Following veteran's overdose death, report finds problems at Miami VA drug …
The patient then was transferred to an inpatient mental health unit, according to the report, and several days later he was admitted to the drug abuse rehabilitation program, where he again tested positive for cocaine. He was placed on restriction with …
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Opinion: Building on an 90-Year a Legacy at Glen Cove Hospital
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STATE HOUSE NEWS: Gov. Patrick orders steps to address opiate abuse …
Families with loved ones who are addicts will also be able to access Narcan more easily with prescriptions, so they have the drug in their homes in the event of an overdose, state health officials said. In the past few months, at least … Zogenix Inc …
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Caffeine's buzzkill: Addiction
Despite these symptoms, he said, the DSM-5 — the American Psychiatric Association manual that's the bible for mental health issue — claims caffeine dependence doesn't officially meet the criteria for an addiction or abusive behavior. Still, there are …
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Former Illinois judge Michael N. Cook gets two years in drug and gun case
He cited a 1962 U.S. Supreme Court decision that said a California law making drug addiction a crime was unconstitutional. Cook apologized in … After Cook's arrest May 22, he resigned and entered an intensive residential treatment facility. He has …
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Alcohol and recovery: there's an app for that
The researchers recruited about 350 people who were about to leave residential alcohol treatment centres. Half were given smartphones with the A-CHESS app, while the others had what the researchers called 'treatment as usual' for the same period.
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Harrisburg mental health care center opens in school
Non-profits and sponsors helped provide funding and services such as: individual and group therapy, grief counseling, parenting skills, drug and alcohol addiction help, and psychiatric care. According to the CDC 1-in-5 children and 1-in-4 young adults …
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In defense of Gwyneth Paltrow: Why we love to hate GOOP
There have been detox recipes, guides to shopping, "scrapbooks" from Gwyneth's glam life on the red carpet, recipes for making lunch that seem possible only if you have the entire day and a personal chef to prepare them, tips on home decor for mansions …
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O'Malley names episcopal vicar for Boston area
He most recently worked as president of the St. John Vianney Center, a treatment center for behavioral health and addiction in Downingtown, Pa., said church spokesman Terrence Donilon. “We are happy to have him back home,” Donilon said in a phone …
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The state of mental health treatment in the United States
In November, the Obama administration implemented the final pieces of the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. The law addresses the fact that mental health care benefits have traditionally been less generous than coverage for medical …
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Online addiction support groups are one of the best ways to obtain speedy addiction recovery. They are safe, effective social outlets for addiction related problems, and a getaway for those seeking addiction recoveries. Most good and popular addiction related websites have features such as addiction forums and addiction chat rooms in addition to addiction support groups. Here are 4 ways to best utilize addiction support groups for addiction recovery :

1.Use them as additional therapy for rehabilitation
Along with professional therapy, being part of addiction support groups can go a long way to help you in your road to addiction recovery and rehabilitation. Interacting and talking to other people in the same condition as us has a therapeutic effect, and when you are a part of addiction support groups, you give out and receive encouragement from others that inspire and touch you.

2. Use them to interact with others
Sharing experiences or just talking with other people in the same condition as us has a therapeutic effect on us, since it gives us newer outlooks and fresh new pairs of eyes to see the condition in a whole new light. Addiction websites have addiction chat rooms and addiction forums that you can use to interact with others on the website, and share your experiences and problems with others who understand you. For instance, you can start a new addiction recovery forum to narrate your story and encourage others to share their experiences too.

3.Use them to garner information about addiction recoveryAddiction support groups and Addiction related websites are hotpots of information on addictions since they are home to people rehabilitating and coping with the condition.

Members often share their experiences with professionals and their road to addiction recovery in the addiction forums , and sometimes those members are individuals who have already beaten the problems. Popular addiction related websites also have detailed information on addiction and problems that arise from them, and reading them is very worthwhile too.

4.Use them for recreation
Addiction Support Groups and addiction forums differ according to the topic they are based on, ranging from serious ones like a recovery forum on rehab methods and others like groups about pop music. So naturally, they are great online getaways for people looking for some light-hearted fun along with addiction recovery. Starting an addiction group or addiction recovery forum topic on your hobbies or favourite sports may prove to be great fun!

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Clearview Treatment Programs Holds Open House for Outpatient Treatment …
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