Lt. Gov. hears testimony in regional heroin summit
At Father Martin's Ashley, a private nonprofit, inpatient addiction treatment center in Havre de Grace, Nursing Director Charlotte Meck said nearly one-third of the center's 1,200 patients are admitted for opiate addiction. … reducing maximum … Read more on My Eastern Shore

Human investment: the politics of trying to keep people out of prison
Instead, she received in-patient drug and alcohol treatment, mental health services, a mentor and housing as part of a five-year probation sentence. Since House Bill 3194 passed in 2013, counties across Oregon have invested in an array of programs that … Read more on Street Roots News

Northeast Delta HSA offers gambling addiction treatment
Free group and individual gambling treatment is available in all of the 12 parishes of northeastern Louisiana. Call 1-877-770-STOP or 318-331-8270 to obtain treatment information. Northeast Delta HSA directs the operation of community-based programs to … Read more on Monroe News Star

HIV Diagnoses Down, Except for Young Gay Males
The report estimates that HIV infections due to injection drug use fell by roughly 70 percent and from heterosexual contact by more than one-third for men and women. Distribution of sterile needles, increased HIV testing and drug-treatment programs … Read more on WebMD

Father Martin's Ashley's Pain Recovery Program Head Comments in Baltimore …
Ashley created its Pain Recovery Program in response to a growing incidence of patients with addiction to prescription pain medications, including opiates and other addictive drugs. Many of these patients present the special challenge of needing to … Read more on Marketwired (press release)

While sentencing reform a subject of national debate, Alabama courts continue …
The ultimate goal is to help people deal with their addiction before it leads to further criminal activity. Drug court is composed of three phases. … The program consists of treatment, regular court visits and drug testing. Participants must also pay … Read more on whnt.com

Leading Addiction Treatment Center Father Martin's Ashley Receives M Gift …
Father Martin's Ashley, the nationally recognized private, non-profit alcoholism and drug addiction treatment center, today announced it received a gift of $ 13 million from the Skip Viragh Foundation to support the construction of Skip's Hall for … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Mother of third baby to die in three months speaks out on DCF connection
Speaking publicly for the first time, Alicia Mitchell, 24, said DCF took Mason from her when he was 3 weeks old, returning him to her care when she agreed to live at a residential drug treatment center in Burlington. Mitchell and her boyfriend, Mason's … Read more on vtdigger.org

3 Surprising (and Dangerous) Truths About Opiate Addiction
It's been almost a month since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control hosted the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit in Atlanta, GA. There, some surprising truths about opiate addiction were unveiled. … Prescription drug abuse is up. As parents, treatment … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Question by jjfgma: Father Martin in Alcoholics Anonymous?
In 1986 saw film of him and alcoholism in treatment center

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Answer by CreoleGirl4Life
YOUR QUESTION IS??
if he was in a treatment center, that is a good step

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Alcohol kills one person every ten seconds
The popular misconception is that alcohol causes only the disease of alcoholism, according to alcoholism recovery book Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud. However, drinking is linked to more than 200 health conditions, including liver cirrhosis and some … Read more on Examiner.com

Ottawa man shares story of homelessness, alcoholism and his recovery
Housing is one of the five issues Mayor Jim Watson has highlighted as most important for voters in Ottawa in the upcoming provincial election. Experts in the field agree that providing affordable housing is the most effective way to fix chronic … Read more on 580 CFRA Radio

Recovering alcoholic received support at Bushypark
“The last time I went to the doctor started my recovery journey. I really, really did want to end it at that stage. I'd been drinking for about a week. I couldn't get to work that Monday morning and I remember getting to the doctor and being prescribed … Read more on Clare Champion