Support Groups
LEARN TO COPE: LTC is a peer-led support group for parents/caregivers struggling with a member of the family who is addicted to opiates/alcohol and other drugs. Meets each Wed., 7-9 p.m. at Lowell General Hospital Saints Campus, 1 Hospital Drive, …
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Do This Before You Build Your Next App and Other Must-Read Business Tips
… substance abuse among employees. Every company should have a written policy that prohibits substance abuse during work hours, and employees should be made to read and sign it, says Cali Estes, a certified drug and alcohol therapist. Violating this …
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New Treatment Techniques Are Helping Patients at Alcohol Treatment Boca Raton
Scientists, health professionals and mental health counselors across the country are doing everything possible to advance the science of addiction treatment. Drug and alcohol addiction is a serious problem across the country as thousands of people are …
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Drug Addiction Treatment | How “Help Me! I'm In Love With An Addict” Helps …
Help Me! I'm In Love With An Addict is the new alcohol and drug addiction treatment designed by CP Lehmann, who always wants to teach people how to get rid of alcohol and drug addiction quickly. A full Help Me! I'm In Love With An Addict overview on …
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Alcohol Abuse Help Available 24/7
If you have decided, for whatever reason, that you want to stop drinking, there are many resources and sources of support available, including medical assistance, treatment facilities, medications and support groups. If you have been affected by …
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OSAT Now Offering Online Substance Abuse Treatment for Those Recovering …
Online Substance Abuse Treatment (OSAT) is helping individuals every day who are serious about recovering from drug and alcohol addiction with its cost effective, totally online treatment programs. The flexible online treatment and counseling programs …
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Women Tend to Seek Help for Alcohol Abuse Sooner Than Men
… a new study reveals. Researchers collected information from 274 men and 257 women in substance abuse treatment facilities and found that women sought treatment after about 10 years of having a drinking problem, compared with about 15 years for men.
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Women Seek Help for Alcohol Abuse Sooner
Ben Lewis, PhD, postdoctoral associate in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida, led this study into gender differences between men and women seeking treatment for alcohol abuse. For this study, the researchers interviewed 274 men …
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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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N.C. rehab employees indicted for bribery and conspiracy
A Burke County drug and alcohol treatment center and some of its employees have been indicted after authorities say they allowed patients to submit fraudulent urine samples to avoid substance detection. Clean on Green, based out of Morganton and Lenoir …
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High-end alcohol rehab center back before Camden officials
CAMDEN, Maine — Nearly five months after being declared dead, a proposed high-end, private residential alcohol treatment clinic is back before the town. Fox Hill Real Estate, LLC filed a request Thursday with Camden for an amendment to the town's …
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California officials reviewing rehab centers in wake of fraud reports
SACRAMENTO — California officials are conducting a statewide review of taxpayer-funded drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in the wake of reports detailing fraud in the multimillion-dollar program. "We are deeply concerned," said Toby Douglas …
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OSAT Now Offering Online Substance Abuse Treatment for Those Recovering …
Online Substance Abuse Treatment (OSAT) is helping individuals every day who are serious about recovering from drug and alcohol addiction with its cost effective, totally online treatment programs. The flexible online treatment and counseling programs …
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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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Pilot program to treat addicted mothers
WOW will be one of few Racine County alcohol/drug abuse treatment programs specifically for women, and the only one that would keep their children by their side, according to the group and to Michelle Goggins, manager for the county substance abuse …
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California Suspends 16 Medi-Cal Alcohol, Drug Treatment Centers
State officials are temporarily suspending 16 California alcohol and drug treatment centers suspected of violating health care laws — from hiring people who were convicted of abusing patients to bilking Medi-Cal for services they never performed …
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16 California Drug And Alcohol Rehab Centers Suspended After Abuse And …
Following tips from the media and public, investigators from the state Department of Health Care Services raided 22 drug and alcohol rehab facilities in California, prompting them to suspend 16 of the treatment centers on July 18. The agency alleges …
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LA County Official Calls for Review of Drug Treatment Clinics
CONFIRM. A member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has called for a review of the county's authority over taxpayer-funded drug treatment clinics and its ability to stop payments to such facilities when they commit fraud, the Los Angeles …
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