New treatment center helps teens with substance abuse, psychiatric issues
A new residential treatment center helps local teens receive substance abuse and psychiatric services without having to leave the area, or the state. Devereux Arizona opened the 10-bed facility on April 7, said Debra Howard, Devereux Arizona's …
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UA medical dean at center of dispute will move to a newly created job
He'll have a dual role as associate vice president for clinical affairs at the Arizona Health Sciences Center and vice president of physician services for The University of Arizona Health Network. His job change is a lateral move salary-wise, as his …
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Selena Gomez Reveals She Went To Rehab, But Not For Substance Abuse
The Arizona recovery center is billed as a “groundbreaking, intensive, experientially-based, inpatient treatment program for emerging adults ages 18-26 who struggle with emotional trauma, addiction, or dual diagnosis concerns.” Gomez's rehab revelation …
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University of Arizona Medical Center's lung-transplant program returns, and …
The University of Arizona Medical Center announced March 15 that it had hired Dr. Jesus Gomez-Abraham to revive the hospital's lung- and heart-lung-transplant programs. After lung-transplant surgeon Dr. Michael Moulton left the UA Medical Center in …
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Study shows benefits of mindfulness meditation for inflammation
Significant portions of the population do not benefit from available pharmaceutical treatment options, for example. Some of these patients suffer from negative side effects of the drugs or simply do not respond to the standard of care for treatment of …
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Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
Treatment for substance abuse can be expensive wherever you go, said George Phillips, Community Treatment Program Manager for the Anne Arundel County Health Department. That's because treatment doesn't just involve helping a person overcome their …
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How to help yourself or someone else who needs mental health resources
This private, nonprofit agency manages Arizona's publicly funded services for behavioral health (which includes mental illness and substance abuse) for people who live in Pima County. CPSA receives money from the Arizona Department of Health Services' …
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Nashville Church of Scientology Takes on Drug Abuse Crisis
“Each of us has to make one of the most important decisions of our lives while we are still young—whether or not to use drugs,” says Brinker. “By dispelling the myths and providing the facts, the Truth About Drugs program helps young people make the …
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Does Demi Moore need treatment for drug abuse and eating disorder?
After they split, Moore had checked into rehab for an eating disorder and substance abuse issues. The actress is reportedly plunging into depression after her three daughters Rumer, 24, Scout, 21, and Tallulah, 18 cut contact with her because of her …
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