Phoenix House in Kelso helps struggling moms recover, rebuild
The occupants are mothers with a history of abusing drugs or alcohol. A 2003 Daily News article shed light …. Her days now include driving Roman to day care, completing out-patient treatment and attending mental health appointments. “It can be …
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Carl Alasko: How to tell if addicted to alcohol
Is there any new discovery about alcohol that I might be able to use to get him to stop drinking so much? Dear Reader: Addictions of all kinds are one of the most studied subjects because the consequences are very serious. After all this study, however …
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Vivitrol Helps Treat Alcohol and Drug Addictions
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration says in Washington County there were more than 1,200 people treated for opiate addiction last year and more than 400 were from heroin. Since 2011, the health department has treated more than 40 people at the …
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Online gambling spurs addiction fears
"Compulsive gambling, like drug and alcohol addiction, can be successfully treated," said Lynn Kovich, state assistant commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. New Jersey is the third state — after Delaware and Nevada — to authorize …
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Study addresses health needs
Results from the 2012 assessment for St. Joseph County have been released by Sturgis Hospital, Three Rivers Health, Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency and Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services of St. Joseph County …
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Heroin epidemic exposes deficiencies in care system
A surge in heroin overdoses in Massachusetts has exposed a complicated and overburdened substance abuse treatment system with demand for recovery beds chronically outpacing supply, insurance covering only a few services, and families increasingly …
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Why For-Profit Prisons House More Inmates Of Color
An inmate walks through the yard at the North Central Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio, which recently switched to private management. … "The rate of violence is higher at private prisons, and recidivism is either worse or the same than in …
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Centers CEO Charles Powell dies
According to The Centers, Powell had more than 30 years of experiences as a CEO/executive director in the mental health and substance abuse treatment field in California, Arizona, Ohio, Georgia and Florida. “For those who had the opportunity to get to …
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Rehab For Celebrities: The Long Term Prognosis
Cory Monteith It seems that if you name a celebrity you are naming a person that has been in one form of rehab or treatment or another. This could be for depression, anxiety, alcohol or drug addiction, prescription drug addictions, sex addictions or …
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Budget cuts target residential addiction treatment centers
Budget cuts in residential substance abuse treatment would cost the state more over the long term, according to mental health professionals and addicts. A legislative subcommittee has proposed a $ 2.04 million reduction to inpatient programs that treat …
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Pro-choice substance abuse counselor admits that men and women suffer from …
Abortion providers like Planned Parenthood insist that abortion does not cause depression, substance abuse, or any kind of mental health trauma. On the Planned Parenthood website, it says the following: Research studies indicate that emotional …
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Indy Counselor Cites Rising Drug Abuse Among Seniors
Substance abuse currently affects about 17 percent of the senior population and by 2020, that figure is expected to double. Scott Watson of Heartland Intervention says alcohol and prescription drug abuse are the most prominent form of drug abuse in …
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