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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Suggestions to Aid Your Quest for Great Health

You need to know certain things about healthy living, but mainly it is simply a matter of common sense. As with anything else, just because you learn all of the right things, in order to make it work you will have to put it into practice. Today, having a healthy life is simply a matter of making a choice, because there is so much information available, it comes down to whether you want it or not.

Health experts are recognizing the importance of sleep more and more. One reason many people have trouble getting enough sleep is that they don’t keep regular hours. Your body will always be readjusting if you get up at 6 am in the week and then at 9 on the weekend, for example. This is the same as jet lag, when you go through time zones that are different. So try to get up close to the same time every day. This can help you feel more rested and prevent insomnia. Having a midday nap for around 20 minutes will also make you feel more refreshed. You may be able to fit this in at work by eating and then resting for a short time in your car. If this isn’t any good then napping when you’re back home, before dinner, may be a better option. Even those who avidly maintain a healthy diet are not always able to eat the amount of fruits and veggies the professionals think is necessary. Buying a good juicer is one possible solution to this problem. It can be advantageous to your diet to add fresh juices from healthy foods. There is a myriad of different fruits and veggies you can benefit from by juicing; like apples, berries, celery, cabbage, etc. Certainly there is a huge assortment of foods that you can juice. When you start juicing and looking up recipes for juices, you’ll have an added incentive to obtain more fruits and vegetables. Anytime you can reduce a food down to a purer form you will obviously be able to receive a more intense dosage.

It is very important that you have your own physician. Some people only go to doctors when something is wrong, and they may rely on emergency room services or whatever doctor they can find at the last minute. When you use this method you will end up with physicians that are not familiar with your health condition. When you have your own physician, you are able to have a viable means of counsel on medical issues when you need it. Prevention is always the best approach to illness, which is why you may want to have a nutritionist or naturopathic doctor who you see regularly, who can guide you and help you develop healthier habits. Of course there is no quick fix. Your health is more like the sum total of everything you do consistently. No need to beat yourself up with a really rigid eating and exercise schedule; allow a few indiscretions.
 

Heroin abuse at 'epidemic' level in South Florida –drug report
MIAMI (Reuters) – A high-profile law enforcement crackdown on prescription painkiller abuse in Florida has addicts turning increasingly to heroin, resulting in the highest number of overdose deaths and hospitalizations in recent years, a report on drug …
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Long a nexus of Rx drug abuse, Staten Island now faces heroin's scourge
Except as risky as painkillers are to abuse, heroin's an even trickier roll of the dice. "They don't know what they're doing," says Fusco, who runs the Dynamite Youth Center in Brooklyn and its residential treatment center in update Fallsburg New York …
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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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Announcement of drug abuse screening grant swerves into politics
The $ 10 million five-year grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will help Vermont incorporate substance use screening and intervention into primary care for all Vermonters. “I view this as a kick-start for …
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Record number of pensioners seeking help for drug addictions
Statistics obtained from Public Health England show 1,569 men and 495 women over the age of 60 sought help for substance abuse in 2013 – a total of 2,064 people. In contrast, only 940 pensioners underwent treatment for drug addiction in 2009: 641 men …
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Elizabeth Vargas Returns to TV After Rehab: "I Am an Alcoholic"
Journalist Elizabeth Vargas at Lincoln Center on Oct. 8, 2013 in NYC Elizabeth Vargas returned to TV on Jan. 24 following her stint in rehab last fall and admitted, "I am an alcoholic." Credit: Jim Spellman/WireImage.com. Elizabeth Vargas is starting a …
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Elizabeth Vargas, Alcoholism, and the Dangers of “Mommy Juice”
In an interview that aired on Good Morning America last week, 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas revealed that she has been battling alcoholism and that she sought treatment at a rehab center in the fall. The 51-year-old mother of two returned to her post …
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Chicago Launches Effort to Reduce Statistics on …
Call (773) 313-3019 for a free appointment. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) February 06, 2014. A Chicago alcohol and drug rehab center is announcing that it has launched an effort toward reducing prescription drug abuse through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers.
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