Rethinking Rehab During a New Era of Opiate Addiction
Orange County is a mecca for addiction recovery, with more than 200 rehab programs and 1,600 weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Treatment can cost as much as $ 31,000 for 30 days at The Landing in Newport Beach, which overlooks the Pacific and …
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'My sad drug and alcohol history'
It wasn't until I showed up to a 12-step rehab program that I began to understand why. Allison (r) in one of her 'It's a Lush Life' t-shirts. Source: Facebook. Chapter three of the big book More About Alcoholism says: Most of us have been unwilling to …
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Nexus Recovery Center launches program focused on parent-child relationship
Kendall, 27, is a graduate of Nexus Recovery Center's substance abuse rehabilitation program, and also of its newest addition — the pregnant and postpartum intervention program, or PPI. …. Have you ever used drugs or alcohol (even just …
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Help a spouse tormented by Mom's alcoholism
Dear Carolyn: My husband is halfway across the country, taking care of his ailing mother. We have had a terrible fight via text over the past few days, and it revolves mostly around the fact that he thinks I am compassionless about his mother's …
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Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not …
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B-SOBR program helps Beaverton's repeat DUII offenders overcome alcoholism
A Beaverton recovery program for repeat drunken driving offenders will likely see its first seven graduates in January 2014. The Beaverton Sobriety Opportunity for Beginning Recovery (B-SOBR) program has been active for more than a year now, funded by …
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UT Arlington suspends Sigma Phi Epsilon until 2017 after alcohol abuse …
Today's suspensions stem from allegations of alcohol abuse and abuse of rules governing fraternity events. The Office of Student Conduct has also recommended probation for three other fraternities through the end of the school year: Alpha Tau Omega, …
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Well of support for Martin Walsh among those in recovery
To the recovery community in Boston, Walsh is not just a shining success story but also a personal patron. A Savin Hill kid whose life spiraled out of control in his 20s, he quit drinking 18 years ago and began helping others do the same. In the …
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Alcohol abuse will stop your broken bones from healing
It's not uncommon for injury victims to hit the bottle to try to ease their pain but doing so only delays the healing process. Binge-drinking can significantly impair the ability of our bones to repair after a fracture, researchers found. Experts hope …
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Mountainside Treatment Center Welcomes Maureen O'Neill Biggs to Helm …
Ms. O'Neill Biggs' career spans across all levels of addiction treatment, from detox, to inpatient, residential and outpatient care. Her responsibilities have ranged from development of protocol, curriculum and structure, to implementation and …
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LSU takes on TCU in clash of ranked foes
Casey Pachall was on his way to an outstanding campaign in 2012, completing 66 percent of his passes for 948 yards with 10 TDs to just one pick in four games before leaving the team to enter an inpatient rehab facility for substance abuse treatment …
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This Town: What It's Like Being Homeless With A Mental Illness In Washington DC
It doesn't cure mental illness and it doesn't cure addiction, but what it does is that it gives the human being who's living with those issues the safety and stability of a home so that they can begin to be able to deal with those issues… With a home …
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Dallas County's DIVERT program provides intense supervision in substance …
Participants, who pay $ 1,040, must be in need of inpatient or outpatient treatment for a substance abuse problem. The program includes a judge, attorneys, case managers and counselors whose aim is to help people overcome addiction, rather than punish …
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Dallas County's DIVERT program provides intense supervision in substance …
Participants, who pay $ 1,040, must be in need of inpatient or outpatient treatment for a substance abuse problem. The program includes a judge, attorneys, case managers and counselors whose aim is to help people overcome addiction, rather than punish …
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'Recovery Court': New state facility to provide substance abuse treatment
The newly established program will allow the state to divert people in need of substance abuse treatment or mental health services from hard prison beds to treatment programs with a goal of reducing recidivism. “I think it will work because all of …
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