SOMC opens medical stabilization service
“In Portsmouth we're going to be having patients calling from West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Southeast Indiana. Where ever that person is living, we're going to try to find an appropriate facility in there area. … “I think that this alcohol and … Read more on Portsmouth Daily Times

Parenting grandparents face litany of issues
HARVEYVILLE, Kan. — Donna and Buddy Smallwood thought their years of raising small children were over. Then they received a phone call about 2 1/2 years ago from a social worker. Their three grandchildren had been taken into protective custody and … Read more on Indiana Gazette

High-schoolers to fifth-graders: Don't use tobacco
The students will use a PowerPoint presentation packed with statistics. They will tell the inquisitive fifth-graders how tobacco killed more than 430,000 Americans last year and show them how much tar accumulates in a smoker's lungs, home, car and … Read more on The Republic

Can't You Hear the Whistle Blow
Government benefit programs rely on the honesty and integrity of insiders to report fraud, waste and abuse. … states that a drug manufacturer allegedly underpaid Medicaid rebates instead of offering the “best price” available; offered kickbacks to … Read more on Watchdog.org

Some believe addiction treatment facility needed in Faulkner County
While the Faulkner County area has a few services in place to help addicted people who want to get better, some with expertise on the subject believe Conway is overdue for a state-funded drug and alcohol treatment center. Faulkner County Sheriff Andy … Read more on Log Cabin Democrat

Officials place 50 in protective custody, treat 46 for alcohol-related …
MANSFIELD — Officials placed more than 50 people in protective custody, made several alcohol-related arrests and treated 46 people for alcohol-related illnesses during Saturday night's Keith Urban concert at the Xfinity Center. In a joint press … Read more on Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Colorado ranks No. 3 for alcohol deaths
… third in the nation for alcohol-related deaths among working-age adults from 2006 to 2010, according to a national study released in June. On a local level, health professionals say alcohol abuse is a leading diagnosis at behavioral health … Read more on Cortez Journal

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