Bullying: A Problem That Starts and Ends at Home
He is CEO of Elements Behavioral Health, a network of mental health and addiction treatment centers that includes an adolescent rehab at Right Step as well as Promises, The Ranch, The Recovery Place, The Sexual Recovery Institute, Clarity Way, Journey … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

What's happening this week in Mansfield area
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA). Thursdays, 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, 29 North Main …. Overeaters Anonymous is a 12-step program for recovering from compulsive overeating. There are no dues; no fees and no weigh-ins. Meetings are … Read more on Wicked Local Norton

12-Step Programs Lose Validity, Chapters Capistrano Offers Addiction Recovery …
In the alcoholism and drug addiction circles, recovery has often hinged on the infamous 12-step program; a systematic structure that has become popular among sobriety support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous. However, Chapters Capistrano and … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Vt. woman arrested in Holyoke with 1400 heroin packets
A state trooper pulled the trio's 2011 Honda over for speeding and recovered 500 bags of heroin, a semiautomatic pistol, and a small amount of marijuana, New York State Police said. Mayse and Baldwin face drug charges, and Mohamed was charged with … Read more on Boston Globe

Police, community and calendar briefs for Mar. 23, 2014
SUPPORT: Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 7 p.m., Queen of Peace Church, 6455 SW State Road 200, Ocala. (270-8534 or www.foodaddicts.org). FILM: “Japanese History and Literature,” 2 p.m., Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., … Read more on Ocala

Man charged with selling assault rifles, now facing drug charges
BRISTOL — A local man being held on $ 1 million bond accused of selling two illegal assault rifles was hit with additional charges Friday alleging he sold crack cocaine to a police informant. Charles Wandlaincourt, 35, of 9 Conlon St., was arraigned in … Read more on Bristol Press

Kabul clinic offers rare shot at hope for Afghanistan's rising drug addict …
It is a spartan life of dormitory beds, communal eating and prayer, but the Jangalak treatment centre in Kabul offers a rare glimmer of hope for heroin addicts caught in Afghanistan's spiralling drug problem. About 250 male addicts at a time undergo a … Read more on Raw Story

Health & Fitness calendar
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous — 9 a.m. Saturdays at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Volunteer Conference Room, 400 W. Seventh St., Frederick. A 12-step program for food addiction. 240-354-3337; foodaddicts.org. Gamblers Anonymous — 7 to 8:30 … Read more on Frederick News Post (subscription)

Powerful new painkiller causing controversy
BAY VILLAGE — Dozens of public health groups, 29 state attorneys general and some members of the Greater Cleveland- Cuyahoga Community-Wide Heroin/Opiate Task Force are urging the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of a powerful new … Read more on WKYC-TV

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous offers hope for those living with food …
Eventually, Deborah started attending Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous meetings in Leichhardt, and in two years she lost 40kg. Now a healthy 58kg, the mother of three said she was now free from the “craziness” of food addiction. Deborah said food … Read more on The Daily Telegraph

A beloved son fuels his father's quest to understand addiction and recovery
David Sheff followed up his memoir with “Clean,” just released in paperback, in which he transforms his horror, helplessness and self-blame into a rigorous exploration of the field of addiction and recovery. His quest took him across the country – into … Read more on MinnPost.com

Belfast woman loses 100 pounds with Food Addicts program
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous — or FA — has chapters located throughout the United States and abroad, with local meetings held in Belfast, Ellsworth, Rockland, Blue Hill, Bangor and Waterville, among other Maine locations. The group accepts men …
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Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous Meets Each Thursday in Lakeway
FA is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience and mutual support are recovering from the disease of food addiction. FA meets each Thursday from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the River In The Hills Church, 1310 S. RR 620, Ste. B10, Lakeway, TX.
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