Zona Seca Closing Drug Treatment Center in Lompoc

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An alcohol- and drug-treatment and recovery program that has made its home in the city of Lompoc for more than a decade will shut its doors at the end of the week because of a loss of funding. Zona Seca, which has had a location in Santa Barbara for …
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Special Report: State spends millions on addiction-fighting drug that is …

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State officials say buprenorphine treatment costs the state about $ 400 to $ 500 per patient per month. The support services that are supposed to accompany medication therapy cost another $ 500 per month, according to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services …
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Women upset about treatment of children in foster care

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“If we receive a report around a concern someone might have around a person's drinking or drug use, something that is related to addictions, we would look at the impact that their addiction is having on the child. “For example if it is due to their …
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Ex-addict relates road to recovery

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Counselors, court officers and health-care workers filled a conference room Friday morning at Medina Hospital for a presentation on drugs and addiction. China Darrington, a former drug addict, talks about … Darrington said that's because heroin and …
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