When Science Goes To Pot Part II: Evaluations And Perceptions
Office of National Drug Control Policy (via Whitehouse.gov 2012): "Marijuana and other illicit drugs are addictive and unsafe especially for use by young people. As officials with the National Institute on Drug Abuse state, drug addiction is a …
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Scared to death, saddling up anyway
Have you ever had an addiction? I have, but fortunately I was able to conquer it. You see, when I was a toddler my parents, desperate to get me to stop sucking my thumb, resorted to bribery and promised to buy me a new pair of cowboy boots if I kicked …
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Addiction treatment center opens in Bridgeport
Cambio Life Recovery Center opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting Nov. 30. The private, 16-bed inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment facility occupies space in the Medical Office Building attached to North Texas Community Hospital. Its …
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New Missoula addiction treatment center to open in April
The center is a project of the Western Montana Mental Health Center, and housing and development director Patty Kent said the campaign will help bring in part of the remaining $ 300,000. The Mental Health Center already has raised $ 3 million so far.
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Straight Street opens addiction recovery center on West Main Street
An addiction recovery program has found a home in downtown Ionia and is turning people's lives around. The community is invited to come and take a look at Straight Street Recovery Center's new facility at an open house Friday beginning at 6:30 p.m. …
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New addiction recovery center takes place of St. Anthony's Farm
At Olympia House addiction recovery center, residents have to hike up a hill to care for the farm animals that are part of their healing plan. Sometimes they don't feel like it. But Dr. Wayne Thurston, founder of the newly opened west Sonoma County …
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New Missoula addiction treatment center to open in April
The treatment center is an initiative of the Western Montana Mental Health Center, and Patty Kent, director for housing and development, said the undertaking will help people who have addictions, add $ 1 million in payroll to the community and also be a …
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Actor Martin Sheen helps Tulsa addiction treatment center at fundraiser
On Wednesday, Sheen makes a return trip to the 12 & 12 addiction treatment and recovery center that his friend helped establish more than 30 years ago. "Addiction treatment and recovery centers help the entire community in ways most never see," Sheen …
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Straight Street opens addiction recovery center on West Main Street
An addiction recovery program has found a home in downtown Ionia and is turning people's lives around. The community is invited to come and take a look at Straight Street Recovery Center's new facility at an open house Friday beginning at 6:30 p.m. …
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Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
That philosophy fuels Oregon's nationally reputed system of addiction care that officials, health experts and treatment professionals say provides lessons for Kentucky as it struggles with a crippling prescription drug-abuse problem and an overwhelmed …
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AFL players turning to private rehabilitation clinics for drug abuse treatment
At least two Melbourne-based footballers have sought help for treatment of addiction to methamphetamine, more commonly known as ice. The Herald Sun … Surely they need to be stronger when a really disappointing story has been published. I'm meeting …
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Addicts overwhelm Kentucky's drug treatment options
Her story is not unusual. In a state plagued by one of the worst prescription drug abuse problems in the nation, where nearly 1,000 people a year die of overdoses, a Courier-Journal investigation has found that Kentucky's treatment options are woefully …
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Governor pardons Newport Beach resident
Thomas George Pfleger, 61, received a pardon for three previous convictions in 1970, 1976 and 1983 for drug-related offenses and second-degree robbery, according to his pardon. "He is ecstatic, and feels it was a great Christmas present," said Pfleger …
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Karyn Hascal | Support Healing Place in addiction fight
Our program is highly successful and seeks to remove the barriers to finding recovery for their addiction — primarily because there is no fee for our program. However, because the need for our services has increased so dramatically, the demand for our …
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England's first addiction recovery College to open in York
Through the college, the Wired Into Recovery charity will train people who are successfully recovering from addiction, to support others going through the recovery process. It follows the principle than an individual can heal themselves, heal their …
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Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
That's because treatment doesn't just involve helping a person overcome their addiction, but requires recovery support services, child care and job training to address the triggers involved, he said. “You see a lot of disparity in the county. It's …
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Local treatment facilities see increased demand with alcohol, prescription …
That's how I do work, sports, everything,” said a 50-year-old recovering alcoholic from Annapolis at state-certified treatment center the Samaritan House. He requested his name not be used, to protect his identity from potential employers. “Addicts are …
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New Missoula addiction treatment center to open in April
The center is a project of the Western Montana Mental Health Center, and housing and development director Patty Kent said the campaign will help bring in part of the remaining $ 300,000. The Mental Health Center already has raised $ 3 million so far.
Read more on The Missoulian

New addiction recovery center takes place of St. Anthony's Farm
At Olympia House addiction recovery center, residents have to hike up a hill to care for the farm animals that are part of their healing plan. Sometimes they don't feel like it. But Dr. Wayne Thurston, founder of the newly opened west Sonoma County …
Read more on Santa Rosa Press Democrat