Ottawa cops say they are leaving sex workers alone, targeting johns
Then she needs things like non-judgmental medical and mental health care, addiction treatment ready the moment she finds the courage to seek help and a safe place to go, like a drop-in centre. “These women have been judged all their lives,” Daly said.
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Why love was my drug: Could you be in the grip of a dangerous addiction?
Love addiction, a fairly recent phenomenon (at least in terms of its labelling), is now widespread enough that treatment centres all over the world offer programmes to tackle the symptoms and bring patients back to a state of ongoing health …
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MU panel focuses on women
… drug and alcohol addiction. "As a community, we hear a lot about the drug problem," said Kim White, a social worker with the Marshall University Counseling Center and member of the Women's Studies Advisory Board. "It can be overwhelming … HER …
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After 75 Years of Alcoholics Anonymous, It's Time to Admit We Have a Problem
The author Anne Fletcher released Inside Rehab: The Surprising Truth About Addiction Treatment and How To Get Help That Works, a deeply reported exposé on the poor results and exorbitant prices of upscale rehab centers. And the journalist Gabrielle …
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ABC anchor Elizabeth Vargas opens up about alcohol addiction and rehab
According to the New York Daily News, senior staff at ABC were told last October Vargas was on 'medical leave', but many suspected she was being treated for alcoholism. Back to work: ABC's 20/20 host Elizabeth Vargas is expected to be back in the …
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State Officials Rethinking Approach To Substance Abuse Treatment
BOSTON — Leaders across the branches of state government are in broad agreement that the state needs to increase access to mental health and substance abuse treatment, with many saying there is a deficit of services and a lack of insurance coverage to …
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The Watershed Opens New Facility in Texas
The Watershed, a leading drug and alcohol treatment center, headquartered in South Florida, officially opened its doors on January 15th to a premier 28-bed facility in Clear Lake serving the Southeast Texas community. The Watershed Addiction Treatment …
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Latest A Forever Recovery Blog Focuses on Recovering from Meth Addiction
A Forever Recovery, a leading addiction treatment center that has pioneered a moral reasoning approach to recovery that empowers each individual client to access the spiritual, cognitive, and fellowship support that they need, has published a new blog …
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Clanton Police recover multiple meth labs
Clanton Police Department officers recovered 11 methamphetamine labs on Monday, in a scenario that has become all too common. Officers were driving to execute an eviction at a residence off Glenn Road when they noticed what appeared to be drug …
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Computer-based behavioral therapy effective tool for addiction treatment
By Bill Hathaway; Yale researchers have developed a computer-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program to treat substance abuse and dependence, and report that it results in better outcomes both in the near term and over time. The program is …
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Challenging Alcoholic's Anonymous As The Leading Form Of Addiction Treatment
None of these options, however, have taken over AA's spot as the most prominent pathway to ending addiction. The difficulty in establishing an effective treatment program is that many of the programs require mental and behavioral therapy rather than …
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