Treatment Centre Opposed in RM of Springfield

Published August 6, 2010

Baldy Hughes Addiction Treatment Centre – July 19, 2010

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Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon is joined by Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond and Prince George- Mackenzie MLA Pat Bell as he presents a cheque for 0,000 to Marshall Smith, executive director for the Baldy Hughes Addiction Treatment Centre and Therapeutic Community, which is located just outside of Prince George.

Treatment centre opposed in RM of Springfield
A proposal to build a $ 15-million native-run addiction treatment center in proximity to Tinkertown and an RV park near the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Winnipeg, is drawing opposition.
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Why We Should Worry About Prescription Drug Abuse
The U.S. Department of Health’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), reported that abuse of opioid painkillers has risen more than 400 percent over the last decade. Which indicates to me that somehow we in the media didn’t explain this well enough. Because this a big deal.
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