Rehabilitation center splits Camden: Is zoning change worth year-round jobs?
That trend is one of the issues being debated as the town considers whether to amend its zoning law to allow an alcohol rehabilitation center to open in a coastal residential zone. Opponents argue that a proposal to add private rehabilitation …
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Specialized Rehabilitation Center helps patients “bounce back”
Bounce Back Rehabilitation Center has five private rooms and 13 semi-private rooms. For more information visit www.libertyvillageofmarion.com or call (618) 993-8600. Parkway Manor's Bounce Back Rehabilitation Center is located at 3116 Williamson …
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Leave drug addiction treatment out of your austerity cuts, experts warn …
Drug experts and policy makers from around Europe gathered in Athens to urge governments to exclude drug-abuse treatment from austerity budget cuts, citing an alarming rise in HIV infections among drug users in Greece. The number of reported new …
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New Substance Abuse Hotline in Abilene Makes Finding Treatment Easy
Drug Rehab Abilene specializes in helping addicts and their families find drug rehab facilities, programs, and treatments need to overcome substance abuse. Abilene, TX (PRWEB) November 30, 2013. One of the most difficult tasks for those suffering from …
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Lincoln drug treatment workers, police seeing more addiction woes
LINCOLN, Maine — An Airport Road treatment facility is refocusing and might expand its outpatient programs to cope with what one of its leaders described as increasing drug addiction in the Lincoln Lakes region. Her evidence is anecdotal, but Sharon …
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Riverside Alcohol Rehab Announces New Program Supporting Adults …
Riverside Alcohol Rehab Announces New Program Supporting Adults, Adolescents in Stopping Alcohol Addiction. People desiring to get relief from alcohol addiction have a choice through a new alcohol rehab center. Call (855) 912-7867 for a free …
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Camden planners prepare to make recommendation on whether to allow high …
CAMDEN, Maine — The town's planning board heard dramatically different views Wednesday night on an amendment to the town's zoning laws that could pave the way for a high-end alcohol rehabilitation center. About 100 people turned out at the Camden …
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Rep. Radel Joins Capitol's Most Secret Club – Recovering Addicts
When Rep. Trey Radel pleaded guilty today to cocaine possession and promised to enter rehab, he joined the ranks of one of Capitol Hill's most secretive and exclusive clubs — addicts. For more than a decade, members of Congress, struggling with …
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Addiction recovery groups to host free film Wednesday in Brewer
BREWER, Maine — To start a discussion about drug and alcohol addiction in the area, organizers at the Bangor Area Recovery Network are hosting a free film Wednesday evening at the Brewer Performing Arts Center titled “The Anonymous People.”.
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The 4 Phases of Addiction–and Recovery
I have been reflecting on my journey in recovery thus far, and I have noticed the cycles I have gone through since putting down the drugs and booze. They seem to be the same for many of us, so if you or someone you love is in recovery from addiction, …
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VHS Red Ribbon Week Essay_8

Image by USAG Vicenza
Vicenza High School Adolescence Substance Abuse Counselor Rosana Zapata together with Global Credit Union Branch Manager Sharon Black present cash awards to the three winners selected for the Red Ribbon Week Essay Contest. The event took place at the VHS Cafeteria Nov. 8.
About 35 VHS students submitted essays on this year’s theme “The Best Me Is Drug Free”.

Learn more on www.usag.vicenza.army.mil or www.facebook.com/USAGVicenza.

Photo by Laura Kreider, USAG Vicenza Public Affairs Office.

Assumption Introduces Certificate in Substance Abuse Counseling
With overdose deaths in the Bay Sate up 47% since 1999, Continuing and Career Education (CCE) at Assumption College has introduced an alcohol and substance abuse counseling certificate program. The eight-course program includes a 300-hour …
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Substance Abuse Counselor – Women's Program
Wellspring has a full-time opening for a Substance Abuse Counselor for the Women's Residential Program with skills in individual and group substance abuse counseling, treatment planning, crisis intervention and case management. Must have knowledge of …
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Dunham Counseling expands in Naperville
The staff includes therapists who speak Spanish and Urdu/Hindi. Dunham Counseling also has an office in St. Charles. Dunham provides counseling in a wide variety of areas, including marriage & families, depression & anxiety, and substance abuse issues.
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Cecil officials debate merits of lobbying for Kent County rehab facility funding
Part of the argument for decreasing treatment lengths at the center is the growth of transitional programs, sober-living homes and halfway houses around the state, Pons said. Outpatient services, including intensive outpatient treatment – which …
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Parkersburg hosts drug seminar
During the Governor's Substance Abuse Round Table Event held Wednesday at the Nemesis Shriners Club in Parkersburg, Karen Schimmel, director of Outpatient Substance Abuse Services at Westbrook, discusses the costs businesses can incur as a result …
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Outpatient Counselor – DSAT
Wellspring's Outpatient program, licensed to provide mental health and substance abuse services, has an opening for a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor or a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor to provide Differential Substance Abuse Treatment …
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