Port St. Lucie Neighbors Continue to Resist 'Sober Homes' for Addicts

Port St. Lucie neighbors continue to resist 'sober homes' for addicts

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These are sober institutional group homes owned by Ambrosia Treatment Center on Duval Avenue in Port St. Lucie. … LUCIE — For Jim Manson and his wife Marianne Manson, the prospects of having three drug rehabilitation homes built across the street …
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Pregnancy Adds Challenge for Teens Treated for Drug Abuse, Report Says

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THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — Half of pregnant teens in substance-abuse treatment programs used alcohol or drugs in the month before they entered treatment. And nearly 20 percent used drugs or alcohol on a daily basis during that month, …
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Integrating Addiction Medicine and Primary Care Can Work

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The purpose of the program, whose federal funding ended last year, was to provide substance abuse treatment in conjunction with medical care and HIV risk reduction in primary care settings. One setting was a clinic to treat HIV-infected patients, and …
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