky Mountain Recovery Center Seeks Donations

Rocky Mountain Recovery Center seeks donations The facility is the only nearby sober living and recovery center, Kolbe said, and its primary purpose is to provide housing, support and education to those with drug and alcohol addiction who are seeking sobriety. The center's faith-based, spiritual … Read more on Mountain Mail Newspaper The custom justice of 'problem-solving courts' … the cycle, and with several allies, started a court where repeat offenders with substance abuse problems could get treatment and individual attention while keeping their freedom, as long as they stayed committed to their recovery and didn't violate … Read more on Boston Globe Read more... ...