Health Notes: Addiction support, survivorship help and more
Free stroke support group meeting for recovering stroke patients and their caregivers Tuesday, March 4, 6-7 p.m., at its Shelton location, 4 Corporate Drive. To register, call 203-925-4201. Also offered third … Free American Cancer Society program …
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Grayson County Drug Court's grant approved
GRAYSON CO., TX – Grayson County Commissioners approved a grant Tuesday which will support the County's Adult recovery court for the 9th straight year. News 12's Daniella Rivera spoke to the … Judge Rim Nall presides over Grayson County's drug court …
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Bean marks retirement from ministry
Another program Bean particularly appreciates is Celebrate Recovery, a Christian 12-Step program that he said continues to effectively help people overcome addictive behaviors. He said the program is really about helping people find a better place of …
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Recovery class expands to include kids
An addiction recovery program at Covenant Christian Community Church is offering a second program aimed at children of those battling or in recovery from addictions. Celebrate Recovery started almost five years ago at Covenant Christian, and it …
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UNL's Academic Recovery Program helps students get back on track
Ockenfels came to UNL last fall from the University of Iowa, where she helped to build a successful Academic Recovery Program. She and Watts work together on the program, which is set up to work with students to get them out of academic probation.
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Bay Area Recovery Announce New Houston Detox Programs
HOUSTON, Feb. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Bay Area Recovery has announced new detox programs intended to help people recover from chemical dependency and addiction with a multifaceted approach. The center aims to help patients detox–one of …
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What Philip Seymour Hoffman's Sponsor Could Have Done for Him
As a former heroin and cocaine addict who has covered addiction and recovery for over a quarter century, I'd like to stress that I am writing here as someone with knowledge of the field and not as a member of any program. There are many routes to …
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Russia: Rehabilitation centre for drug addicts in Sapernoe in the Saint …
Right from its beginnings, the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has been a work of reconciliation. For the founder, Father Werenfried, it was always a heartfelt concern and "his last and greatest joy" as he said after the collapse of …
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Help & support
n CELEBRATE RECOVERY: A Christ-centered 12-step recovery program based on the Scripture and open to the public, will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays at Bethany Church, 500 Breakfast Hill Road, Greenland. E-mail [email protected], or come to …
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Florida Drug Rehab Facility Announces New Christian Treatment Program for …
Reverend Charlotte Day joins Cornerstone Recovery Center as the Christian Program Director to develop a faith-based curriculum that combines scripture with the 12 steps of recovery, teaches coping tools from a biblical perspective and focuses on …
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Program helps people recover from addiction
About 14 months ago when he and his wife, Tiffany, walked through the doors of a local Christ-centered recovery program he knew they were in the right place. Johnson and his wife started attending Celebrate Recovery at Covenant United Methodist Church …
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The Sweetest Thing Part III
October marks seven years of being clean and straight thanks to the LDS Addiction Recovery Program, and I just want to share with you that the only way to overcome our addictions is through coming to the Savior.” …. The cover of the manual (available …
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Meetings for the week: Oct. 13-19, 2013
Celebrate Recovery, 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 1001 N. 18-A St.; Christ-centered support group for people trying to overcome issues/addictions in their lives; 753-6446. * Central Texas Archaeological … Overcomers Recovery Support Group for …
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Justice Delayed
The narrative hung entirely on the word of Mark Bartlett, an addict who testified that he'd worked for Smith selling Buck Naked and had known Long since kindergarten. Bartlett told the jury that on the … The phone was recovered but never entered into …
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Community Services for Oct. 6
Celebrate Recovery meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Bellevue United Methodist Church, 209 Mary Lou Circle, near Noccalula Falls, 256-490-2362; Fridays in CrossPoint Community Church, 2730 Wills Creek Road, 256-546-9236, where a meal is served at 5:15 p.m …
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Narconon of Georgia Surrenders License to State
After an investigation that included the Gwinnett County District Attorney's office, the Peachtree Corners drug treatment center, Narconon of Georgia, has surrendered its license. According to an AJC report, the treatment facility will avoid potential …
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3rd annual American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards announced
Cassidy, a small black dog from Midvale, Utah, who had a front leg amputated after being hit by a car, who visits rehabilitation centers and is the subject of presentations to children about disabilities and acceptance. Jingles, a Labrador from …
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Ohio weighs options for its execution drug
Prison officials said they may using of a compounding pharmacy to develop a drug for executions. … “The new policy allows for use of pentobarbital as obtained from a compounding pharmacy,” said JoEllen Smith, spokesman for the Ohio Department of …
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