With Lax Oversight, Fraud Flourishes in California's Drug Rehab Clinics
In the past, the agency delegated the rehab program to the state Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs but remained involved in oversight. It took direct control last July. The state certifies the clinics while counties handle the money and shoulder …
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Teens claim they were used as fake rehab clients
She did not abuse drugs. But when she was a teenager in foster care, several times a month, she would board a van at her group home and go to rehab. Byers couldn't figure out why she had to take drug tests and sit in group therapy sessions on addiction …
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Zoners agree to delay consideration of proposed Atiyeh drug and alcohol rehab …
A confrontation between developer Abe Atiyeh and residents who oppose his plan to put a rehab center in their Allentown neighborhood was put on hold Monday night. Atiyeh, through his attorney, William Malkames, asked Allentown Zoning Hearing Board …
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16 California Drug And Alcohol Rehab Centers Suspended After Abuse And …
Following tips from the media and public, investigators from the state Department of Health Care Services raided 22 drug and alcohol rehab facilities in California, prompting them to suspend 16 of the treatment centers on July 18. (Photo : Flickr, West …
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