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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Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic
The Brattleboro treatment center will be obligated to fulfill any contracts or grants of Habit OPCO, said Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner for alcohol and drug abuse programs at the Vermont Department of Health. “We do not expect any change in …
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Drug abuse forums aim to educate, save lives
At a drug abuse awareness forum hosted by the Council on Addiction Prevention and Education, known as CAPE, and the Wappingers Central School District, Marcia Grant shares the story of her son Roger, who died of a drug overdose in 2011. / Courtesy …
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March Madness: Gateway to Gambling? For Some, Yes
Gambling was only classified as an addiction in spring 2013, when the DSM 5 recognized that research shows similarities in brain reward pathways between pathological gambling and substance abuse. … “Sports betting via competing NCAA tournament …
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