American Addiction Centers Opens Desert Hope, Largest Treatment Center in …

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American Addiction Centers, a national behavioral healthcare provider focused on addiction treatment and rehabilitation through dual diagnosis, announced today the opening of Desert Hope, its newest facility located in Las Vegas (2465 East Twain Avenue).
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Bloomberg: Okana may close treatment centers in Greece

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According to Bloomberg, the nation's Organization Against Drugs, or Okana, may close treatment centers after its budget was cut almost in half to 20 million euros ($ 26 million) in 2012 from 35 million euros in 2010, said Meni Malliori, Okana's president.
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Black and Hispanic patients less likely to complete substance abuse treatment …

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"Our findings show troubling racial disparities in the completion of alcohol and drug abuse programs, and they point specifically to socioeconomic barriers that make it difficult for minority groups to access and sustain treatment," said Brendan …
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LIBERAL & PROUD

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Another mental health diagnosis that should not be subject to HIPAA is addiction. Addicts lie, and that is the nature of the disease. It doesn't matter if the drug of choice is alcohol, prescription medication or street drugs. Inpatient treatment …
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