Our Voice: Betty Ford, Hazelden merger a good step

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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

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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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