Issues 2014 Symposium: Addressing health care reform in California – SACRAMENTO, California (January 25, 2011) – The recently held “Issues 2014 Symposium” presented a forum for industry leaders to discuss the impact that health care reform will have upon California stakeholders, and how to address that reform as an industry. Moderated by Kathy Jett, former Director of the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, the Symposium was attended by leaders from throughout California. Sponsors and primary underwriters of the Symposium were Addiction Professional Services of California (APSCal), Breining Institute, California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources (CAARR), and California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC).

Infinity Transitions: Alternative to Treatment

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Delich, who has 15 years experience as an addictions counselor, created the methodology for the Infinity Transitions program to assist young people, generally ages 17-30, who struggle with drug and alcohol abuse, anger, motivation issues, laziness, …
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Watching "The House I Live In" on Rikers Island

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For eleven she was a substance abuse counselor. “It's one of the main issues that brings people to jail,” she says. Asked for her impressions of the sentencing policies that drive this, she demurs. “I have no opinion on what the justice system decides …
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