Kauai May Build Adolescent Drug Treatment Center

Published August 19, 2013

Kauai may build adolescent drug treatment center
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) – Kauai County Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. says he plans to select a site for a proposed residential adolescent drug treatment center by the end of the year. A recent study conducted for the county recommended Kauai build a center …
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Youth drug treatment center needed on Kauai, study finds
The study, which was conducted by Norma Doctor Sparks and Steve Sparks of Koloa-based Families First Hawaii Services Inc., cited high rates of alcohol abuse by adolescents on Kauai as part of its justification for a new center. Login for more.
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In Brief | Big Island & State 08-15-13
Kamita said the number of meth labs in Hawaii has decreased sharply since drug stores began tracking sales of Sudafed or other types of pseudoephedrine, a decongestant used to treat cold and hay fever symptoms. The medicine is a primary ingredient for …
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