Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
Ten years ago, Kevin Roberts suffered from an addiction that took over his life. Roberts, now 44 years old, would sit eight to 12 hours a day in front of the pale blue glow of his computer, playing a videogame. During holidays, he "binged," spending …
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Country's first inpatient treatment center for internet addiction is growing
(CNN) — High above the frozen Potomac River in the nation's capitol, Ryan Van Cleave stood on the Arlington Memorial Bridge, contemplating his life. It was New Year's Eve 2007, and the married father of two asked himself, "Is this really something I'm …
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Nerd, interrupted: Inside a smartphone addiction treatment center
September 17, 2013, 1:23 PM — Ashley loved her fiancé, Dave, but he was committed to another–his phone. Sharing her story with an online support group for cell phone addicts, she explained that their problems started out innocently enough. (Names …
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Recovery Facility Prepares for Addiction Awareness Walk
PEORIA – Addictions have the potential to control a person's life but Phil Scherer says recovery is possible for anyone. Scherer spent years addicted to alcohol and drugs. On Christmas Eve in 1987, he was taken to jail after driving under the influence …
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Addiction recovery center opens in RI prison
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) – A new addiction recovery center is opening for imprisoned women in Rhode Island. The Anchor Recovery Community Center was scheduled to open Monday at the women's facility at the Adult Correction Institutions. It will provide …
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Now There's A Hospital-Based Treatment Facility for Internet Addicts
Young and her colleagues treat Internet addiction like a real physical and mental affliction, on a par with alcoholism and drug abuse, and aim to assist people in recovery as they would with someone struggling with other substances. But is Internet …
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Four beds ready to treat Internet addicts
That sentiment could change on Monday, when the country's first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction opens at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania. "I've been studying Internet addiction since 1994," says Dr. Kimberly Young, …
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Pine Grove's Sexual Addiction Treatment Program Announces Name Change
Pine Grove renames their Sexual Addiction Treatment Program. Pine Grove's internationally renowned program offers high-quality treatment for people seeking help and hope from sex addiction, sexual anorexia, love and relationship addiction and sexual …
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Four beds ready to treat Internet addicts
That sentiment could change on Monday, when the country's first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction opens at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania. "I've been studying Internet addiction since 1994," says Dr. Kimberly Young, …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
The story of Roberts, who came to grips with his addiction through years of therapy and spiritual retreats, is not unique. Treatment facilities have sprung up in recent years, but a psychiatric hospital in central Pennsylvania is now set to become the …
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Illinois Gaming Board to consider 24-hour Casinos
Some of those people end up at the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery. Coleen Moore works there and said greater accessibility is bad for compulsive gamblers. "Now with the video gaming terminals, the accessibility of that, we've certainly seen …
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Hospital Opens First Internet Addiction Treatment Center in US
Internet addiction is a real thing, in case you were skeptical. The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery describes it as an impulse control disorder, similar to pathological gambling. Internet addiction can consist of a serious preoccupation with …
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Now There's A Hospital-Based Treatment Facility for Internet Addicts
The program is run by Kimberly Young, a psychologist who began studying Internet addiction in 1994 after watching her friend's marriage disintegrate while her husband spent 50 hours a week in AOL chat rooms. The divorce made Young curious about how …
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Journey Healing Centers Now Contracted with Blue Cross Blue Shield of …
Journey Healing Centers addiction treatment centers is now contracted with Blue Cross coverage in Arizona for their Intensive Outpatient clients in their Scottsdale centers. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn Email a …
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Advice on Addiction in Boomers, Part 1
Readers have been sending questions about baby boomers and addiction to Dr. Barbara Krantz, an addiction expert at the Hanley Center, a nonprofit addiction recovery center in West Palm Beach, Fla. Enlarge This Image. Dr. Barbara Krantz, medical …
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