heroin abuse

Our Voice: Betty Ford, Hazelden Merger a Good Step

Our Voice: Betty Ford, Hazelden merger a good step

Filed under: drug abuse treatment centers

The creation of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and the new benefits from the Affordable Care Act could provide a quantum leap in substance abuse treatment. The merger of the Betty Ford Center and the Hazelden Foundation was announced last month …
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Camelot prevails; Finally opens new residential facility for young men

Filed under: drug abuse treatment centers

For Luke Nasta, executive director of Camelot Counseling Centers, the opening of its newest facility to treat drug and alcohol abuse is uniquely personal. The nonprofit has just established a 45-bed residential center in Sea View for teen-age boys and …
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NJ lawmakers eye treatment options for heroin abuse

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It is the opposite in New Jersey where — Foster said, citing a 2005 study by the center — 3 cents of every dollar was spent on substance-abuse prevention and treatment, while the remaining 97 cents went to “shovel up after the fact — in our jails …
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