Feds: Substance–abuse Counselor Took Bribes to Falsify Urine-Test Results

Feds: Substance–abuse counselor took bribes to falsify urine-test results

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

A former substance-abuse counselor took bribes from drug-treatment program participants to dodge their urine tests and provide them with fake certificates of completion, according to a federal grand jury indictment. Lauren Jeannette Diggs, 50, of …
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GSU grant to help families of substance abusers

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia State University has received a $ 4.8 million federal grant for a project meant to improve the lives of the families of people who receive substance abuse treatment through the DeKalb County Drug Court. The five-year grant comes …
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Mercy Life Counseling tries to overcome barriers to mental health care in new …

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

Life Counseling does outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment, so people with those challenges can more transition from inpatient to outpatient care when the programs are next to each other, Cook said. “You're literally talking about …
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