Heroin Crisis Hits Home
Heroin crisis hits home
The 7 p.m. meeting in the Capitol Theatre in Chambersburg is open to the public, and includes presentations by Gary Tennis, Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; David Arnold, Chambersburg Police chief; Lieutenant Robert Johnson …
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Public Records
Stephen Jose Fletcher, convicted of failure to appear on a personal recognizance bond, six months prison with jail credit from March 1 until transported to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, to be served consecutively to another …
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San Francisco Drug Rehabilitation, Alcohol Treatment, Oakland Drug Addiction
San Francisco Drug Rehabilitation, Alcohol Treatment, Oakland Drug Addiction – http://www.reliancecenter.com The Reliance Center of San Francisco focuses on a harm reduction based treatment for prescription drug addictions as well as al…
Franklin County officials share heroin's deadly reality at town hall meeting
State and Franklin County leaders from law enforcement and drug and alcohol prevention held a town hall meeting at The Capitol Theatre on Tuesday to shed some light on the problem of drug and alcohol addiction. Gary Tennis ….. With 70 percent to 80 …
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Iowans' Weekly Trip to Help Homeless on Omaha's Streets Now a Full-Time Passion
Iowans' weekly trip to help homeless on Omaha's streets now a full-time passion
He thinks that's especially true for their new alliance with Takin' It to the Streets, a ministry founded about eight years ago by Bobby Dofner — “Bobby D” — a former addict who once was homeless. He enlisted help from fellow members of the local …
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The calendar
Karate – Spirit Warrior Tang Soo Do martial arts with a Christian approach at the Marquette YMCA: hard core karate for adults is 6-7 a.m.; Beginner children 5:15-6 p.m., intermediate children 6-6:45 p.m. Call the Y at 227-9622 or Master Joyce Tredeau …
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ACA's Coverage for Addiction Treatment Faces Barriers
ACA's coverage for addiction treatment faces barriers
As a result of the limitation, drug rehabilitation centers across the nation are turning away new Medicaid beneficiaries who need residential treatment and now are entitled to receive it under Obamacare. "The unintended consequence is that you are …
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Health and Support Groups
Type 1 Adults' and Children's Diabetes: Adults 9 to 10 a.m., families with children 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., both the second Saturday of each month in the lower auditoriums, Mercy Medical Center, Redding. … National Federation of the Blind, California …
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Alcoholism Rehab Center
Alcoholism Rehab Center – http://transformationstreatment.com/ Someone dealing with an alcohol problem will not always be able to see the warning signs or know where to turn for alcoh…
Doctors on drugs put patients at risk
Last year, New York's Supreme Court ruled that a hospital was not liable for the overdose death of a physician who, after returning from drug rehabilitation, was given operating room duty, where she had ready access to the propofol that killed her …
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Medicaid Managed Care for Developmentally Disabled People, Substance Abuse …
Medicaid managed care for developmentally disabled people, substance abuse …
Federal requirements for states that expand Medicaid mean the newly eligible people must have access to a substance abuse treatment benefit. The Department of Health and Human Services is working on the definition and pricing for the benefit for those …
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Greater access to addiction treatment, support services for family, friends needed
Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. (left), Sen. Richard Moore, D-Uxbridge (center), and Sen. Jennifer Flanagan, D-Leominster (right) listen as people testify during a substance abuse listening session held April 9 at the Webster Town Hall.
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