CPS program for parents struggling

Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment programs

About three-fourths of Arizona's foster children have parents who struggle with drug or alcohol abuse, according to state officials. Families FIRST, the state-funded treatment program, is roughly $ 3 million in the red this year. It operates with a …
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Police blotter – 1/8; Woman's van rear-ended twice in Jackson Township

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Breneiser was taken by ambulance to the Good Samaritan Hospital, where she was released after treatment, a hospital spokeswoman said. Breneiser's passengers … 31, police said Monday. Ilennea Barral-Figuero, 35, was charged with possession of a …
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Parents need to stay involved to keep down teen substance abuse

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Although there is no failproof way to keep your children off drugs, early action by parents and involvement in the community can help curb substance abuse. According to the Treatment Research Institute, the first step in keeping children off drugs is …
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Concord man goes from convict to cross-maker

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As part of his sentence, he went through a 90-day Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Treatment program at Piedmont Correctional Institution in Salisbury in 2008. He then transferred to Tabor City Prison near Myrtle Beach, where he got a tattoo from …
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