Nationwide Study Shows Substantial Differences in Adult Substance Use Rates Among Various Asian-American Groups
A new national study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows there are significant differences in rates of substance use among adults in various Asian-American populations. For example, the past month binge drinking rate among Korean-American adults is three times higher than among Chinese-American adults (25.9 percent versus 8.4 percent). Similarly the …
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DELAWARE: Woman accused of embezzling $300,000 from teen rehab
What started with a bounced check ended with the arrest of a former bookkeeper who is accused of siphoning nearly $300,000 into her bank account from a local adolescent drug and alcohol treatment center over five years, police said.
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Detox Center Assault
An investigation at a state-run drug treatment center in Greenville finds staff failed to protect a female patient who said a male patient sexually assaulted her. Police weren’t called to the Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Greenville for more than four hours.
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