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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Scott Miller trains as a recruiter for controversial Scientology rehab centre
The Church of Scientology has hired Olympic swimmer Scott Miller as a recruiter for a drug rehabilitation centre where the methamphetamine user 'dried out' on a controversial intensive sauna and vitamin therapy. The gold medal winner, more recently …
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Watch: In taking on its heroin crisis, Vermont shoots itself in the foot
The directors of two residential treatment centers told America Tonight that since then, the number of patients requiring readmission at their facilities has doubled. William Young, executive director of Maple Leaf Farm, said they looked at the number …
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Neuroscience Firm Partners with Los Angeles, CA Drug Rehab Center
Grey Matters International, a cutting-edge neuroscience recovery solutions firm specializing in a myriad of mental health advancement services, is announcing its Los Angeles, California presence through a new partnership with residential addiction …
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Council supports RGV youth drug rehabilitation center
Mission City Council joined a Valley-wide effort to bring a full-service residential drug rehabilitation treatment center for juveniles to South Texas by passing a resolution in support of the center in a Tuesday meeting. Eddie Olivarez, a member of …
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Latest Best Drug Rehabilitation Blog Looks at the History of Heroin
The history of heroin as we know it today dates back to 1895, when a German chemist attempted to change morphine chemically in order to reduce its side effects and addictive qualities. The resulting drug he produced on behalf of his employer Bayer was …
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'I'm a drug addict and I enjoy being high': Top baseball prospect, 22, opens …
Singleton was immediately admitted for a month-long stay at an inpatient rehabilitation center. 'I knew I had a problem,' he said. 'Even after I failed the second drug test I couldn't stop smoking weed. 'It was really bad. Me going (to rehab) was …
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Drug rehab centres hit by social welfare cuts
The report found changes to CE and related social welfare payments initiated in Budget 2012 had led to a significant shift in the profile of participants including: A decrease in women, a lower age group and “more varied” levels of stability regarding …
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Discipline with dignity: Oakland schools try talk circles
His mom, who had been successfully doing drug rehabilitation, had relapsed. She'd been out for three days. The 14-year-old was going home every night to a motherless household and two younger siblings. He had been holding it together as best he could, …
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Health Briefs for March 5, 2014
Registration: Christ Medical Center's Health Advisor at (800) 323-8622, Code 1M03. Postpartum Support: Resources that will allow new mothers to become more knowledgeable about postpartum depression, its causes and available treatment options are …
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The road to recovery
Since its first center opened in New York, Teen Challenge has grown to nearly 250 centers in 48 states and over 1,000 centers in 95 countries. It is a Christian, faith-based approach to treatment of people with drug, alcohol and other life-controlling …
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Senate bill aims to expand drug-abuse treatment
A little-publicized bill now in the state Senate's insurance committee would drastically expand treatment options for heroin and opioid pill addicts — and potentially reshape the landscape of drug rehabilitation in New York, experts say. Senate Bill …
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Addictions Specialist Joins Promises Treatment Centers as Director of Young …
Ms. Ogle has more than 25 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents and adults in addiction, trauma and co-occurring mental health disorders in both a treatment center environment as well as in private practice. She is a licensed …
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