Former Drug Rehab Exec Arrested in $200K Embezzlement Scheme

Former drug rehab exec arrested In 0K embezzlement scheme

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Dennis Bassat, former chief operating officer of 820 River Street, a drug and alcohol rehab nonprofit in Troy, N.Y., has been arrested and charged with embezzling at least $ 200,000 over a four-year period. The indictment charges Bassat, 53, of Middle …
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Drug rehab service reports soaring rates of mental illness

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TONY EASTLEY: One of Australia's largest drug and alcohol rehabilitation services is reporting an "alarming" growth in clients with mental illness. Odyssey House's latest annual report also reveals there are high levels of alcohol and amphetamine use.
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State jails struggle with lack of treatment, rehab programs

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Perhaps it should come as no surprise that Gene Mooney, a small-time thief and drug user who was the poster boy for the creation of Texas' system of rehabilitation-oriented state jails in 1995, is still in prison. After all, had he received more drug …
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