Guilford County Substance Abuse Treatment Center News
by Jeff
The Guilford County Substance Abuse Treatment Center reported that 34 of the 40 residential beds were occupied by 24 males (100% of bed available in male wing) and 10 females (62.5% of available beds in female wing) on July 4th. In addition, 24 individuals received outpatient services with 3 assessments, 3 admissions and 5 discharges recorded. The Center has initiated an internship program with the counseling department at GuilfordTechnical Community College.
Chairman Perkins emphasized that the center will offer a service array that was previously unavailable to Guilford County residents at its June 6th opening. “This treatment center is a key component in the Guilford County Substance Abuse System of Excellence, an integrative, system wide approach to addressing addictive disorders,” said Perkins.
Billie Martin Pierce, Director of the Guilford Center, did a great job of helping give birth to this facility through a collaborative effort with experts from around the country earlier this year.
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It is nice to know updates on how to recover from any addiction. nice post.
posted at 9:36 am on Friday, July 11th, 2008 by substance abuse treatment
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posted at 10:04 am on Friday, July 11th, 2008 by Jeff Thigpen