Fools Rush In: 5 Risks of Teens Dating Too Early
This type of indirect peer pressure can be positive if the partner and their friends steer clear of drugs and alcohol, or it can be an early introduction to a potentially life-altering problem. For parents who are unaware … He is CEO of Elements …
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Insurers prodded to cover early addiction services for Vermonters
Last week the state health officials who oversee the network of addiction prevention and recovery services explained that struggle to lawmakers. Preventing … Part of the challenge is making it socially acceptable to talk about drugs and alcohol …
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Students confront substance dependency
For Paul, chapters of AA, both on campus and in the Providence community, have been another source of support throughout his addiction and recovery. Paul said AA “cultivates a spiritual experience,” for him. Even with the University's support networks …
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Carl Alasko: How to tell if addicted to alcohol
Is there any new discovery about alcohol that I might be able to use to get him to stop drinking so much? Dear Reader: Addictions of all kinds are one of the most studied subjects because the consequences are very serious. After all this study, however …
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Vivitrol Helps Treat Alcohol and Drug Addictions
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration says in Washington County there were more than 1,200 people treated for opiate addiction last year and more than 400 were from heroin. Since 2011, the health department has treated more than 40 people at the …
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Online gambling spurs addiction fears
"Compulsive gambling, like drug and alcohol addiction, can be successfully treated," said Lynn Kovich, state assistant commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. New Jersey is the third state — after Delaware and Nevada — to authorize …
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Buffalo Treatment Center for Alcohol & Drug Addiction Announced
The program at Buffalo Treatment Center offers a collective style of treatment options for clients. Ultimately, its bottom line is to help all clients leave the addiction treatment center with a structure in place for life outside of it. People come …
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Baton Rouge Drug Rehab for Alcohol & Drug Addiction Announced
… LA Drug Rehab – 888-444-9148. Baton Rouge, LA (PRWEB) January 31, 2014. A Baton Rouge drug rehab is announcing that its doors are open for alcohol and drug addiction services to adults and adolescents through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers.
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Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services holds meeting …
BRIDGEPORT – The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services in Bridgeport held a staff meeting Tuesday following two shootings outside the facility. Those who attended the meeting say that some employees don't feel safe coming to …
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Letter: Addiction services must be timely, dignified
Be brave, hang in there. Who would have thought that getting into a program would have been the hard part? I am the parent of an alcoholic. We are in recovery due to the help we received through Southeast Human Services. One family, one addict, a …
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