LA County Officials Predict Substance Misuse Care Will Expand Under ACA

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Some experts in Los Angeles County, which is in the middle of a five-year strategic plan to deal with substance abuse, predict that substance abuse treatment will be the region's single biggest increase service demands under the Affordable Care Act.
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Top Silk Road Drug Dealer Was Flipped By Feds

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The disclosure that Steven Sadler, known online as “Nod,” was flipped will likely cause significant distress for his large Silk Road customer base, which included retail and wholesale buyers of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Additionally …
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Chabad on Campus Advances Awareness of Substance Abuse

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As early as 1972, Chabad's involvement with preventing and helping beat substance abuse resulted in the founding of the Chabad Residential Treatment Centers in California and created chapters of Project Pride (Prevention, Resource, Information and Drug …
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