Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Highlights Need for New Addiction Treatment …
Addiction Treatment PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Feb. 11, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Addiction experts are speaking out over Philip Seymour Hoffman's probable overdose death as a tragedy that could have been prevented. But according to Scott …
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Renowned Psychiatrist Joins Lucida Treatment Center
Lucida Treatment Center, a luxury drug rehabilitation and mood disorder program in Florida, welcomes board-certified psychiatrist, award-winning psychotherapist and board-certified addiction psychiatrist Christopher La Tourette La Riche, MD, as its …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman cast as a victim of 'disease'
Addiction “is a medical disease, not a choice,” Dr. Kim Dennis, CEO of Timberline Knolls, a Florida center that treats problems from eating disorders to drug abuse, wrote on her blog. It was quoted in The Washington Post. “Saying that a person addicted …
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Suncoast Rehab Center Encourages "Pain Medicine Management" Trend in 2014
Suncoast Rehab Center, in Spring Hill, FL (SRC), encourages the introduction of alternative pain management methods to counteract the public health disaster that painkiller addiction has created within American society. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire …
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Are you addicted to drinking? Want to come out of it? If yes, then you must approach right professional who can provide right kind of alcohol addiction help. Before planning to consult a professional for this cause one must realize that there is something wrong in drinking alcohol otherwise no body or no program can work effectively. Once a alcoholic has realized the bad effects of drinking only then one can achieve success in accomplishing the task. It is a serious disease due to which a person destroys his career, family and the most important is his self-esteem in the society. As far as inpatient alcohol addiction treatment is concerned it begins with an evaluation in which mental and medical history is done and patient is advised on what to expect from the concerned treatment and what all is expected out of them. After this initial stage one need to move on to the most complicated stage known as detox.

In alcohol addiction help program the detox stage takes one or two weeks according to the condition of alcoholic. It is found that patients become suffer from various problems during this stage like shakes, nausea and even hallucinations. When a patient has gone through the stage of detox then the treatment would be continued by therapy which is done either in a group, one by one or in pairs. Inpatient programs differ from one another but they generally comprises of 12 steps which helps alcoholic in dealing with this problem in an effective manner. These programs are helpful for the alcoholic because during these steps he realizes the danger involved in addicting to such habits. It provides a great support in coming out of denial that how drinking addiction is affecting their health as well as their family members.

In order to deal with such problems they are usually assigned with daily work tasks. Sometimes they are also advised to take part in exercise and artistic activities. So, if you want to seek alcohol addiction help then go for it now!

17 treated for alcohol abuse at Belfast rave
… alcohol abuse at Belfast rave. Ambulance crews at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast after dozens were treated for the effects of alcohol at a dance event by Dutch DJ Hardwell. Picture: AP. Published on the 07 February 2014 15:12. Published 07/02/2014 15:12.
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Dennis Rodman 'enters rehab for alcohol addiction treatment'
This is not the first time that Rodman, 52, has received treatment for his addiction to alcohol, having gone through the process in 2008, in 2009 as part of his time on Celebrity Apprentice and a second time later that year as part of the show …
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Substance abuse counselor convicted of murder in Torrance pedestrian's death
Los Angeles >> A substance abuse counselor who drove two miles through Torrance with a dying man on her windshield was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder, drunken driving and hit-and-run charges. Sherri Lynn Wilkins showed no response as …
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Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment
Drug treatment experts and public health officials said they see an increase in heroin use that is accompanying a rise in prescription opioid abuse by young people. A report released by the L.A. Department of Public Health Monday said drug overdose is …
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Paul Dilonno: On the frontlines of addiction
Editor's note: This commentary is by Paul Dilonno, the manager of substance abuse counseling at United Counseling Service in Bennington. More than a decade ago, opiate use hit the state of Vermont with a vengeance. We've witnessed heroin addiction, …
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Vermont gets M grant for drug treatment program
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Peter Shumlin and Health Commissioner Harry Chen announced on Friday that Vermont will get a $ 10 million federal grant to expand early intervention and treatment programs for young adults at risk of alcohol and drug abuse …
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Doc: My state in addiction stranglehold
(CNN) — Early this week, I worked on my addiction treatment center's detoxification unit. I treated teenagers and young adults, pregnant women and medical professionals. I saw older pain patients who, having lost control over their prescriptions …
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Kenosha Launches Center to Battle Substance Abuse …
Eugene, OR (PRWEB) February 06, 2014. A Kenosha alcohol and drug rehab center is announcing that it is opening its doors to help adults and adolescents fight back against their alcohol and drug addiction through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers.
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