Reformed drug addict returns to Phillipsburg to sing praises of recovery program
After treatment, finding support is crucial, according to Michael Krim, manager of the Bethlehem Recovery Center in Bethlehem. The center is a volunteer-run, peer-support center that hosts a number of 12-step programs for recovering addicts. The center …
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Delray Recovery Center Offers New Existential Therapy Program for Addiction …
Delray Recovery Center is a Florida treatment facility that offers a variety of treatment methods for drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders inclusive of depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. The center has …
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Why is B.C.'s addiction treatment so skewed?
… taxpayer-funded authorities so focused on harm-reduction methods (including providing free needles, crack kits and hash pipes) that they reject funding for abstinence-based recovery programs, denying addicts a scientifically-supported treatment option?
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Freedom Drug Rehab Offers New Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment for …
“CBT offers a long-term, lifelong solution to drug and alcohol addiction,” Kuehne said. “While people may first learn the skills at Freedom Treatment Center, they can continue to effectively use them throughout their entire lives in recovery.” The …
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Rich Clune Shares Story of Alcohol Addiction, Recovery
Rich Clune Shares Story of Alcohol Addiction, Recovery. By Dirk Hoag on Mar 13 2013, 3:08p ? @Forechecker 57. Stay connected for news and updates Follow @Forechecker. Frederick Breedon. ? Share on Facebook · ? Tweet post; ? Recs (1) …
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Delray Recovery Center Offers New Existential Therapy Program for Addiction …
Delray Recovery Center is a Florida treatment facility that offers a variety of treatment methods for drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders inclusive of depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. The center has …
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Christopher Kennedy Lawford on addiction, recovery
In his newest book, RECOVER TO LIVE: KICK ANY HABIT, MANAGE ANY ADDICTION, Christopher gathers the world's experts in a number of addiction fields, including alcohol, drugs, eating disorders and hoarding. The book is complete with state-by-state …
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Why is B.C.'s addiction treatment so skewed?
The MLA committee learned residential treatment beds funded by health authorities were almost exclusively for harm-reduction patients taking methadone, a controversial substitute for heroin and other opiates. In fact, the government was spending more …
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Addiction recovery participants 'on the right track'
After kicking off last month, Amarillo Recovery from Alcohol and Drugs' intensive outpatient drug and alcohol treatment program geared toward homeless shelter residents has brought its first clients through the initial three weeks of its 30-day program.
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Theater Review: 'Trainspotting' At The Elephant Theatre
This is the type of play that would have a hard time even getting an R rating with its bountiful sex, violence, and drugs, offences so abundant that the audience becomes desensitized to them. But in spite of all this, the actors' … Based on Irvine …
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Reader's view: We all must be held accountable
Most of the responses were: on drugs, on alcohol, on gambling or even on tattoos. As a taxpayer this … As a former drug addict healed by the blood of Jesus, I feel we must all stand tall, in love — and hold others accountable for their actions …
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Lacey school district considering drug testing
If you get “hooked,” just go to rehab and all will be fine. For more … Those were among the statistics discussed Wednesday night during a two-hour public forum hosted by the Lacey Township Drug/Alcohol Abuse Taskforce at Lacey High School. Several …
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Beware dark side of video games' effects
In some cases, it's causing withdrawal from society, said Shannon Chrismore, site manager at the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery, which has a treatment course devoted to video game addiction. “They are playing hours and hours at a time at the …
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Sunset for Sunrise? White Plains blocks detox center near homes
The city has rejected an application by Sunrise Detox to convert the property into an upscale detox center for clients dealing with drug and alcohol abuse. … In June , Sunrise applied to convert the former Nathan Miller Center for Nursing Care at 37 …
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Youth's addiction recovery predicted with AA-related helping tool
… Others in Sobriety (SOS)' questionnaire validated by researchers at Case Western Reserve. A Case Western Reserve University professor has found that young people addicted to alcohol and drugs can increase their chances of recovery by helping others.
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Charles sharing story of addiction, recovery
At 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Arnita Pittman Community Recovery Centre in Marion Centre mall, Sheila Raye Charles (her stage name) will tell her story of addiction and a recovery that she attributes to her faith in God. “To tell people their life doesn't …
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