Brockton, Quincy Take Aim at Youth Drug Abuse

Published January 6, 2013

Brockton, Quincy take aim at youth drug abuse

Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment programs

The number one public health problem is adolescent addiction,” said Joseph Shrand, medical director of a short-term treatment program in Brockton known as CASTLE, for Clean and Sober Teens Living Empowered. Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to …
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Lancaster apartments will house recovering addicts, kids

Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment programs

Hall, who lives in Lancaster, predicted that Pearl House will be as successful as its model in housing and treating parents recovering from drug and alcohol abuse while blending quietly into the surroundings. “Once people see it is not going to be a …
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In Drug Court, some find a way out of the…

Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment programs

Drug Court has been part of the county's treatment court diversionary efforts since 1997, among the first such programs in the nation. Over the years … But it has also helped drug and alcohol abusers find their way out of the fog of their addiction …
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