Caron Treatment Centers & US Journal Training Announce First International …
"At Caron, we conducted a study of 485 adult drug and alcohol inpatients and found that 21 percent of these individuals being treated for substance dependence scored 'at-risk' for sex addiction," said Cheryl Knepper, MA, LPC, CSAT-S and Vice President, …
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Hybrid addiction: When drug and sex addictions fuse
However, few treatment programs are equipped to deal with multiple drugs of choice that involve sex addictions. Often providers specialize in alcohol or drug treatment, or treat process addictions like sex, food, shopping or gambling, but do not have …
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The Cabin Chiang Mai Alcohol and Drug Rehab 2013 Road Show Training …
Focusing on the Cabin's “all addiction” treatment model, training will look at how The Cabin Alcohol and Drug Rehab integrates CBT, 12 Steps and The Three Circles to treat both chemical (drug and alcohol addiction) and process addictions in a shorter …
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Top-rated Drug Abuse Prevention Program Unveils New Edition on Capitol Hill
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The highly acclaimed Botvin LifeSkills Training program recently unveiled its much anticipated new edition at the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) 23rd Annual National Leadership …
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Authorities grapple with substance abuse solutions
Area resident Neal Myers gave his personal testimony of drug addiction during a recent panel discussion held by the Carteret County Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force. The task force is part of the Coastal Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention …
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Local Advocate Attends National Drug Abuse Prevention Conference
Logandale resident Debbie Oglesby, a representative of the Nevada Community Prevention Coalition, recently traveled to the Washington, D.C. area to join more than 2,000 substance abuse prevention specialists and advocates from throughout the country …
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Effective Addiction Treatment
Countless people addicted to drugs, alcohol or both have managed to get clean and stay clean with the help of organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous or the thousands of residential and outpatient clinics devoted to treating addiction. But if you have …
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Study: Substance-abuse treatment still costs patients more
The HCCI expressed concern about the differences given that the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act was supposed to eliminate them for substance-abuse treatments. According to the report, substance-abuse admissions rose by about 20 …
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Evidence-Based Addiction Treatments Offer High Probability of Success
11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — "I want people to recover from addiction without the suffering I endured," said Richard Taite , CEO and founder of Cliffside Malibu Treatment Center. "That's why I went to the evidence-base before we opened our doors in 2005.
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Ex-boyfriend: McCready left rehab too soon
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. — Mindy McCready threatened suicide after losing custody of her sons earlier this month, yet she was allowed to leave a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program just days before she apparently killed herself at her Arkansas home …
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Gateway Unites Medicine and Therapy to Treat Drug Addiction
When medication assisted treatment is part of an integrated drug treatment program, the likelihood of a person staying in treatment and remaining drug free is increased. Treatment for dependency on opiates, alcohol or other substances can include the …
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Picking Addiction Help
An Insider's Guide to Addiction and Recovery,” by William Cope Moyers, a man who nonetheless needed “four intense treatment experiences over five years” before he broke free of alcohol and drugs. As the son of Judith and Bill Moyers, … that can …
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Drug abuse treatment key in prison debate
CHARLESTON — State lawmakers representing Cabell and Wayne counties were hoping to hear more about easing prison overcrowding and strengthening substance abuse treatment programs during Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's State of the State address, but …
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Gateway Unites Medicine and Therapy to Treat Drug Addiction
When medication assisted treatment is part of an integrated drug treatment program, the likelihood of a person staying in treatment and remaining drug free is increased. Treatment for dependency on opiates, alcohol or other substances can include the …
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Grooms introduces bill to fight prescription drug abuse
“In an effort to address this alarming trend and curb the cycle of drug addiction, I have introduced Senate Bill 246,” Grooms said in a press release Monday. “This bill would regulate prescribing practices to help prevent the dangerous over …
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Prescription drug abuse now biggest global menace
Deadly prescription drug addiction has become a serious menace globally. Findings announced on Sunday show that prescription overdose rate has reached epidemic levels in New York city as fatality rate for white males is 3 times higher than for blacks.
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Family Video Counseling Aids in Substance Abuse Treatment
CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — When the best substance abuse treatment for a person's drug abuse or drug addiction isn't close to home, it makes it difficult for family members to participate in the treatment of a loved one …
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