Addiction clinic to open in Covington by summer

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COVINGTON — A network of drug-abuse treatment centers based in Pittsburgh has taken majority ownership of a planned methadone clinic here and hopes to be operating by summer. Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc., is planning to open the the clinic at …
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David Cameron dismisses MPs' calls to consider decriminalisation

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Portugal's system in which possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use is not a criminal offence, designed in part to treat drug addiction as a health issue, “merits significantly closer attention”, a year-long inquiry by the Commons home …
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Obamacare Provides Significant Reform On Substance Abuse Treatment

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Previously, the reaction to the substance abuse issue had included the establishment of state and federal drug abuse programs such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the development of treatment facilities specifically created to treat addiction.
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