R.I. Mental Health Advocates Seek to Close Addiction Treatment Gap

Renovated CLARE Detox/Primary facilities designed to serve hundreds more seeking substance abuse recovery
For over 30 years, a former sports bar and an adjacent storefront on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica served as a shelter where people battling substance abuse could be introduced to the recovery process.

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(WWE) Confirmed: Carlito Has A Major Painkiller Addiction
As reported earlier, Carlito — real name Carlos Colón — was released from his WWE contract last Friday due to his first violation of the company’s Wellness Program and subsequent refusal to enter a rehabilitation facility. Company sources indicate Colón did not actually fail a drug test.

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R.I. mental health advocates seek to close addiction treatment gap
PROVIDENCE – One statistic was repeated by almost every speaker at an announcement Tuesday: Of the 107,000 Rhode Islanders who suffer from a complicated illness, only 12 percent – one in eight – get treatment.

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