.5M awarded to help inmates with mental health, addiction problems
Inmates are less likely to re-offend if they are receiving proper treatment, but that doesn't mean the average taxpayer wants to shell out money for drug abuse counseling in addition to medical care already paid by county residents, said Kathy Coate …
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Drug court clients celebrate in style
They're participants in the Terrebonne Parish Drug Court treatment program — and most of them never attended a prom. The court organized a Thanksgiving dinner for the 26 women undergoing treatment for addiction, counselor Cheryl Williams said.
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Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services offers grief counseling
AVON LAKE — The need for grief counseling is even greater given a rash of drug overdoses last weekend across Lorain County, said Thomas Stuber, president and chief operating officer of Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services. Stuber said LCADA …
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'Cocaine congressman' gets second chance
Speaker John Boehner said before sentencing that the matter should be left up to the courts, Radel, his family and his constituents. Indeed, it would hardly be the … “Today, I checked myself into a facility to seek treatment and counseling,” Radel …
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