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Heroin a Killer That Crosses All Lines

Heroin a killer that crosses all lines

Filed under: drug treatment programs in california

… roughly 40,000 instances of heroin use by those age 12 and older in the past year, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ranks Pennsylvania as having the third highest heroin use in… Continue reading

Spring Hill Drug Rehabilitation Center Planning Expansion

Spring Hill drug rehabilitation center planning expansion

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SPRING HILL — The controversial drug rehabilitation center that landed Hernando County in federal court has announced it will double in size by the end of the year, four years later than originally planned. Suncoast Rehabilitation Center on… Continue reading

Future of Florida if Automatic Spending Cuts Kick In

Future of Florida if automatic spending cuts kick in

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In addition, Florida will lose about $ 5 million in grants to help prevent and treat substance abuse, resulting in around 4500 fewer admissions to substance abuse programs. And the Florida State Department of… Continue reading

Chlorhexidine Baths Protect Patients in the ICU

Chlorhexidine Baths Protect Patients in the ICU

Filed under: drug treatment centers in minnesota

Michael Climo, MD, from the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, and colleagues found that the daily chlorhexidine bathing decreased cases of MRSA and VRE …… Continue reading

Ben Affleck Quits Politics, Fears Poker, Stripper Orgy, and Rehab History

Ben Affleck Quits Politics, Fears Poker, Stripper Orgy, and Rehab History

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His public records include “alcohol abuse that forced him into rehab, illegal underground poker games, and a highly publicized drug, booze, and sex orgy with strippers!” The smear ads just write themselves!… Continue reading

Meet the Year's Most Inspirational People in Erie

Meet the year's most inspirational people in Erie

Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment centers

Sister Mary Miller of Emmaus Ministries / Poetry Park, Shriners Hospital patient Emily Mellish, makes bracelets as a fundraiser, Bev Tuttle is going on with her life after a debilitating accident, Darrell Smith, director of… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Targeted

Prescription drug abuse targeted

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse says 7 million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs. That's more than the number using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens and inhalants combined. The Indiana State Department of Health says 654 Hoosiers died …
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Speakers Provide Personal, Powerful Stories of Drug Addiction

Speakers Provide Personal, Powerful Stories of Drug Addiction

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The Shawsheen Technical High School graduate spoke about her journey from drug addiction to detox and eventually where she is now – two years sober and hoping her story will help families avoid the same… Continue reading