Varied paths to recovery could be on the way
Also when contacted, Pickaway Area Recovery Services discussed an interest in opening an inpatient drug rehabilitation facility in Fairfield County. Barry Bennett, the executive director of Pickaway ARS, said the agency is in the preliminary stages of …
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Mom accused of giving daughters heroin pleads to lesser charge
Common Pleas Judge John T. Wallace sentenced her yesterday to one year of drug treatment in an outpatient clinic and three years on probation. The sentence will be served in lieu of conviction, an option available to judges in such cases. The charge …
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Television Rehab: Treatment or Trauma?
I rolled my eyes when I first heard a rehab show was about to air on television. "Oh, that's great — a producer-driven inpatient rehab show. Healing on television. Good luck with that." I had no doubt it would be "faux" treatment riddled with inherent …
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Agency considering inpatient drug rehab in Fairfield County
LANCASTER — There is a chance Fairfield County could get its first inpatient drug rehabilitation facility in the next year or two. Barry Bennett, the executive director of Pickaway Area Recovery Services, said his agency is looking to potentially …
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New residential drug rehab center for women opens in Pickaway County
On Monday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official beginning of the Women's Recovery Center in a former union hall on Highland Avenue, an expansion of an existing in-patient drug rehab facility for women in Fayette County. The center is the first …
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County's first inpatient drug rehab opens
"The transportation problems, the problems finding a part-time babysitter, going back into a bad environment at night – all these hassles and hang-ups that are caused by outpatient, residential treatment takes care of that," Bennett said. "They are …
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Agency considering inpatient drug rehab in Fairfield County
LANCASTER — There is a chance Fairfield County could get its first inpatient drug rehabilitation facility in the next year or two. Barry Bennett, the executive director of Pickaway Area Recovery Services, said his agency is looking to potentially …
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Agency considering inpatient drug rehab in county
LANCASTER — There is a chance Fairfield County could get its first inpatient drug rehabilitation facility in the next year or two. Barry Bennett, the executive director of Pickaway Area Recovery Services, said his agency is looking to potentially …
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Suit over drug rehab approval includes Lebanon Township again
Gen Psych received unanimous approval in September to turn an existing office building into a 13-bed inpatient drug rehabilitation center. The Planning Board adopted a resolution that made the approval of the treatment center official on Oct. 16.
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Montco Drug Court embraces treatment, not jail for heroin addicts
Traditionally, those dealing with addictions have spent limited time in rehab center inpatient programs, perhaps 15-to-30 day stints depending on how much time their insurance coverage allowed. But under the drug court program, funds are available to …
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Beard Points California in the Right Direction
Correctional News recently caught up with Dr. Jeffrey Beard, Ph.D., the newly appointed secretary of corrections for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). While visiting Beard at the CDCR headquarters in Sacramento …
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