Prisoners Face Long Wait for Drug–rehab Services

Prisoners face long wait for drug–rehab services

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A troubling byproduct of that crowding, investigators found, was a crushing need for more access to critical rehabilitation programs, some of which serve as pathways to early release. Waiting lists were so long for the bureau's Residential Drug Abuse …
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New addiction recovery center takes place of St. Anthony's Farm

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At Olympia House addiction recovery center, residents have to hike up a hill to care for the farm animals that are part of their healing plan. Sometimes they don't feel like it. But Dr. Wayne Thurston, founder of the newly opened west Sonoma County …
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Truck driver sent to drug rehabilitation centre after hitting car

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The first driver charged under a more stringent law combating drug driving was sent to a rehabilitation centre yesterday. Ko Chi-ching, 33, was snorting ketamine in a stationary truck when he accidentally released the brake, causing the vehicle to move …
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