Dr. James West, a Pioneer in Addiction Study and Care, Dies at 98
Dr. James West, a Pioneer in Addiction Study and Care, Dies at 98
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Published: August 8, 2012. James W. West, a surgeon whose struggles with alcohol led him to develop treatments for addiction and eventually to become medical director of the Betty Ford Center, died on July 24 at his home in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 98.
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Fire at Wichita drug and alcohol treatment center
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About 20 adult residents at a Wichita drug and alcohol treatment center will spend a few days at temporary shelters after a fire damaged the center. Wichita fire department spokesman Lt. Kelly Zane says no one was injured in Sunday's fire at the living …
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TRICARE outsources addiction treatment with little oversight
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To cope with a growing population of drug- and alcohol-addicted personnel, the Defense Department has outsourced substance abuse treatment to a network of 1053 civilian rehabilitation facilities through the TRICARE insurance plan. But a Nextgov …
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