The calendar
12-Step Recovery Groups – offered daily at the Alano Club, 1202 S. Front St., Marquette. Book Babies … Open Gym – from 10-11:30 a.m. at PEAK Gymnastics and Fitness, Marquette. … SMART Recovery is a recovery program for types of addictive behaviors.
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Fitness calendar
Call 327-4257 for more information. Double Trouble in Recovery – The 12-step program for people with mental health and addiction issues meets 3-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Winds of Change Recovery Mall, 2685 Palmer St., No. C (second floor).
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Heroin's reach growing
They smile down from photos: recovering addicts holding plates of food at a group picnic last year. From inside Central City … the latest statistics available. During the same time, cocaine deaths dropped from 84 to 62, after reaching a peak of 172 …
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Trouble Is a Gift: A Story of Addiction, Recovery & Hope
Cusack then expanded the scope of his work to other substances, treating those addicted to Valium even before the American Medical Association considered it addictive. He later founded Villa Veritas, a rehabilitation center that continues today. The …
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Film screening on addiction recovery draws crowd
According to a news release from the filmmakers, the film questions why the United States has criminalized and too often given superficial treatment to the chronic illness of addiction. Because of these actions, the filmmakers say addiction now comes …
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Mercy Addiction Recovery Center expands services
The Mercy Addiction Recovery Center is expanding its services to provide more convenient care for clients who work during the day. The center is now offering an evening Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program in addition to existing morning program.
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'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US
Abbott and childhood friend Tammie Norris, whose daughter was also a heroin user, decided last year to bring attention to the problem in their hometown, using Facebook to organize poster-waving demonstrations by everyone from recovering addicts to …
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April 7 Letters From Readers: Evaluate all local 'War on Drugs' programs
In 1971, President Nixon, declaring “War on Drugs,” requested congress to pass and fund legislation titled “Drug Abuse Prevention and Control” for the “… prevention of new addicts and the rehabilitation of those addicted.” Legislators, to “prevent …
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Addiction conference comes to Kennesaw State
email to a friend | print. Teresa Wren Johnston, founder and director of Kennesaw State University's Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery, said a conference at the center this week aims to bring all the addiction sciences together. Special to …
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Heroin task force focuses on treatment options, availability in Madison County
But it isn't a magic solution; there are multiple components to heroin treatment. Park said Wellspring focuses on the individual and group therapy and other support services that help addicts build their recovery, and all those services are also …
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Willingway, the Addiction Treatment Experts, Sponsor and Support “Ride 4 …
The mission of this nationwide bike ride is to raise awareness about addiction recovery and provide encouragement for individuals who are currently battling with the disease to seek help. After gaining sobriety at Louie's Recovery Halfway House in …
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Atheist alcoholics seek recovery from addiction without 'God talk'
Members of the Vancouver group, which calls itself We Agnostics, feels shunned by the delisting, saying it will make it hard for other desperate alcoholics to discover where to find their non-religious recovery meeting. Steve B maintains all AA …
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Shakeil Boothe Verdict: Jury Weighs Fate Of Dad, Stepmom Charged With …
The couple's treatment of Shakeil worsened after the baby's birth in September 2010, prosecutors alleged. The shy boy, who struggled to adapt to Canadian life, was pulled from school when his injuries grew too serious to remain unnoticed, they said.
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Sarah Leung, Accused Of Killing Babies, Terrified Of Parents: Defence
The Criminal Code defines infanticide as a wilful act or omission by a mother who causes the death of her newly-born child if she is not fully recovered from the effects of giving birth and that causes her mind to be disturbed. "There were obviously …
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New Rumson Helpline Provides Hope for Teenage Addiction Recovery
The benefits of proper rehabilitation are priceless. Rehab facilities can provide drug and alcohol detox, dual diagnosis, individual and group therapy as well as mandatory educational programs for teenage addicts. Regardless of your age or situation …
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Crimea side-effect: Addicts deprived of methadone
Svetlana Starikova, a patient of treatment for drug addiction, poses at a bus stop with an advert reading "Rehabilitation of drug and alcohol addicts" in Sevastopol, Crimea. Photo: AP. But Russia, which annexed Crimea in mid-March following a …
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Heroin task force focuses on treatment options, availability in Madison County
She tried to enter a rehabilitation facility, but was sent home because she was "only" on pills. Other doctors refused to treat her. By the time she came to Wellspring, they said, Rachel was taking 50-55 … Park said Wellspring focuses on the …
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