| Rockland schools for substance abuse counselors merge
Two Rockland schools that train students to become credentialed alcohol and substance abuse counselors have merged. The CASAC School of the Rockland Council on Alcoholism and other Drug Dependence and the Addiction Counselors Training Program of Rockland County will now operate as the Rockland Chemical Dependency Studies Institute out of the new Haverstraw Center in Haverstraw. "We've had two competing agencies that are now bringing together the finest leaders and instructors in the field under one roof," said Debbie Maidman, operations manager of the new school. "They are coming together with the same mission, the same focus." Accredited counselors who graduate from the school work in outpatient and inpatient treatment centers, the criminal justice system, schools, department of social services and department of transportation evaluations, rehab and halfway houses.
FISH DIDN’T BITE, STILL A GREAT DAY: Club takes disabled vets out for a day on the water (video in story)
QUINCY - Charles Walker carries Vietnamese shrapnel in his left leg, but he can still jump.Man, is he ugly,'' he said, leaping up to pull in a bottom-feeding skate from the green Boston Harbor water. Walker threw the undesirable fish back, but he was the only man on his boat to even get a bite.It's all right,'' said Walker, 60, who served two tours of duty in Vietnam. Just to leave the grounds today was good.''Walker was among nearly 200 disabled veterans from area Veterans Administration hospitals and other health facilities who gathered at the Quincy Yacht Club on Tuesday for a couple of hours of fishing and companionship during the Harvey's Salt Water Fishing Club's annual fishing trip for veterans.Milling around the yacht club before shove-off, some veterans used wheelchairs or canes, while others carried their war wounds on the inside.Tony Gideika, 26, fought in Iraq from 2004 to 2005.
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It is also supposed to fight insomnia, depression and stress, as well as reduce cellulite, just to name a few of many claims. The plethora of Web pages on the subject was even longer than the list of ailments it could treat. Ever on the lookout for a miracle therapy that really works, I was surprised: How come everyone else seemed to know about it? I was even more astonished by the reaction of Hidenori Kawanishi, director and senior medical adviser at the Tokyo Midtown Clinic, to the issue of lymph drainage. Kawanishi offered encouragement, rather than skepticism. Perusing a pamphlet on the therapy, he said, " 'The importance of lymph drainage for good health' — yes, there is no doubt." The lymph is a pale, almost colorless fluid, which travels through the tissues picking up bacteria and excess fluid on its way.
Youngster caught drink-driving for third time in year
A young man caught driving drunk for the third time in a year gave police his brother's name and carried on the deception, Tauranga District Court was told today. "You didn't fess up," Judge Thomas Ingram rebuked Bronson Epiha when sending the 19-year-old to jail for three months and disqualifying him indefinitely on charges of making a false statement, excess blood alcohol and disqualified driving. .
Rent or own? This week's DVD releases
Here's a look at what's new on home video this week. "Wild Hogs" stars Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy in a buddy road comedy. The four suburbanites aim to ease their mid-life crises with a cross-country motorcycle trip. The DVD and Blu-ray releases include an alternate ending and deleted scenes, plus commentary with director Walt Becker. There's also a making-of featurette and a handy advice segment titled "How to Get Your Wife to Let You Buy a Motorcycle." "Fracture" stars Anthony Hopkins as a husband on trial for what looks like an easy conviction in the shooting of his wife. Ryan Gosling is the prosecutor handling the case in this courtroom thriller. The DVD comes with two alternate endings and deleted scenes. "Vacancy" is a fright flick starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale.
Methadone clients will be told to dose and dash
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau last week joined the East Side Alliance, police and methadone treatment centers in a policy agreement designed to prevent patients from hanging out and drug trafficking in the East 20s, Gramercy and the East Village.
The four major methadone programs in the area run by Bellevue Hospital Center, Beth Israel Hospital, Gramercy Park Medical Group and Greenwich House East have agreed to require their clients to leave the East Side Alliance area (between E. Third and E. 28th Sts. east of Sixth Ave.) immediately after receiving services. Clients found guilty of buying or selling drugs, including methadone, would be subject to being expelled from their programs.
This initiative will help the community address quality of life crimes, shoplifting, drug dealing and illegal drug use in the neighborhoods streets and many parks, said Morgenthau at the Aug.
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