'Always a Marine': Homeless vets weather the holidays as national numbers dip
On paper, Bill is one of 6,291 homeless veterans in Los Angeles – the highest number in any metro area – almost double the count in New York City (3,547), nearly five times the population in San Diego (1,486). … empty cans strewn beneath the power …
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Increase in breast cancer gene screening: the Angelina Jolie effect
“We've definitely had more women coming in to discuss their family history and whether genetic testing is appropriate after they heard about Angelina Jolie,” said Dr. Huma Rana, a geneticist at the Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention at Dana …
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Chris Christie Slams Barbara Buono Over Apparent Dig At Weight
Corzine ran an ad accusing Christie, a former U.S. attorney, of "throwing his weight around," part of an allegation that he used the power of his position to gain favorable treatment after a motor vehicle accident. Corzine maintained the … (R-Texas …
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Life without insulin possible, research finds
Efforts to develop leptin as a drug have failed because human trials failed to replicate animal findings. The paper calls … The study's first author is Teppei Fujikawa of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. The senior …
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New UCLA Clinical Trial of MediciNova's MN-166 in Treating Alcoholism Funded
LOS ANGELES and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The University of California, Los Angeles' (UCLA's) Departments of Psychology, and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Brain Research Institute, and MediciNova, Inc. a …
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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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Alcohol Treatment Tampa Implements New Addiction Treatment
When it comes to fighting addiction, Alcohol Treatment Tampa is the foremost authority. For years, the addiction treatment specialists at Alcohol Treatment Tampa have been helping people get clean from drugs and alcohol. After noticing a large shift in …
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Question by Abby: How much do rehab counselors make ?
So i am starting to see what i am interested in when im older… and ever since a loss of a family member to drugs i have been interested in the career tittle of helping other with drugs and alcohol addictions .. So i been thinking about a Drug/Alcohol Counselor… but what exactly do they do and how much do they make… ive looked on the internet but they never really gave me a straight answer (the area i would work would be San Diego/Los Angeles California area)

Best answer:

Answer by jannsody
I am so sorry for the loss of your loved one. How terrific that you’re wanting to make a difference though. A drug and alcohol counselor (or “addictions specialist” or “substance abuse counselor”) needs to get certified and have gotten a lot of clinical fieldwork experience with an actual patient caseload under supervision. A lot of jobs prefer those with a master’s degree. Some community colleges offer an associate (two-year) degree program in addictions counseling and that may help one to realize if he or she would like to continue in the field with training. There may be a bachelor’s degree in substance abuse counseling, too.

For general career info: http://www.bls.gov/oco and can search ‘counselors’ or such.

This site has more specific information about addictions counseling: http://www.naadac.org and can click “education” and then “certification” or such.

For more information about addictions (and other types of) of counseling and to search for accredited programs in counseling: http://cacrep.org/index.cfm/for-students

With schooling, please avoid those private overly priced For-profit schools such as strayer, ashworth, devry, ITT tech, capella, argosy, keiser, aiu, walden, university of phoenix, colorado tech, kaplan, ashford, sanford brown, anthem, pima institute, brown mackie and others as they are merely out to “make a profit” (** and their course credits may NOT transfer to other schools).

These consumer sites have negative posts by former students about those private $ $ for-profit schools, and please heed the students’ warnings:

– http://www.ripoffreport.com

– http://www.pissedconsumer.com

– http://www.complaintsboard.com and can search.

U.S. colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ

To search for possible local volunteer opportunities (including perhaps for a Crisis Helpline in which one would listen to the callers as opposed to giving advice): http://www.volunteermatch.org

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Question by Abby: How much do rehab counselors make ?
So i am starting to see what i am interested in when im older… and ever since a loss of a family member to drugs i have been interested in the career tittle of helping other with drugs and alcohol addictions .. So i been thinking about a Drug/Alcohol Counselor… but what exactly do they do and how much do they make… ive looked on the internet but they never really gave me a straight answer (the area i would work would be San Diego/Los Angeles California area)

Best answer:

Answer by jannsody
I am so sorry for the loss of your loved one. How terrific that you’re wanting to make a difference though. A drug and alcohol counselor (or “addictions specialist” or “substance abuse counselor”) needs to get certified and have gotten a lot of clinical fieldwork experience with an actual patient caseload under supervision. A lot of jobs prefer those with a master’s degree. Some community colleges offer an associate (two-year) degree program in addictions counseling and that may help one to realize if he or she would like to continue in the field with training. There may be a bachelor’s degree in substance abuse counseling, too.

For general career info: http://www.bls.gov/oco and can search ‘counselors’ or such.

This site has more specific information about addictions counseling: http://www.naadac.org and can click “education” and then “certification” or such.

For more information about addictions (and other types of) of counseling and to search for accredited programs in counseling: http://cacrep.org/index.cfm/for-students

With schooling, please avoid those private overly priced For-profit schools such as strayer, ashworth, devry, ITT tech, capella, argosy, keiser, aiu, walden, university of phoenix, colorado tech, kaplan, ashford, sanford brown, anthem, pima institute, brown mackie and others as they are merely out to “make a profit” (** and their course credits may NOT transfer to other schools).

These consumer sites have negative posts by former students about those private $ $ for-profit schools, and please heed the students’ warnings:

– http://www.ripoffreport.com

– http://www.pissedconsumer.com

– http://www.complaintsboard.com and can search.

U.S. colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ

To search for possible local volunteer opportunities (including perhaps for a Crisis Helpline in which one would listen to the callers as opposed to giving advice): http://www.volunteermatch.org

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Woman who abducted niece gets probation, drug rehab
… months of addiction treatment. Deborah Ann Fowler, 46, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to felony child abduction. Judge Charles Ervin gave the defendant credit for 29 days in jail and ordered her to stay away from the child. According to the …
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Man convicted of killing girlfriend, leaving body in suitcase
SAN DIEGO — A Riverside County man was convicted Thursday of killing his girlfriend, whose body was found stuffed into a suitcase and left at a Poway motel, prosecutors said. Joseph David Dorsey, 28, was found guilty by a jury of one count of first …
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Services for human trafficking victims remain a patchwork
People who escape human trafficking need housing, counseling and, frequently, addiction treatment. If advocates cannot provide for these individuals' basic needs, they often will return … TravelCenters of America, a Westlake-based company that …
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