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Treatment center breaks ground on new facility amid addiction crisis

Cumberland Heights has treated 93,000 patients with alcohol and drug addictions since it opened in 1956, according to the co-founder's son, Rob Crichton. read more

Drug treatment center owner gets four years in prison

A Jupiter man is headed to federal prison. He ran a drug-rehab center in our area and after it went out of business, the feds say he was carrying on like busin ... read more

Councilmember Curtis Jones is working to block a drug rehab center proposed in Wynnefield Heights

Councilmember Jones introduced legislation in an attempt to frustrate plans to build a 300-bed drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in his district. read more

Hochul administration is flooding Harlem with drug treatment clinics, Dem congressman complains: ‘Bad planning’

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is oversaturating Harlem with drug treatment facilities — and  it’s got to stop, fed up Congressman Adriano Espaillat said. read more

Plans get scrubbed for drug treatment center in Austintown Plaza

A drug treatment center is no longer part of the plan for Austintown Plaza. Township Zoning Inspector Darren Crivelli confirmed Tuesday that a medication-assisted treatment facility will not move into ... read more

Backers Claim 900K Signatures for Ballot Measure on Retail Theft, Drug Offenders

A coalition of activists said Thursday that it will submit over 900,000 signatures to qualify an anti-theft and drug measure for the November election. read more

Northwest Florida Health Network secures funding for new drug treatment facility

Northwest Florida Health Network is set to embark on a groundbreaking initiative to provide comprehensive drug treatment services to individuals struggling with substance abuse. Currently, individuals ... read more

Pilot program that has police, drug treatment providers work together in Portland will continue

Under the pilot program that started last year, police would still issue Measure 110 tickets, and offer an immediate opportunity to connect with a treatment provider. Police and treatment workers have ... read more

Outreach team: 14% of people contacted downtown received same-day drug treatment

An outreach team created to address Multnomah County’s fentanyl addiction crisis was able to provide same-day drug treatment to 14% of the people they spoke with in Downtown Portland between Dec. 13 ... read more

ANF establishes rehabilitation center in Quetta for treatment of drug addicts

A rehabilitation center has been established at Baleli Road, Quetta for the treatment of drug addicts under the management of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF). According to an ANF Headquarters spokesman, A ... read more

Critics of forced drug treatment say it could lead to more fatal overdoses

More people suffering from drug addiction are being forced into drug treatment and threatened with prison if they don't comply. Some say it's "tough love." Critics say it's unethical and ineffective. read more

Medicare Drug Price Setting Provides An Opportunity To Generate Stronger Evidence On Treatment Effect Heterogeneity

To build public trust in the Medicare drug price-setting process, CMS must implement a more defined and transparent approach to collecting and using real-world evidence of treatment heterogeneity for ... read more