Runwell Awards 12 Grants to Addiction Treatment Centers in Its First Year
Runwell Awards 12 Grants To Addiction Treatment Centers In Its First Year
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The foundation, a non-profit organization that funds addiction treatment centers and programs, awarded a total of $ 92,500 in grants in 2012. Runwell founder and internationally-known ultra runner Linda Quirk said she is excited by the foundation's …
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Methadone clinic allowed to proceed in South Burlington
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Supporters say more treatment capacity is needed desperately to blunt Vermont's burgeoning prescription-drug problem. They point to police data, which show few problems at either of the existing clinics. Opponents want the new clinic to go somewhere else.
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Fitchburg rehab bid draws ire
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FITCHBURG – Residents of the city's Cleghorn neighborhood are up in arms over a local pastor's plans to create a drug-and-alcohol rehabilitation center on his Fairmount Street property. According to Pat Brown, a former Cleghorn resident who still owns …
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'Ruby' Today: Reality Star Dishes on Show's Failure
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Tennie McCarty, who was a counselor on “Ruby,” runs Shades of Hope, a treatment center for those with eating disorders. She said food addiction is not only real — it can be even worse than alcohol and drugs. “[With] alcoholism, drug addiction …
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