EDITORIAL: Quit abiding fraud in drug rehab program

Published August 19, 2013

EDITORIAL: Quit abiding fraud in drug rehab program

Filed under: drug addiction treatment programs

The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN last month unveiled the results of a joint yearlong investigation into alcohol and drug addiction treatment for the poor. The reporting detailed widespread fraud in the Drug Medi-Cal program, the addiction …
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'Diversion' Programs Send More to Treatment, Instead of Prison

Filed under: drug addiction treatment programs

After getting caught helping make counterfeit checks, David Ahrens escaped a six-month prison term by entering a yearlong "diversion" program that he said treated his drug-and-alcohol addiction. "Without a doubt, that is one of the best things that has …
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@ISSUE: Why are death rates soaring from prescription drug abuse by women?

Filed under: drug addiction treatment programs

Women are dying from prescription painkiller overdoses at rates never seen before, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. While men are more likely to die of a prescription painkiller overdose, the percentage increase in deaths since 1999 was …
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Teen Drug Rehab Program helps addict – A heroin and crack addicted teen talks about his progress in the teen drug rehabilitation program at Brighton Center for Recovery in Michigan. The best drug …