Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last month, Toby Douglas, California's Health Care Services Department director, said just 10% of the available inpatient beds in the state are in facilities that meet the federal government …
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State bans Recovery Center in Sullivan County from accepting new patients
The Sullivan County Recovery Center is unable to accept new patients while under investigation by the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. The center is Sullivan County's major facility for alcohol and drug treatment, and many are …
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New Beginnings Recovery Center Offers a New Detoxification Breakthrough in …
New Beginnings Recovery Center has been a leader in the addiction treatment field in South Florida for over 8 years. They have now … This program can jump start recovery and help give the best possible starting place for a new, dependency free life.
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Afghan Vet Dies of Overdose in VA Substance-Abuse Center
An Afghanistan war veteran went to the VA to get help fighting his struggles with drugs and alcohol. That's why he was in a 24-bed section of Miami, Florida's VA hospital dedicated to treating addicts. The Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation …
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New Website For Summit Behavioral Health As They Launch New Facilities And …
Summit Behavioral Health anchors on the belief of quality life for addicts; hence provision of needed assistance to help addicts overcome addiction and life drug and alcohol-free lives. The new website, http://www.summithelps.com, showcases the … The …
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Alcohol treatment centers are organized in every city in the world in a desperate attempt to help reduce the plague of alcoholism. A recognition of the problem and the effort to seek help is the first positive step towards recovery. It is often seen as a real step in the right direction for an alcoholic to get help online, instead of approaching a public rehabilitation. The advent of the Internet has made information on the treatment of alcoholism readily available. The World Wide Web is growing every hour, and hosts a large number of alcohol treatments and rehabilitation plans readily available online.

How to find alcoholic treatment support or centers online –  Just do a Google search for “stop drinking alcohol”, and a whole range of web sites and pages will be revealed. These sites offer facts about alcoholism, based on professional expertise. The addict does not have to pay for treatment received. These sites suggest alcoholics take onboard certain essential information, that will put them in the right frame of mind to take the decision of quitting alcohol for good, and begin the journey towards a new beginning without their life being held to ransom by alcohol.

It helps to subscribe to an online newsletter or magazine. The person can get professional advice and alcohol treatment plans. Most of these subscriptions are free, but some sites may ask for a small donation. Paying for alcohol treatment though may be a better option for some people who don’t like to just throw their money away, and need to feel that they make the effort to achieve their main goal of giving up alcohol.

There are many online sites that provide alcoholism support information and alcohol treatment plans. Even though this support is part of the final success, an alcoholic will also need the support of their loved ones, and should not try and give up on the sly. Being open with those that alcohol distances you from is a way of gaining their confidence once again in you, so building bridges is also a critical step in quitting alcohol for good.

Camden neighbors ask federal court to block alcohol rehab center
CAMDEN, Maine — Several neighbors of a proposed high-end alcohol treatment center have asked a federal court to block the project. “The provisions of the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated were not instituted to provide …
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Brooklyn's Community Board 6 in Red Hook gives OK to high-end rehab center
Local leaders gave a thumbs-up to a controversial proposal to drop a high-end alcohol and drug rehab center in gritty Red Hook — just blocks from one of the city's largest housing projects. RELATED: 'GIRLS' BUS TOUR IN THE WORKS FEATURING CAFE …
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Man Headed To Rehab Disrupts JetBlue Flight
Koshinsky, whose Facebook page lists his most recent employer as a Massachusetts produce market, had originally been headed to the drug and alcohol treatment center before his alleged in-flight antics caused the JetBlue flight to be diverted. (4 pages).
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High-End Alcohol Treatment Center to Open in Camden
Plans to open a high-end alcohol treatment center in Camden are moving forward again after the developers scaled them back to avoid a zone change or planning board approval. Officials with Fox Hill Real Estate and McLean Hospital say they'll operate an …
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Actor Matthew Perry talks with Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus Co-Chairmen Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) and Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio).

Activists, Lawmakers Call For M To Curb Opioid Abuse
A statewide coalition met today at the state capitol in Albany to call on New York lawmakers to take decisive action to combat the heroin and prescription drug epidemic through stronger prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts. The heroin … A …
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Noted Addiction Expert from Elements Behavioral Health to Deliver Keynote …
The Recovery Place is one of Florida's premier drug and alcohol treatment centers. The Recovery Place provides individualized, client-centered addiction treatment with multiple programs to fit clients' needs, including detox, day treatment, intensive …
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