Common-Sense Drug Addiction Treatment Needed
Common-sense drug addiction treatment needed
Filed under: drug addiction treatment
No wonder we're losing the war against drug abuse. The pushers are more organized than efforts to wean addicts away from their deadly wares. It is appropriate that Ohio's Medicaid program helps drug addicts who want to kick their habits. But that aid …
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Charlestown drug court opens to offer treatment as alternative to prison
Filed under: drug addiction treatment
A new drug court designed to assist individuals on probation who suffer with chronic substance abuse is now up and running in Charlestown. The Charlestown Addiction Recovery Treatment Program, or CHART, was established by Charlestown Division of …
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Letter: No Way to Treat Drug Addiction
Filed under: drug addiction treatment
This guy from Claremont, whose struggles with addiction and drug abuse were worsened during his recent incarceration (partly due to easy opioid availability in jail and partly due to an absence of adequate, appropriate treatment in jail) has been sent …
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Mom uses Kentucky law to force adult daughter into drug treatment
Filed under: drug addiction treatment
Candice Williamson got treatment for her drug addiction because of a Kentucky law that allowed her mother to petition the court for forced treatment. Williamson was 18 when her mother walked in to the bathroom and saw Williamson preparing to inject …
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