Crime, Tax Issues Arise in Debate
Crime, tax issues arise in debate
“It's got more to do with treatment,” Bushee said. … Incarceration is not the answer, treatment is.” … Directing limited resources to education to help break the cycle of addiction will have the added benefit of boosting the city's economy, he said …
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Ontario opens doors for troubled teens
… Ontario adopted a Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, with particular emphasis on youth. Since then, the province has invested a bit in mental health services within the health system, to cut waiting times for treatment of children …
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Detox, Rehabilitation Center at Hillside Is First in Monroe County
Detox, rehabilitation center at Hillside is first in Monroe County
A historic inn and landmark has returned to its roots, in a sense, with Friday's official opening of the Pyramid Healthcare drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility at Hillside. The 110-acre property in Middle Smithfield Township, bought in 1953 by the …
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New A Forever Recovery Blog Post Focuses on Significant Increase in PCP …
The latest blog post by A Forever Recovery, a leading addiction treatment center that has pioneered a moral reasoning approach to recovery that empowers each individual client to access the spiritual, cognitive, and fellowship support that they need …
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0 million donated to US cancer research from late shipping magnate's estate
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research is a non-profit organization founded by the late Ludwig to develop ways to prevent and treat cancer. McDermott says that recent inroads made against the disease verge …
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SELWESKI: Finally, a Gun Violence Bill That May Receive Widespread Support
SELWESKI: Finally, a gun violence bill that may receive widespread support
On Capitol Hill, it appears the legacy of Sandy Hook will not be expanded background checks to prevent criminals from buying guns, but rather an attempt to increase access to mental health treatment so that those with delusional, violent tendencies …
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Factcheck: Workers 'losing' employer plans?
"Typically, the moderate-sized employers would pick an insurance company that would provide benefits," says Sabrina Corlette, senior research fellow and project director of Georgetown University's Center on Health Insurance Reforms. "Even if that …
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Individuals, Teens Targeted in $32M Heroin Treatment Package
Individuals, teens targeted in M heroin treatment package
Kentucky officials will throw $ 32 million toward substance abuse treatment, offering individual grants to 850 residents who cannot afford treatment and providing communities a chance at getting juvenile treatment centers, among other initiatives …
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Hart Jr. ordered to substance abuse treatment facility
Instead of setting bond, the judge ordered Hart to spend the next 90 days in a substance abuse treatment facility. The judge did not disclose the location of that treatment facility. The judge did schedule a bond hearing for May 19th following the 90 …
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Carson Tahoe Wound Healing Center Expands, Adds Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber
Carson Tahoe Wound Healing Center expands, adds hyperbaric oxygen chamber
Likely candidates for treatment at the new center are those suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections, radiation injuries to soft tissue and bone, compromised skin grafts and flaps, and wounds that have not healed within 30 days. For …
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Family Member Medical Crisis: How Would You Respond?
Diagnosis and effective inpatient treatment were not successful to the "90th percentile" (a common fire service concept), and getting the treating physicians' "release of care" and transfer to a teaching medical center were necessary. Diagnosis and …
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