Substance Abuse : How to Find an Outpatient Alcohol Treatment Program

Substance Abuse : How to Find an Outpatient Alcohol Treatment Program – Outpatient alcohol treatment programs are usually not appropriate for someone who is in need of acute medical detoxification. Look for an outpatient alcohol treatment program that integrates psychiatric help into the program with help from an addiction specialist in this free video on substance abuse. Expert: Dr. Kim Makoi Bio: Dr. Kim Makoi has been a chiropractor in San Francisco for more than 11 years. He is also an addiction specialist. Filmmaker: Sam Lee

AG: Drug treatment exec embezzled 0K

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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the arrest of 820 River Street executive Dennis Bassat for allegedly embezzling at least $ 200,000 from the Troy-based not-for-profit drug treatment organization over a four-year period ending in 2011. Bassat …
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Marijuana: Task force addiction expert warns about parties, cartoon ads …

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Thurstone is a certified addiction psychiatrist, a medical director focused on adolescents with Denver Health's Substance Abuse Treatment Education and Prevention Program, and an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado Denver.
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