SFUSD Launches Program to Help Recovering Student Addicts

Published October 16, 2013

SFUSD launches program to help recovering student addicts
The new program aims to help young people on probation by offering substance abuse treatment in a school setting. "They'll come to us during the school day for school, in academics," said Civic Center Secondary School principal Elissa Villafuerte."And …
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New court program lends helping hand to parents addicted to drugs
When children are neglected or abused by parents addicted to drugs or alcohol, families often end up in the state's juvenile courts. In some cases, children are removed from their homes and placed into foster care. Some never go home. Using a state …
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Five more laws to help stop Maine's prescription drug epidemic
Substance abuse treatment. Maine has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, which would provide insurance coverage to those who need it to help pay for addiction treatment. — Medical provider education law. Some studies have found …
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