Salisbury woman starting faith-based substance abuse recovery program
Capstone Recovery Center Inc. will provide a safe environment for women who've attained sobriety will be encouraged to lead fully functional lives into the Salisbury community. The center will offer a residential program, a non-residential program and …
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Christian recovery program promises healing for any ailment
But like others who have walked through the Celebrate Recovery program at Spring Hills Baptist Church, Yoder found renewal in what most alcoholic anonymous programs refer to as a higher power. “We identify the higher power,” said Lisa Farsht, a program …
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Students and Artists Honor Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Movement in Los …
At the time, effective recovery programs were hard to come by for men, and especially rare for women. Sybil C. was the first female AA member in Los Angeles. The movement grew quickly, and during a visit to L.A. in 1943, AA Founder Bill W. was …
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Infectious Diseases: How They Spread, How To Stop Them
And we were hearing from our health care partners, the hospitals, the community health centers, that their staff was really, really stressed, and they were having trouble keeping up with the number of people coming in with influenza. You know, there's …
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Burning Tree Attending 13th Annual CAPTASA Conference
Burning Tree maintains two treatment centers in Texas, near Austin and Dallas, providing long-term residential treatment for substance abuse patients from the contiguous U.S. The centers provide a dual diagnosis to determine potential co-occurring …
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Torn apart by drug abuse, family now reunited in recovery
Family Treatment Court: Superior Court supervises this program to help parents recover from drug use and reunify with children. 360-397-2304 or www.clark.wa.gov/courts/superior/therapeutic.html. • Lifeline Connections: Inpatient and outpatient …
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Celebrate Radio Network's Weekly Reaching Up to Focus on Substance Abuse …
The non-profit and the broadcaster together will produce radio psas on teen addiction and on volunteering to help youth recover from substance abuse and promote the need for more groups in hundreds of cities that have none and even in cities with a …
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Recovery Kentucky centers use a supportive program in which the clients hold …
The Recovery Kentucky centers are a bright spot for dealing with prescription-drug abuse and just one of the approaches to dealing with the problem. Tuesday: Oregon is spending more on treating drug abuse and finds the investment is saving money — as …
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Tribeca Twelve: Recovery House
Tribeca Twelve is New York City's first attempt at answering a question raised by leaders in the emerging field of collegiate recovery: Where should college students with substance-abuse problems live if the worst possible place anyone in recovery …
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Rockefeller: Drug disposal proposal can curb abuse
A 2010 law requires the DEA to enforce a legal and safe prescription drug disposal method. Rockefeller asked the DEA in November to implement the law. The West Virginia Democrat says prescription drug abuse or misuse is responsible for nine out of 10 …
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State must curb drugs to stop child abuse, experts say
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Children are dying from abuse and neglect at a higher rate in West Virginia than any other state, a problem that judges, social workers and others say is fueled by rampant substance abuse and likely to grow unless lawmakers get …
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Duh! 12 obvious science findings of 2012
"The simple message is that substance use is not healthy for kids," study researcher Avshalom Caspi, a psychologist at Duke University and the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, said in a statement. "That's true for tobacco, alcohol, and …
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Riley Regan, Pioneer and Advocate in Alcoholism and Drug Treatment
Riley W. Regan , a nationally recognized authority on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Public Policy, died peacefully at his home on December 7, 2012, after a short bout with primary liver cancer. He was 77. Mr. Regan, who had a life-long personal and …
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Saint Jude Retreats Reacts to Brooke Mueller in Drug Rehab for 19th Time …
Saint Jude Retreats' research has concluded that a drug rehab program is largely ineffective in helping those trying to overcome drug or alcohol use. Amsterdam, NY (PRWEB) December 17, 2012. Saint Jude Retreats has learned through the LA Times that …
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Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Clinics in the US Industry Market Research …
Healthcare reform will expand coverage to include treatment for substance abuse and boost demand for outpatient services. For this reason, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Clinics industry to its …
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Prominence Treatment Center Brings Hope to the Holidays
Malibu-Based drug & alcohol rehabilitation center announces a one-of-a-kind promotion to help patients fight drug and alcohol abuse. Malibu, CA (PRWEB) December 20, 2012. The holidays can be stressful for the 23 million Americans who suffer from …
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Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Clinics in the US Industry Market Research …
Healthcare reform will expand coverage to include treatment for substance abuse and boost demand for outpatient services. For this reason, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Clinics industry to its …
Read more on San Francisco Chronicle (press release)