Families Fighting Addiction

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Health law could overwhelm addiction services

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Already, the prospect of more paying patients has prompted private equity firms to increase their investments in addiction treatment companies, according to a market research firm. And families fighting the affliction are beginning to consider a new …
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Pot tax would pay for addiction treatment

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The unlikely answer is an ambitious initiative to reform the way the state incarcerates drug addicts by putting them into intensive treatment programs rather than jail cells. The program could be funded by millions of dollars in anticipated revenue if …
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Expert suggests remaining calm when dealing with addiction

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At a Thursday night lecture in Houma, addiction expert Carole Bennett Thursday urged parents or spouses to keep calm while talking to their alcoholic or addicted family member. “Stay neutral and don't engage,” she said. “It short circuits the addict's …
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Rhonda Westfield's time at St. James celebrated

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… and Cleveland Community hospitals (SkyRidge Medical Center), Cleveland-Bradley Housing Corporation, Bradley County Head Start, Cleveland Housing Authority, Cleveland YMCA, Habitat for Humanity, Bradley County NAACP, and Cleveland Help-Line. Dr …
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