Sao Paulo to Force Treatment on Crack Addicts
Sao Paulo to force treatment on crack addicts
Filed under: drug addiction rehab
Addicts deemed helpless will be rounded up if requested by relatives or a team including police and a judge, the official said. Brazil's congress plans to vote in February on a bill that toughens penalties for drug trafficking and calls for forced …
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Texas' largest addiction–treatment nonprofits merge
Filed under: drug addiction rehab
The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston, the largest nonprofit provider of outpatient drug and alcohol addiction treatment services in Texas, has merged with Austin Recovery. The Austin entity is the largest nonprofit provider of residential drug and …
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DC to Combine Mental Health and Drug Treatment Agencies Into New …
Filed under: drug addiction rehab
The Department of Behavioral Health, which will begin operations on October 1, will take combine the resources of the Department of Mental Health with the Addiction, Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA), a little-mentioned Health Department …
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Report: Drug Treatment Would Save State Money
Filed under: drug addiction rehab
The nonpartisan Texas Criminal Justice Coalition says the state should stop locking up so many drug offenders and invest more in substance abuse treatment. A report the advocacy group released today says arrests for drug possession have skyrocketed and …
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Medication Management at Drug & Alcohol Rehab
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