W. Ky. jail to offer new drug treatment program

W. Ky. jail to offer new drug treatment program

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

A jail in Henderson is one of three that has been chosen by the state to house a new substance abuse program. The program would involve 50 female inmates at one time being lodged at the jail for six months while going through treatment, The Gleaner …
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Calls for Australian family drug treatment court

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

GREG LEVINE: Family drug treatment court is a essentially non-adversarial court process, court-based, headed by a judicial officer. But it involves and multi-disciplinary team of professionals who work with families where there are substance abuse issues.
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NJ Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Bill Advances

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

A bill that would require public health insurance providers to cover the treatment of mental and nervous disorders, alcoholism and substance abuse under the same terms and conditions as other medical illnesses has been unanimously approved by the …
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