First US Internet addiction treatment centre to open next week
A psychiatric hospital in Pennsylvania in the US is the first in the country to provide inpatient treatment for people with Internet addiction. However, as it can accommodate no more than four patients at a time, it's going to be a while before the …
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Review: problem gambling and substance abuse linked, says sociologist
Dr. Flora Matheson, sociologist at St. Michael's Hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health, says problem gamblers are a hidden population among people with mental health or substance abuse issues who often don't get the treatment they need.
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Tehran Allows Test Run Of Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Tehran has issued a licence for the establishment of the city's first alcohol rehabilitation centre. ISNA reports that the head of the Public Health Department's Addiction Prevention Centre announced that the licence is for a pilot project for the …
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Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
BANGOR, Maine — When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, there are differences between men and women, and that means treatment programs need to be different, local substance abuse providers learned Friday at a conference about addiction and …
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Hope Haven substance abuse program drops plan to move to South Park Street
Catholic Charities has dropped a proposal to relocate its Hope Haven substance abuse program to the former Wingra Clinic on South Park Street after community members opposed the move. "We took time to get out and hear people's concerns," said …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
The program was organized by experts in the field and cognitive specialists with backgrounds in treating more familiar addictions like drug and alcohol abuse. "[Internet addiction] is a problem in this country that can be more pervasive than alcoholism …
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Drug Use Drops for America's Youth, Rises in the Over 50 Crowd
"Recovery Month reminds us that the work we do to promote and support recovery has lasting, positive impact on so many individuals, families and communities," said H. Westley Clark, the director of SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. "It …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
The story of Roberts, who came to grips with his addiction through years of therapy and spiritual retreats, is not unique. Treatment facilities have sprung up in recent years, but a psychiatric hospital in central Pennsylvania is now set to become the …
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Penn. hospital to begin treatment for Internet addiction
A PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL IS OPENING THE COUNTRY'S FIRST IN PATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR COMPUTER JUNKIES. IT IS A 10-DAY PROGRAM ORGANIZED BY SPECIALISTS IN TREATING DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE. SAID THE …
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Lamar Odom checks into rehab for drug, alcohol addiction: report
Lamar Odom has checked himself into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, less than a week after his arrest for allegedly driving under the influence, People first reported. “He realized he needs help,” a source told the magazine.
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Internet Addiction Rehab Program Launched At PA Hospital
Are you addicted to the internet? Do you find yourself constantly scrolling and refreshing social media websites on hours without end? Many of us lightly joke about being “addicted to the internet,” but now there is a rehabilitation program that can …
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Lamar Odom Enters Rehab? Source Says NBA Star 'Realized He Needs Help …
(Twitter: @Aussie_Kardash) As rumors of his fledgling marriage swirl, NBA star Lamar Odom has reportedly checked himself into a rehabilitation facility to be treated for drug abuse and addiction. Lamar Odom entered a drug and alcohol rehabilitation …
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US Hospital Rehab Program Treats Internet Addiction
The psychologist who created the program, Dr. Kimberly Young, told Fox News that Internet addiction may be more prevalent than substance addiction since it is "free, legal, and fat-free." Young, Motherboard notes, wrote a book on Internet addiction as …
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What Marc Maron Taught Me About Addiction
Maron: What people forget, English professors included, is that those artists were probably geniuses—so to give that much credence to a substance is romanticizing and unfair. Would we not have that art if it wasn't for drugs? I don't know. But I …
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State-funded rehab clinics face budget cuts
The state should expand, not close, treatment facilities.” The three state alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers, Walter B. Jones in Greenville, R.J. Blackley in Butner and Julian Keith in Black Mountain, provide inpatient intensive care for low …
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Pennsylvania Hospital to Start Inpatient Care for Internet Addiction
Media includes anything from television to the Internet. Although some people might not believe that an addiction to media is real, a hospital located in Pennsylvania announced that it would start the first ever inpatient treatment program in the …
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A Primer on Dakota Johnson, 50 Shades' New Star
What She'll "Open Up About" in Interviews: In September 2007, she completed a 30-day inpatient rehab program at the Visions Teen Treatment Center in Malibu for drug and alcohol addiction. She also participated in an outpatient program in Brentwood.
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Kindred Healthcare Completes Sale of 14 Non-Strategic Facilities Outside …
… the “Facilities”) consist of 14 transitional care (“TC”) hospitals (certified as long-term acute care (“LTAC”) hospitals) containing 1,002 licensed beds, one inpatient rehabilitation facility containing 44 licensed beds and one skilled nursing …
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