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fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Op-Ed | Do rehabilitation programs in prison help, both legally and personally? amNewYork

RDAP is a voluntary program that lasts between nine and 12 months (ordinarily, it requires roughly 38 weeks to complete in five-day workweeks, three-hour-a-day segments). The 500-hour program strives to educate inmates on the dangers of addiction. Most importantly, relapse prevention is stressed with the goal of helping inmates during post-release stay clean and sober to avoid reoffending. Congress appropriates more than $100 million annually for RDAP.
Public health
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

Posh Healdsburg B&B wants to convert to ultra-luxury detox center

The proposal submitted to Healdsburg by The Ruse Treatment, LLC, explained that the facility will target an "elite clientele" comprised of "affluent male and female professionals, offering a discreet, personalized recovery experience in a serene resort style estate." The "non-12-step, holistic program" will offer private suites and "gourmet dining" while integrating "evidence-based therapies like CBT and EMDR" - cognitive behavioral therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - "with extensive one-on-one counseling and holistic practices such as yoga, meditation and acupuncture."
Mental health
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
3 months ago

Posh Healdsburg B&B wants to convert to ultra-luxury detox center

The proposal submitted to Healdsburg by The Ruse Treatment, LLC, explained that the facility will target an elite clientele comprised of affluent male and female professionals, offering a discreet, personalized recovery experience in a serene resort style estate. The non-12-step, holistic program will offer private suites and gourmet dining while integrating evidence-based therapies like CBT and EMDR cognitive behavioral therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing with extensive one-on-one counseling and holistic practices such as yoga, meditation and acupuncture.
Mental health
San Francisco
fromMission Local
6 months ago

A 19-year-old in S.F. treatment program passed some notes. Now, he faces years in prison.

Alan Elizalde was removed from his substance-use treatment program due to program rule violations, jeopardizing his plea deal for robbery charges.
Mental health
fromThe Atlantic
8 months ago

Why Has America Ignored Its Best Addiction Treatment?

Buprenorphine significantly reduces opioid cravings and overdose risks, but its adoption in the U.S. remains low.
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