Xinhua Insight: S China city pioneers drug treatment model

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Wei said this problem has not been resolved because the country's rehab centers often lack good medical resources. The possibility of disease transmission and patients' conditions worsening also deters rehabilitation centers from accepting diseased …
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Drug rehabilitation centres in Egypt: Struggling to get clean

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Despite the growing number of drug addicts in Egypt, recent reports confirm that the number of those seeking treatment for addiction is also on the rise. According to a report issued by the Fund for Drug Control and Addiction, the country's official …
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Recovery gives youth new chance at life

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Drug use a rising issue among the young, report Zhang Yuchen and Wang Shanshan in Beijing. Although it was the last day of his three-month recovery program at a drug rehabilitation center, Hu Xiaojia didn't expect a farewell party. He knew no one would …
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Malibu Cracks Down on Posh Rehab Facilities

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California state law allows residential alcohol and drug treatment facilities serving six or fewer persons to be treated as single-family residences. Cities are allowed to apply zoning ordinances to these facilities as long as the restrictions are the …
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