/tags/sober-homes sober homes en-US SA���ʴ�ı Tue, 02 Jul 2019 17:46:47 GMT /news/2019-07-02/palm-beach-county-is-first-to-pass-needle-exchange-bill-after-new-law-paves-the-way-for-counties Palm Beach County on Tuesday became the first county in Florida to pass a needle exchange bill after the governor’s signature last week paved the way for… Tue, 02 Jul 2019 17:46:47 GMT /news/2019-07-02/palm-beach-county-is-first-to-pass-needle-exchange-bill-after-new-law-paves-the-way-for-counties Madeline Fox /show/sundial/2019-01-24/palm-beach-county-state-attorney-explains-success-in-reducing-opioid-related-deaths Palm Beach County has been the epicenter of the opioid crisis in Florida. But data from the county’s state attorney office shows opioid deaths decreased… Thu, 24 Jan 2019 22:46:02 GMT /show/sundial/2019-01-24/palm-beach-county-state-attorney-explains-success-in-reducing-opioid-related-deaths Chris Remington /health-care/2018-06-28/124-south-florida-medical-professionals-charged-in-national-health-care-fraud-and-opioid-crackdown The South Florida United States Attorney’s Office announced 124 charges against South Florida doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals on… Thu, 28 Jun 2018 17:34:52 GMT /health-care/2018-06-28/124-south-florida-medical-professionals-charged-in-national-health-care-fraud-and-opioid-crackdown /news/2018-03-30/boynton-beach-sober-home-scammer-gets-71-months-in-prison Authorities in South Florida have charged more than 60 sober home and drug treatment center operators with health care fraud over the past year and a… Fri, 30 Mar 2018 22:25:13 GMT /news/2018-03-30/boynton-beach-sober-home-scammer-gets-71-months-in-prison /2018-02-07/house-panel-targets-sober-homes Florida would require additional background screening for operators of controversial recovery residences known as “sober homes,” under a bill that... Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:18:49 GMT /2018-02-07/house-panel-targets-sober-homes The News Service of Florida /news/2017-08-16/treatment-center-ceo-offers-potential-solutions-to-drug-rehab-fraud Widespread incidents of fraud have given the South Florida addiction treatment industry a black eye. Law enforcement has been cracking down — with strong… Wed, 16 Aug 2017 22:34:28 GMT /news/2017-08-16/treatment-center-ceo-offers-potential-solutions-to-drug-rehab-fraud /news/2017-08-15/in-south-floridas-addiction-treatment-industry-recovering-drug-users-can-be-bought-and-sold Five years ago, Dillon Katz stepped into a house in West Palm Beach.“I walked in and the guy was sitting at this desk — no shirt on, sweating,” Dillon… Tue, 15 Aug 2017 23:06:33 GMT /news/2017-08-15/in-south-floridas-addiction-treatment-industry-recovering-drug-users-can-be-bought-and-sold /news/2017-08-10/crackdown-on-south-florida-addiction-treatment-fraud-has-unintended-consequences-officials-say Law enforcement has been cracking down on corruption in South Florida’s drug treatment industry. State and federal officials have arrested more than 30… Fri, 11 Aug 2017 02:54:13 GMT /news/2017-08-10/crackdown-on-south-florida-addiction-treatment-fraud-has-unintended-consequences-officials-say /news/2017-05-22/officials-warn-about-drug-overdoses-at-hurricane-shelters Local officials are raising concerns about drug use at hurricane shelters, saying they aren't equipped to care for addicts, unaccompanied minors and… Mon, 22 May 2017 12:35:21 GMT /news/2017-05-22/officials-warn-about-drug-overdoses-at-hurricane-shelters Associated Press /news/2017-05-18/the-recovery-industrys-most-dangerous-kenny-chatman-gets-27-years-in-prison A South Florida drug treatment provider will spend the next 27.5 years behind bars for operating a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and sex… Thu, 18 May 2017 11:41:08 GMT /news/2017-05-18/the-recovery-industrys-most-dangerous-kenny-chatman-gets-27-years-in-prison