Report: Sex Offenders Allowed to Work as Calif. Substance Abuse Counselors

Report: Sex offenders allowed to work as Calif. substance abuse counselors

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Unlike most large states, California does not require criminal or other background checks for drug and alcohol abuse counselors. The agency that regulates the counselors, the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, also does not track arrests or …
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Fatal Fire In Oshkosh

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Some of the residents were treated at the scene and others at a hospital. Wildfire In … A 33-year-old Berlin man made his initial appearance in Fond du Lac County Court this week on three drug charges that stemmed from the search of his tattoo parlor …
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Stephanie Redus, Texas Mom, Put 3-Year-Old Son Up For Adoption On …

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"The defendant responded that she is pregnant and has not been able to take her medication to combat her depression and anxiety." Four days … William Lewallen was arrested after Tulsa police found his 18-month-old daughter locked in a metal dog cage …
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DRUG REHAB: Counselors include sex offenders, embezzlers

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There are about 36,000 registered or certified counselors who work in 2,534 private and publicly funded substance-abuse programs. They range from outpatient treatment to upscale inpatient programs, such as the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage.
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