CNN/CIR rehab fraud investigation spurs lawmakers into action

Published August 26, 2013

CNN/CIR rehab fraud investigation spurs lawmakers into action

Filed under: drug rehab treatment programs

(CNN) — A California lawmaker has scheduled a hearing to examine disclosures of significant fraud in taxpayer-funded drug rehabilitation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN. Dr. Richard Pan, chairman of the Assembly Health Committee, …
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Concern Raised after Drug Store Robberies

Filed under: drug rehab treatment programs

Concern is being raised about the need for more addiction treatment programs, following a shocking week of hold-ups at drug stores across the province. This week alone there have been four armed robberies on the Avalon Peninsula. PANL executive …
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Group notes lack of drug treatment program at Decatur prison

Filed under: drug rehab treatment programs

SPRINGFIELD — A new report praises some of the programs at the all-female Decatur Correctional Center but raises questions about the elimination of a drug abuse treatment program for inmates. The Chicago-based John Howard Association said Thursday …
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