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Published May 16, 2010

In transition: Local man opens housing for those in recovery
At 20, David Casteel began his descent into heavy drinking and cocaine use. He landed in jail twice and knew his behavior had become a burden on his family, but he couldn’t find a way out.

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Study reveals increase in treatment admissions for drug abuse
From 1998 to 2008 there were marked changes in some patterns of substance use treatment admissions according to a study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Although the concurrent abuse of both alcohol and drugs has remained widespread, the proportion of treatment admissions for the co-abuse of these substances has declined gradually yet significantly …