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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Destination Hope Announces Two Online Interactive Tools that Showcase the …
“Many people don't understand that drug and alcohol use will affect every part of your body,” said Ben Brafman, founder and CEO of drug and alcohol rehab center Destination Hope. “From your circulatory system to your digestive system, everything you …
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New Teen Substance Abuse Helpline Provides Recovery Help for Young Addicts
A new helpline in Celina, OH was established to assist adolescent seeking drug and alcohol addiction help. LIGHTNING RELEASES (3/10/2014) – Living with substance abuse is unfortunately a way of life for many young adults in Celina, OH. Many teenagers …
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Vermont man shares his struggle with drug addiction
He recounted his experiences with drugs, the problems they caused, and his work in recovery for the Banner on Thursday. Addiction has been widely talked about in Bennington since a feature story about the town and heroin addiction here ran in the New …
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Heroin epidemic exposes deficiencies in care system
A surge in heroin overdoses in Massachusetts has exposed a complicated and overburdened substance abuse treatment system with demand for recovery beds chronically outpacing supply, insurance covering only a few services, and families increasingly …
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Fresh Start Behavioral Services Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center in Salt Lake …
Fresh Start Behavioral Services Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center in Salt Lake City Now Open. Fresh Start Behavioral Services, LLC is now offering free consultations on their affordable drug and alcohol treatment programs. More information is available …
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Go ahead for Prom drug rehab centre
Former seafront holiday flats are to be converted into a rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts despite objections from people living nearby. Blackpool Council's planning committee has approved the use of the former Gables holiday …
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My husband has in a the Bell Shelter rehab last year from 5/06 thru 12/06 for drug and alcohol abuse and posession charges. While the the shelter for the first three months he was doing just fine up until 09/06 when I could no longer be there for him …
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Markey Calls For Expanded Treatment To Address Drug Abuse Crisis
Authorities blame the availability of relatively inexpensive heroin, the practice of mixing it with other drugs, and waiting lists at treatment centers for drug addiction. Markey said a chemical compound, know by the brand name Narcan, and used as an …
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Time running out to fix state's drug treatment 'crisis'
Drug and alcohol treatment centers across the state are looking to the legislature to fix a last minute, gaping hole as some of their most basic services for thousands of recovering addicts are on the chopping block. The KING 5 Investigators first …
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Women Who Sought Treatment for Drug Addiction at Caron Treatment Centers …
WERNERSVILLE, Pa., March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Heroin and prescription drug addiction are on the rise among affluent women, reveals a new survey from Caron Treatment Centers, a leader and nationally recognized non-profit provider of …
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