Women of Hope set free from addiction; Rehab grads find faith, hope in program
Before she came to the center, her drug addiction landed her in jail and a judge ordered her to the Women of Hope Center. She said she did not want to go to the Women of Hope program. “When I found out I had to go to rehab, I felt like my world was …
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Effective Addiction Treatment
Countless people addicted to drugs, alcohol or both have managed to get clean and stay clean with the help of organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous or the thousands of residential and outpatient clinics devoted to treating addiction. But if you have …
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Exploiting addiction
Since 2008, Dr. Drew has glammed up and tarted up B- and Z-list celebs on his hit VH1 show, “Celebrity Rehab” — renamed “Rehab” last fall so as not to exclude folks who've yet to make it big by falling on their faces. He's turned addiction from an …
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Rez alcohol abuse bill advances
The bill calls for the pilot program fund to draw money from the existing state liquor luxury taxes, a percentage of which are already designated for alcohol and drug addiction treatment and prevention. "What this does is allow them, the cities and …
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Effective Addiction Treatment
Of the 23.5 million teenagers and adults addicted to alcohol or drugs, only about 1 in 10 gets treatment, which too often fails to keep them drug-free. Many of these programs fail to use proven methods to deal with the factors that underlie addiction …
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Insurance companies frustrate NJ families seeking addiction treatment
Horizon Blue Cross “follows evidence-based clinical protocols for substance abuse treatment prescribed by the American Society of Addiction Medicine,” according to Thomas Vincz, a spokesman for that company. There are conflicts because what the …
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Effective Addiction Treatment
A groundbreaking report published last year by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University concluded that “the vast majority of people in need of addiction treatment do not receive anything that approximates …
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Drug abuse treatment key in prison debate
CHARLESTON — State lawmakers representing Cabell and Wayne counties were hoping to hear more about easing prison overcrowding and strengthening substance abuse treatment programs during Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's State of the State address, but …
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Effective Addiction Treatment
Of the 23.5 million teenagers and adults addicted to alcohol or drugs, only about 1 in 10 gets treatment, which too often fails to keep them drug-free. Many of these programs fail to use proven methods to deal with the factors that underlie addiction …
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Round table discussion focuses on prescription drug abuse
Rahall decided to organize the roundtable after introducing the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the House companion measure to the Senate bill authored by Rockefeller. The bills would promote both physician and consumer education …
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Mindy McCready is the latest Celebrity Rehab contestant to die, as she was …
He appeared on season one of 'Celebrity Rehab' in 2008 in an attempt to overcome his addiction to alcohol, cocaine and prescription drugs. He also appeared in …. was reading this article and up popped an ad for a self treatment addiction book …
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Picking Addiction Help
An Insider's Guide to Addiction and Recovery,” by William Cope Moyers, a man who nonetheless needed “four intense treatment experiences over five years” before he broke free of alcohol and drugs. As the son of Judith and Bill Moyers, successful parents …
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Ex-boyfriend: McCready left rehab too soon
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. — Mindy McCready threatened suicide after losing custody of her sons earlier this month, yet she was allowed to leave a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program just days before she apparently killed herself at her Arkansas home …
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Gateway Unites Medicine and Therapy to Treat Drug Addiction
When medication assisted treatment is part of an integrated drug treatment program, the likelihood of a person staying in treatment and remaining drug free is increased. Treatment for dependency on opiates, alcohol or other substances can include the …
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Picking Addiction Help
An Insider's Guide to Addiction and Recovery,” by William Cope Moyers, a man who nonetheless needed “four intense treatment experiences over five years” before he broke free of alcohol and drugs. As the son of Judith and Bill Moyers, … that can …
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