Drug treatment site could be known soon

THE preferred site for Mildura’s $36 million alcohol and other drugs treatment facility is expected to be known “in coming months”. The new adult residential rehabilitation facility will provide 24-hour care and support for members of the community going through withdrawal or detox, and people who have gone through withdrawal or stabilisation and need to […]

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