Lebanon Township drug rehab suit to be back in court on April 26
Gen Psych received unanimous approval in September to turn an existing office building into a 13-bed inpatient drug rehabilitation center. A group of residents then filed a lawsuit arguing that the Board of Adjustment should have heard the application …
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TreatmentUSA.com Partners With CRC Health to Expand Its Drug and Alcohol …
TreatmentUSA.com, a referral service for those seeking drug and alcohol addiction treatment, which offers its services for free, has now partnered with CRC to ease the process of getting into inpatient residential rehab programs using Tricare insurance.
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New Report Connects Risky Behavior to Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Wins …
A Forever Recovery Battle Creek MI-based drug and rehabilitation center, has always held an open-ended approach to addressing problems with addiction. The facility notes that for a successful recovery, clients must be able to address every issue …
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Lebanon Township awaits judge's decision in drug rehab suit
A group of residents then filed a lawsuit arguing that the Board of Adjustment should have heard the application for an addiction rehab center, not the Planning Board. Judge Peter Buchsbaum will issue a written opinion but it was not known when he …
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Lawyer for former physician argues for accelerated rehabilitation in drug …
They started investigating Houghton after receiving complaints that Houghton prescribed controlled substances so readily to drug addicts that they called him "the candy man." Houghton, 45, of Madison voluntarily suspended his medical license after he …
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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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Suit over drug rehab approval includes Lebanon Township again
LEBANON TWP. — A lawsuit filed by opponents to a drug rehab facility is heading to court next month, and Lebanon Township is back in the mix of defendants. A group of residents claims in the lawsuit that the Board of Adjustment should have heard the …
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Short Term Insurance Funding of Drug treatment May Have a Negative Impact …
Insurance companies are to be thanked for their understanding of the need to fund drug treatment and recovery programs. It is also understandable that for financial reasons, these for-profit companies are committed to the minimal time frame for in …
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Lebanon Township residents opposed to drug rehab center want to amend their …
LEBANON TWP. — Residents who claim in a lawsuit that the Board of Adjustment should have heard an application for an addiction rehab center, not the Planning Board, want to amend their complaint. Attorney William Courtney filed the complaint in …
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