Homeless women getting a new lease on life

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The center, on the Near West Side, is a residential treatment facility that provides, among other services, detoxification, rehabilitation, therapy and a tailored program for homeless women grappling with mental health and substance abuse issues.
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In Brazil's cracolandias, roving hordes of lost souls

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The local government in Rio de Janeiro has forced underage users into treatment, and some drug traffickers there even halted crack sales, claiming to be concerned about the effect on the community. But addicted children and adults remain on the streets.
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Minneapolis-based drug treatment program fined

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Minneapolis-based drug treatment program fined. By MaryJo Webster … Minnesota regulators have disciplined a Minneapolis chemical dependency treatment provider they say violated policies regarding the use of methadone in treating opiate addiction …
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Where The Rich And Famous Go For Addiction Treatment

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Abusing alcohol or drugs, he explains, is often an addict's attempt to cope with these beliefs that develop early but, unfortunately and destructively, stick around and shape us as adults. His treatment facility's methods center around helping the …
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