Addiction recovery offered at Ohio State
The timing of this program is in line with national trends; institutions throughout the country are becoming more serious in how they serve the people in recovery. OSU has had services for those in drug and alcohol addiction recovery for years, but …
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Northport Student Shares Journey From Addiction to Recovery
Tom Snyder, 19, shared his story of drug addiction and recovery Monday at Northport Library as part of the Northport-East Northport Drug and Alcohol Task Force's town Hall panel. Loading… Tom Snyder, 19, shared his story of drug addiction and …
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Divisions along a new road to addiction recovery – The Age
What it means to be recovering from drug or alcohol abuse is, according to the movement's guiding principles, ''experienced and defined by the individual''. In essence, recovery is a journey not a destination. Proponents say it's a fresh, non …
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More Treatment, Less War: The White House Drug Policy Reform
In their lengthy report, they cite – and praise – the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Access to Recovery Program. This program provides “grants to states and tribes to provide vouchers to people who are seeking or …
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Calling off drug abuse
Dereleen James tucks a cherry red BlackBerry Curve into her purse, though she rarely uses it to make calls. The Eldorado Park woman keeps the device to help her son recover from his drug addiction.
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New 'Sober Bar' Aims To Provide A Safe Space For People Recovering From …
Although alcohol and substance abuse are often stratified in everyday conversation, they are rooted in similar dependencies and have a fair amount of interplay. Substance abusers are much more likely to have an alcohol dependency than vice versa, and …
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Addiction recovery offered at Ohio State
Besides peer interaction, Sarah Nerad, program assistant for drug and alcohol abuse recovery program at SWC, said the program will be able to offer students alumni engagement opportunities, scholarships, weekend events and monthly educational …
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Church brief: Life-changing addiction recovery program open
The Life Changing Addiction Recovery program's mission statement is: To aide and counsel individuals who are struggling with drug and/or alcohol dependency. To offer resourceful tools to become fully functional individuals in society, and to develop a …
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Jefferson Awards: A homeless drug addict finds her way to recovery
Ms. Zellous, 58, is a formerly homeless drug addict who found her way to recovery at a comprehensive rehabilitation program run by Bethlehem Haven, Uptown, and she's spent the past dozen years of her sobriety helping other homeless women get back on …
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Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment Opens Additional Facility to Help More People
Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment is a drug and alcohol facility that offers a hands-on approach to recovery with assistance every step of the way. The center recently opened an additional facility in order to help even more people who are seeking …
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Trenton Health Team awarded .2M to help improve substance abuse treatment
Patients with severe patterns of drug and alcohol abuse will be referred to treatment centers, while patients at risk of developing problems will undergo voluntary counseling at the clinics, Alli said. “The focus of this, though there is a treatment …
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Freedom Treatment Center Offers New Aftercare in Addiction Treatment
Freedom Treatment Center is a Southern Michigan drug and alcohol addiction recovery facility with personalized programs to help people achieve and maintain sobriety. Freedom Treatment Center knows a crucial point for those in recovery is what happens …
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Alcohol Research Center Battles Addiction with Science
Huebner adds: “The Center is also a prime example of translational research – a role model for those who want to translate basic research on the causes of alcoholism into actual treatment for the disorder.” Alcohol dependence is a significant problem …
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Scottsdale Recovery Center Partners with Treatment Review Complaint Site
Scottsdale, AZ — (SBWIRE) — 04/01/2013 — Scottsdale Recovery Center, an Arizona based addiction and alcoholism treatment center for men and women, has formally announced this week its new partnership with A.T.R.I – Addiction Treatment Reviews …
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Personal Values & Integrity Course at Freedom Treatment Center Helps Addicts …
Freedom Treatment Center is a Southern Michigan addiction recovery facility that offers personalized treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. In its ongoing bid to help people rebuild their lives, the center is introducing a Personal Values and …
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UConn Alcohol Research Center receives five year grant
The Alcohol Research Center (ARC) for UConn recently received a grant for five years of funding approved by the National Institute of Health's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The ARC, part of UConn's Health Center in …
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