Center to offer assistance for those recovering from drug, alcohol abuse
The threat of abuse of alcohol on college campuses is a very real one. UTD stepped up to tackle this problem when a UT System Regent, the UT Center for Students in Recovery director and a UTD student came together to pitch an idea to the Student Fee …
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SOBA Recovery Center Announces New Holistic Addiction Treatment – PRWeb
SOBA Recovery Center announces their new holistic drug and alcohol treatment options for those suffering from addiction. SOBA Recovery Center (SRC) over the course of ten years has helped thousands of addicts and alcoholics achieve sobriety through …
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UConn Alcohol Research Center receives five year grant
The ARC, part of UConn's Health Center in Farmington, was founded in 1978 and focuses primarily on studying the effects of alcohol addiction. However, in recent years, they have incorporated studies concerning various psychoactive substances, such as …
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Drug and alcohol treatment branch changing spaces
A need for more space is compelling the National Council for Alcoholism and Drug Dependency's Sacramento branch to move to a new site a short ways from the current one. The non-for-profit that offers addiction treatment needed more space. Programs for …
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Into Action Drug Treatment Center Visits the Arts Garage in Delray Beach, Florida
Into Action Treatment is a small 24-bed coed Florida drug rehab center located in Boynton Beach. Into Action is a very unique center, which focuses on long-term recovery for addicts and alcoholics. Most drug treatment centers in the industry are 28 …
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Recovery Associates Drug Treatment Center Announces the Opening of Their …
To accommodate its growing drug and alcohol treatment program, Recovery Associates recently opened its second location. This new location is home to Recovery Associates' Christian and Teen drug treatment programs. After months of renovations, the …
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Care center nurtures a new image
The short-term rehabilitation and long-term care center is beginning a major renovation process, hoping to give the aging facility a much-needed face lift, according to Mike Rabuka, Christian Care Center administrator. At the same time, the company …
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News in Brief
A workshop on what businesses can expect from the Affordable Care Act, presented by the National Federation of Independent Business, will be held on April 23 at the Missouri Rehabilitation Center atrium, 600 N. Main St. in Mt. Vernon. Cost is $ 20 and …
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Daily Planner: April 18
Chico Toastmasters: 7 p.m. Enloe Rehab Center conference room, 340 W. East Ave. Larry, 893-4464. Weekly. Health … Celebrate Recovery Christian 12-Step Program: 6:30-9 p.m. East Avenue Community Church, 1184 East Ave., Chico. 342-1806. Weekly.
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Lehigh County opens new drug and alcohol center
Lehigh County's new drug and alcohol treatment center is a stone's throw from the county's work release prison — a constant reminder of where addicts are likely to end up if they don't get help. Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, former drug czar in the …
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39 addicts escape rehab, 27 still sought by police
But the statement noted that the 39 were temporarily housed at a transfer center where drug addicts receive education and wait for their punishment rather than at a "detention house." Plans had called for 24 to be sent to a detoxification center in …
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Billionaire T. Boone Pickens Sues His Son, Alleging 'Cyberbullying'
One plaintiff in the case, Tom Boone Pickens III (Michael's younger brother), stands accused by his own CFO of funneling millions out of the failing company he runs, Astrotech, “the sole provider of habitable modules and logistics facilities” for US …
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Recovery Associates Now Offering Chiropractic Services at their Drug Addiction …
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
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Substance abuse treatment center gets new leadership from Evergreen
Dr. John Patz, a substance use disorder specialist, is splitting his time between practicing primary care in the new Evergreen Primary Care facility in Monroe and the Recovery Center across the street, where he is the new medical director. By June, he …
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Boomers' latest high
The bigger issue of boomers' addictions, however, relates to alcohol and prescription drugs. Over the past decade, the number of boomers being treated for prescription drug abuse at Florida treatment centers has skyrocketed. In 2001, 15 percent of …
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New Southern Ohio Addiction Treatment Center opens with state support
JACKSON – Southern Ohio has been focused on attacking the epidemic of addiction to prescription drugs and heroin over the past several years. The Health Recovery Services (HRS) Southern Ohio Treatment Center will open in Jackson. The new facility is …
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Recovery Associates Now Offering Chiropractic Services at their Drug Addiction …
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
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David Sheff talks about addiction and recovery at Powell's in Beaverton
His son Nic Sheff is a recovering addict who was the subject of “Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction,” a No. 1 best-seller. Nic Sheff is now 30 and sober after years of addiction to meth and other drugs, and his father opened …
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