Reality TV Star Discusses Addiction Recovery
TUESDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) — At first glance, the story of Michael Paul Sorrentino is a classic rags-to-riches tale: A fitness store employee and model is struck by Hollywood lightning in his mid-20s, transforming him from a virtual unknown to …
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Sterling Area League of Women Voters hear about new meth addiction recovery …
Colleen Dowell (right) and Toni Harms (second from right) talked to the Sterling Area League of Women Voters, Sunday, about a new meth addiction recovery program, Clean Slate, that's being started by the Bridge to Recovery group. (Callie …
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How To Help A Loved One Recover From Addiction
September is National Recovery Month, and Parkridge Valley Licensed Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Tony Neuhoff offers strategies for family and friends of those who are reclaiming their lives from alcohol or drug addiction. The path of recovery …
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Sterling Area League of Women Voters hear about new meth addiction recovery …
Colleen Dowell (right) and Toni Harms (second from right) talked to the Sterling Area League of Women Voters, Sunday, about a new meth addiction recovery program, Clean Slate, that's being started by the Bridge to Recovery group. (Callie …
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Local organizations celebrate recovery from addiction in September
There are a lot of people who change their lives and get back on track, said Joe Hooker, a Tippecanoe County probation officer and a board member at the Service Unity Recovery Fellowship (SURF) Center. But most of the community only sees the bad news, …
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His recovery began at age 46; now 71, Ian Knowles heads R.I. agency dealing …
Knowles, who refers to himself as someone in “long-term recovery,” recounted his journey during an interview this week with The Providence Journal. “The general public does not believe that people with addiction can recover from addiction and become …
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Hellertown man who stole fiancee's identity sent to rehab
Before Kurt M. Laudenslager of Hellertown was arrested, he had checked himself into rehab for 21 days for alcohol abuse. And long-term inpatient treatment is where he is again headed, under a Northampton County judge's sentence Wednesday.
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In The Know for June 30
CHARLES TOWN – A Place To Heal: The League of Women Voters' Forum will address the Eastern Panhandle's need for inpatient mental health and addiction treatment from 7 to 8:30 p.m. July 15 in the Jefferson County Commission Meeting room, located at …
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If students have the will, Sequoia High has the way
He was checked into inpatient treatment. By the end of his freshman year, Alex had only 2 ½ credits. A move to Sequoia helped. He stopped smoking pot and changed some of his priorities. But things did not click. He was still unfocused, still barely …
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