LA County Audit Finds Failures in Oversight of Drug Rehab Clinics
The report, released late Friday, was commissioned by the county Board of Supervisors after The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN revealed pervasive and unchecked fraud in the Drug Medi-Cal system, which provides addiction counseling for the … Read more on NBC Bay Area

Above It All Treatment Center Drug Rehab in California Extends Programs and …
Above It All Treatment Center – a drug and alcohol rehab center in the mountains above Los Angeles, CA – is continuing its drive towards excellence, quality treatment, and successful rehabilitation of patients by rolling-out a number of new features … Read more on PR Web (press release)

California judge sends boy who killed neo-Nazi father to state lockup
Prosecutors had sought for him to placed in the state's juvenile justice system, but the boy's defense attorneys argued for him to be placed in a residential treatment center. "My wish for Joseph is that he goes to an education place that can get him … Read more on NBCNews.com (blog)

Question by WTH (idea: Can a hospital refuse someone who has had a possible stroke because their AHCCS coverage ran out?
My ex wife had what to me was an obvious stroke.Her right arm was like jello she couldn’t walk and complained her chest hurt.When her sister took her to a local hospital(TMC in Tucson AZ) They refused to admit her because her AHCCCS card had expired . Can they really do that? If so what are her options?

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Answer by Brian
While the stroke may be obvious to you if the ER physician gave her a full work up and found nothing wrong there really is no reason to admit her unless they’re gonna obs her for the night to cover their butt. A lot of times bells palsy or a TIA can go home that day with instructions to follow up with your personal physician for further testing or to come back in if things get worse. I highly doubt they refused to admit her cause her AHCCCS card expired. The reason why I’m so sure is 99/100 times an ER physician won’t even know your insurance until they go to admit you the reason why is cause it doesn’t matter what insurance a person has till that time. The only reason why it even matters at all is so you can admit the patient to the right hospitalist as certain hospitalist groups are contracted with certain insurance companies.

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Parity Laws Boost Drug Abuse Treatment
Treatment rates went up 9% (P<0.001) following implementation of any state-level parity law covering substance abuse therapies across all specialty treatment facilities, according to Hefei Wen, BA, of Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health … Read more on MedPage Today

Drug Rehab Center Bound Brook Opens Doors for Recovering Addicts
New drug and alcohol rehab facility opens in Bound Brook. (PRWEB) September 27, 2013. Somerset County now has its own alcohol and drug treatment facility. Since opening its doors two months ago, Drug Rehab Center Bound Brook has given new hope … Read more on Newsday

Drug Rehab Center Bethlehem's New Treatments Help Addicts Avoid Relapsing
After an addict completes a treatment program and becomes sober, the real work must begin to ensure that he or she stays sober and does not relapse. For this reason, the new treatment programs at Drug Rehab Center Bethlehem are centered on finding the … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Three Brothers Celebrate Sobriety After Overcoming Raging Substance Abuse …
But with the help of drug treatment facility, Suncoast Rehab Center, the trio has managed to reclaim the lives they once believed were forever lost. Recent studies show that that illegal substances are getting more concentrated and cheaper, which … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Question by jpc8015: Seceding from the States?
Did anybody hear about the Lakota Indian Tribe wanting to disolve their treaties with the federal government and set up their own country? Is this a good idea for them? How would they manage without federal aid for everything from “cultural centers” to drug and alcohol rehabilitation? At some point would we need to go and forcibly take their land back from them in order to save them from themselves? What would the consequences be, could we then take away their status as a soveirgn nation and not give them treaties?

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Answer by Perplexed Bob
Well, considering the living conditions on reservations, I don’t see how they were be losing much if they declared their own country.

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The Cabin Chiang Mai Alcohol and Drug Rehab Selected as a Centre of …
The Cabin Chiang Mai, Asia's leading alcohol and drug rehab centre, will play host to a group of graduate students from The Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM) on the 26th of October 2013. The contingent, who are from the university's Master … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center Specializes in Unique Detox Care for …
*According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) – The NSDUH Report June 24, 2010 reported One in eight (12.6 percent) American Indian or Alaska Native adults in need of alcohol or illicit drug use treatment in the past year received … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Neighbors challenge plans for addiction treatment center
Eleven good friends, out for a late night ride. The truck they were in crashes, leaving ten injured and one dead. Kara Conley passed away after the wreck early Wednesday morning in Walback that injured. Kara Conley passed away after a wreck Wednesday …
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Kauai may build adolescent drug treatment center
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) – Kauai County Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. says he plans to select a site for a proposed residential adolescent drug treatment center by the end of the year. A recent study conducted for the county recommended Kauai build a center …
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How to Find the Right Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center
Cornerstone Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol rehab in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has compiled criteria for those seeking help from addiction to find the right treatment center for them. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) August 01, 2013. Cornerstone Recovery …
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Medical detox center loses certification
Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health Substance Abuse Services said the temporary permit for the detox center expired May 16. They said Narconon Arrowhead failed to correct deficiencies found by the state during earlier inspections …
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How to Find the Right Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center
Cornerstone Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol rehab in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has compiled criteria for those seeking help from addiction to find the right treatment center for them. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) August 01, 2013. Cornerstone Recovery …
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Best Drug Rehabilitation Launches Video Highlighting Importance of Free Time …
Best Drug Rehabilitation, a leading treatment facility that offers recovery geared to the personalized needs of each client, has launched a new video highlighting the importance of free time in the overall rehabilitation process. … and multi-layered …
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Recovery Associates Emphasizes Multiple Tracks for Drug and Alcohol …
Recovery Associates Emphasizes Multiple Tracks for Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Moves into Lauderhill, Florida Area. With its Traditional, Expressive, Christian and Teen Tracks, Recovery Associates is giving Lauderhill, which is located in …
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How to Find the Right Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center
Cornerstone Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol rehab in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has compiled criteria for those seeking help from addiction to find the right treatment center for them. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) August 01, 2013. Cornerstone Recovery …
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Scripps Florida Scientists Devise New Way to Dramatically Raise RNA …
To achieve the increase in the drug candidate's potency, Disney and his colleagues attached a reactive molecule (a derivative of chlorambucil, a chemotherapy drug that has been used to treatment a form of leukemia) to the small molecule they had …
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