Letter: 'The answers were shocking'

Filed under: residential drug treatment programs

The proponents, identified in your article as David Ray and Ari Nickolaou, presented their plan to house hundreds of drug addicts and alcoholics each year in the residential neighborhood at 116 Boston St. The proposal … This program has never been …
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Veteran substance abuse counselor retires

Filed under: residential drug treatment programs

Retiring substance abuse counselor Sharon Fradelos has seen a lot of changes at Jefferson County Comprehensive Services during her over 32 years at the agency. When she started there in 1981, JCCS had a small, four-bed residential rehab program and …
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Why More Young Moms Are Turning to Drugs and Alcohol

Filed under: residential drug treatment programs

According to a new survey from Caron Treatment Centers, 88 percent of women drink alcohol at home (as opposed to bars), and 70 percent have driven while under the influence. Meanwhile, 44 percent admitted to abusing prescription drugs (opiates and …
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McGilvery will remain in custody pending trial, judge rules

Filed under: residential drug treatment programs

Holmes argued that a bed was available at a residential drug treatment facility and that McGilvery could be released to an aunt's home after treatment was completed. In his order, Wilkerson noted McGilvery's lack of success at previous drug …
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