Methadone Addiction Treatment Announced by Recovery Associates …
Recovery Associates is a drug treatment center that is now focusing their efforts on helping people addicted to Methadone recover. Recovery Associates new methadone addiction treatment program is geared towards helping addicts get clean and develop …
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Marijuana Addiction Treatment and Rehab Announced By Recovery Associates …
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
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Lasting Recovery, San Diego's Premier Outpatient Treatment Center for Alcohol …
Lasting Recovery– San Diego's premier outpatient alcohol and drug addiction treatment center, has been accredited for three years for its Adult Intensive Outpatient Treatment and Partial Hospitalization: Alcohol and Other Drugs and Integrated AOD …
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Demand Rises For Holistic Alcohol & Drug Rehab, Australian Addiction And …
Over the past year, the demand for natural mental health services and alcohol & drug rehabilitation at The Australian Addiction and Trauma Treatment Centre has risen. The holistic centre has experienced a 50% enquiry increase from those seeking an …
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Viewpoint: We Need to Rethink Rehab
The treatment system fails because it's rooted in an entrenched, inaccurate view that addicts are morally bereft and weak. If they weren't, the belief goes, they'd stop using when drugs began to negatively impact their lives. Most treatment centers in …
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Cory Monteith In Rehab: 'Glee' Star Enters Treatment For Substance Abuse
I was out of control," he told Parade, adding that he had a "serious [drug] problem" at the time and was doing "anything and everything, as much as possible." The actor revealed that it was after his mother and a group of his friends staged an …
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Millions more to get coverage for addiction, alcoholism treatment, but can the …
Already, the prospect of more paying patients has prompted private equity firms to increase their investments in addiction treatment companies, according to a market research firm. And families fighting the affliction are beginning to consider a new …
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Health law opens treatment to more Idaho addicts
The AP analysis shows an estimated 110,000 people in Idaho need treatment for alcohol or drug abuse, while only 12 percent of that total is actually getting the care they need. Like many states, Idaho's low treatment rate is tied in part to the …
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Cory Monteith in rehab for substance addiction: Celebrities in rehab
Cory Monteith in rehab for substance addiction: Celebrities in rehab. Cory Monteith from "Glee" is checking into rehab. Fame is tough and not everyone can cope with it. These celebrities paid a visit to a rehabilitation center – some more than once …
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Free Program Helps Teens, Parents Open Up About Substance Abuse
A new, free program at Torrance Memorial Hospital is helping parents intervene in teen substance use before the problem becomes serious. Father-daughter duo Geoff and Lauren Scheuber have been attending the sessions as a part of Lauren's probation …
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Senator DeSaulnier Introduces Legislation to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse
“Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic that, frankly, has been swept under the rug for too long,” DeSaulnier said. “People are dying—and something must be done. The CURES program should not only be maintained, it must be strengthened. Families …
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Porter County Substance Abuse Council continue their fight for the safety of …
From alcohol to tobacco to drugs, the Porter County SAC and its Treatment sub-committee, headed by Jennifer Harkel, provide countless evidence-based substance abuse programs throughout the community to assist all of those dealing with the challenges …
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New Adolescent Substance Abuse Programs
This month's speaker was Sarah Bernard, Counselor at the new treatment facility in Porter County, New Beginnings Counseling, Inc. Treating adolescents, specifically 13 to 17 year olds, with substance abuse issues is the focus of the practice. The …
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Whitney Houston's Brother, Michael Houston, On Doing Drugs With His Sister …
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: (FILES): This 23 February 2000 file photo shows US pop diva Whitney Houston performing at the 42d Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Houston has checked into a drug rehabilitation clinic, her publicist said 16 …
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Many more '3rd strikes' in some counties
The law provides for exceptions – a life sentence can still be imposed for offenders who commit certain drug, sex and gun-related crimes. The law also allowed current prison inmates to … we believe poses a danger to public safety." Of the state's …
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Cissy Houston, Mother Of Whitney Houston, Questions Parenting Skills, If She …
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: (FILES): This 23 February 2000 file photo shows US pop diva Whitney Houston performing at the 42d Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Houston has checked into a drug rehabilitation clinic, her publicist said 16 …
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New Addiction Treatment Center Avalon Malibu Teams Up with Dr. Joan …
One of the reasons Avalon Malibu is such a draw for addiction treatment is the philosophy and teachings of Dr. Joan Borysenko, PhD, which provide the model for cutting edge holistic treatment. Dr Borysenko is a distinguished pioneer in the research and …
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Treatment for cocaine addiction targets relapse
An experimental drug called nepicastat shows promise in helping treat cocaine addiction, based on its ability to stave off relapse-like behavior in animals trained to give themselves cocaine. The National Institute on Drug Abuse is beginning a clinical …
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'Recover to Live': A guide to treating addictions yourself
i guess you have the essential credentials to talk about this. you both have struggled with addiction over the years. you, christopher, have struggled really young. >> it starts young for several folks. i had the desire to stop, had all the resources …
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