New drug–treatment center offers counseling, social support
Yucca Valley Center for Change is a new provider of substance abuse counseling and recovery. The center, which operates as part of Mental Health Systems, provides outpatient services through group sessions, individual counseling and support for people …
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State: Drug treatment options exist despite local backlog
Jose D'Leon, 21, is recovering from alcohol addiction. He started coming to the Turning Point Center six months ago, where he found a support group, attended meetings and started getting sober. He recently found a job. 'Things are getting better,' he said.
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Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith
Heroin, an opioid, produces tolerance, so that users not only need more drug to experience a “high,” but also higher amounts to overdose. Abstaining for a few weeks, as many rehab programs require, lowers this tolerance so if an addict were to use …
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Trenton drug rehab patients forced to look to Florida for help
TRENTON — The streets of Trenton are home to drug smuggling and consumption, but the limit in drug rehab centers in the city has many fleeing to Florida for their cleansing. Although addiction advocate groups are common in the area, these facilities …
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