Lafayette addiction treatment center dispensing anti-overdose kits
Launched during California Prescription Drug Awareness Month, the program allows qualifying individuals throughout the county to obtain kits for free or for a donation from the center. With training, a family member or friend with an overdose kit or …
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Riding for recovery
Pulley checked into Louie's House, a long-term recovery residence for men and owned by Carol Lind Mooney, daughter of the founders of Willingway Hospital, the alcohol and drug treatment facility in Statesboro. “I had finally been … After completing …
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County Moves to Regulate E-Cigarettes
San Francisco supervisors are considering an ordinance and Los Angeles recently passed restrictions that treat vapes like traditional cigarettes. More than 100 cities and counties in the nation—including 40 in California alone—have passed similar …
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Brooklyn's Community Board 6 in Red Hook gives OK to high-end rehab center
Community Board 6 OK'd a request by the Urban Recovery House, a for-profit rehab center, to open a luxury 30-bed inpatient treatment facility on an industrial stretch of Beard St. within the next two years. The vote, which was 24-9, enables the …
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The Clearing Offers Addiction Treatment Guarantee
Given the overall dismal success rates of the addiction treatment and rehab industry, it's no surprise that very few residential rehab treatment centers guarantee results.. we wanted to change that. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) March 18, 2014. The Clearing SPC …
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VIDEO: Recovering drug addicts and parents share painful lessons, hope
Roger Grant overdosed several times and went to nearly a dozen inpatient rehabilitation centers before his death. He used to say he wanted to travel to schools and warn kids about the dangers of drug use, his mom said. Now, she does it. "I'm here …
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Fort Lauderdale Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility Announces Family Night …
The Ft. Lauderdale rehab center plans to continue holding the monthly Family Night events to help the families of those that are attending or have attended their alcohol and drug addiction treatment programs. Addiction is a family disease that often …
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Colts Owner Irsay Enters Rehab Facility After Felony Drug Arrest
“He voluntarily checked into a highly respected health-care facility and is committed to undergoing the treatment and care necessary to help him meet his challenges head-on.” A hearing has been tentatively set for March 26, the team said in a separate …
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Double Duty Drug: Statins May Fight MS
“These patients are physically disabled and have no treatment,” Chataway added, calling the study ”an exciting first step.” Learn more about multiple sclerosis. Statin treatment led to a 43 percent reduction in the rate of brain shrinkage in the …
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Rare US Senate field hearing focuses on Vermont's addiction fight
“Vermonters don't shy from a challenge and they don't hesitate to tell you what's on their mind, and so we've got some innovative programs.” Baker described how he arrived at the police department in 2012, for the second time in his … “We now …
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Willingway to host food addiction workshop
Willingway, the addiction treatment experts, will host a new workshop titled "Food Addiction — A Relationship With Food" on Friday. This three-hour continuing education unit workshop will explore the similarities between substance abuse disorders and …
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Alcoholism and Drug Addiction: A psychological addiction or a physical addiction
Detoxification can be done on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Residential Treatment Programs and Support … Residential treatment programs monitor and point out possible withdrawal symptoms and behaviors of the addicts. These programs use behavior …
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California Non 12-Step Addiction Treatment Centers Awarded CARF Accreditation
Watsonville, California – In March 2014, the Redwood Cliffs alcohol and drug treatment facility (utilizing the Narconon drug rehabilitation method) was very pleased and proud to announce the achievement of three-year accreditation from CARF …
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New proton gun cancer treatment center opens
At the center, patients will undergo radiation treatments in which pencil-sized proton beams are used to attack tumors more precisely than other methods can, officials said, noting the goal is to prevent damage to healthy tissue around the tumors. The …
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The Holistic Sanctuary Stakes a Claim As the Most Successful Addiction …
There are many addiction recovery treatment centers throughout the United States, and indeed the world. The one common denominator between the vast majority of these drug treatment centers is that they rely on prescribed medications to control the …
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