Outpatient Eating Disorder Treatment Center Receives Accreditation
Castlewood at the Highlands Treatment Center for Eating Disorders has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation after undergoing a rigorous on-site examination. A team of specially trained health care professionals …
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Clearview Treatment Programs Holds Open House for Outpatient Treatment …
The Outpatient Treatment Center is one of many levels of care offered by Clearview Treatment Programs, which provides treatment for dual diagnoses, addictions, Borderline Personality Disorder, depression, trauma, and other mental health disorders.
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The Phoenix Recovery Center Opens a New Outpatient Drug and Alcohol …
The Phoenix RC, in South Jordan, opens a second drug and alcohol abuse center in Draper Utah. The new outpatient facility provides professional drug and alcohol treatment programs and ongoing support for rehab patients needing the flexibility to …
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As Peter Young Center drug rehab closes, doctor plans wellness center
Empty for now: The Peter Young Center, perched on the hill above the village of Altamont, closed its drug and alcohol rehabilitation program last week, and the 69,000-square-foot building sits empty. A local doctor, John Malfetano, hopes to turn the …
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LePage's drug-crackdown bill gets bipartisan backing, money for treatment
AUGUSTA –– The fortunes of Gov. Paul LePage's drug enforcement bill have brightened following a bipartisan committee vote that reduced the cost of the proposal while adding funding for treatment programs. Lawmakers on the Legislature's Criminal voted …
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Treat, don't jail, drug-addicted mothers-to-be
Last year, lawmakers passed the Safe Harbor Act to give pregnant women incentives to enter treatment programs, including a guarantee that they won't lose custody of their newborn solely because of drug use. In the year since Safe Harbor took effect …
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Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving …
Hathaway, Brewer Police Chief Perry Antone and Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross spoke about how drug use is driving crime in the region, and about the importance of early education and drug treatment programs. “It amounts to: Virtually everything …
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5 Reasons to Refuse an Addiction Treatment (and 5 Reasons Not to)
Thanks to a growing body of research, we have a good idea of what works and what doesn't in the treatment of addiction. Even with this knowledge, a surprising number of treatment centers use interventions that are not backed by research. In fact, a …
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Florida Medical Care: Mental Health Is Priority
Funding could have been worse, mental health officials concede, but progress often was not made as state lawmakers maintained the status quo on money, declining to break new ground for centers that offer drug rehabilitation, crisis stabilization and …
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New plays lead the way in a jam-packed South Florida theater week
Juan C. Sanchez's Paradise Motel at Miami Theater Center unfolds over seven decades with different characters occupying the same motel room in Little Havana. … Staged by Margaret M. Ledford, Paradise Motel features Matt Stabile, Niki Fridh, Jeremiah …
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United Treatment Centers Inc. dba Potnetwork420.com Appoints Medical Director
LOS ANGELES, CA, Mar 26, 2014 (Menafn – Marketwired via COMTEX) –United Treatment Centers, Inc. (aka PotNetwork420.com) (otc pink:UTRM) (pinksheets:UTRM) will provide daily video, internet-basedcontent critical to the marijuana industry and feature …
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Hernando health and support for March 26
2 p.m. the third Saturday, Crystal River Health and Rehabilitation Center, 136 Northeast 12th Ave., Crystal River. Free day care … (1-800-962-2873). Sponsored by the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Florida Department of Elder …
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Revenge of the Bunny Boiler
“It is hard to imagine that Assad is going in the short term, and even in the medium term, to lose control of the area between Aleppo south to Damascus and then over to the coast,” Ford said at the Wilson Center. “First and …. “I know it sounds kind …
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Helping Veterans Find Their Foothold: How Social Workers Are Making a …
(Photo: University of Southern California School of Social Work) … Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and higher rates of suicide mean that accessing treatment can be imperative for many of the service men and women reintegrating into …
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Psychedelics Shown to Relieve Anxiety
“Building up a confidential relationship is the basis of therapy—also psychedelic therapy—and it is one of the important factors for a safe trip.” … They kept very good records on how people fared,” Charles S. Grob, M.D., professor of psychiatry …
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Jumping for Freedom
That August, Philippe Petit snuck inside the original World Trade Center with several accomplices, ran a cable between the Twin Towers, and performed a higher-wire act 1,350 feet high. 140325-miller-wtc-embed Alan Welner/AP. Petit turned himself over …
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Recovery Keys Intensive Outpatient Addiction Treatment Program IOP includes …
Recovery Keys' programs for both drug and alcohol addiction are abstinence-focused and 12 Step-based. They combine medical science with time-tested spiritual principles to help each individual unlock his/her own pathway to recovery. All patients …
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Stepping Stones Recovery Center Announces New Curriculum for Drug and …
Until recently, Drug treatment centers have depended upon process groups for treatment of addiction to alcohol and drugs. This new standard will revolutionize the drug and alcohol addiction treatment field. The Intensive Outpatient Program at SSRC …
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