Philip Seymour Hoffman cast as a victim of 'disease'
Addiction “is a medical disease, not a choice,” Dr. Kim Dennis, CEO of Timberline Knolls, a Florida center that treats problems from eating disorders to drug abuse, wrote on her blog. It was quoted in The Washington Post. “Saying that a person addicted …
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Suncoast Rehab Center Encourages "Pain Medicine Management" Trend in 2014
Suncoast Rehab Center, in Spring Hill, FL (SRC), encourages the introduction of alternative pain management methods to counteract the public health disaster that painkiller addiction has created within American society. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire …
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Recovery class expands to include kids
An addiction recovery program at Covenant Christian Community Church is offering a second program aimed at children of those battling or in recovery from addictions. Celebrate Recovery started almost five years ago at Covenant Christian, and it …
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UNL's Academic Recovery Program helps students get back on track
Ockenfels came to UNL last fall from the University of Iowa, where she helped to build a successful Academic Recovery Program. She and Watts work together on the program, which is set up to work with students to get them out of academic probation.
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Bay Area Recovery Announce New Houston Detox Programs
HOUSTON, Feb. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Bay Area Recovery has announced new detox programs intended to help people recover from chemical dependency and addiction with a multifaceted approach. The center aims to help patients detox–one of …
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What Philip Seymour Hoffman's Sponsor Could Have Done for Him
As a former heroin and cocaine addict who has covered addiction and recovery for over a quarter century, I'd like to stress that I am writing here as someone with knowledge of the field and not as a member of any program. There are many routes to …
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His Death, Their Lives
In the first hours and days that followed Philip Seymour Hoffman's death from an apparent overdose of heroin, there was an outpouring of grief on Facebook, on Twitter and in columns by recovering addicts and alcoholics like the journalist Seth Mnookin …
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For Reformed Addicts, Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Is Terrifying
Availability plays a role, too—but having access to crack doesn't make someone a crack addict. The science about recovery is also hazy: Alcoholics Anonymous, the most widely used form of treatment in the country, has no set structure or methodology …
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Help available to addicts seeking recovery, though space sometimes limited in …
NORTHAMPTON — In the wake of the death of a 35-year-old Northampton man who apparently struggled to find a residential drug treatment program near the end of his life, local program directors urged people with addiction problems or their relatives to …
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Experts worry about effect of dropping hundreds of addicted Mainers from …
At the end of 2013, hundreds of recovering drug addicts lost their MaineCare coverage, in many cases limiting or ending their ability to get methadone treatment. From left, Lindey Saunders, 35, of Ellsworth; Brandi Harriman, 28, of Glenburn and Jacob …
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“To say it country simple, most folks enjoy junk”: William S Burroughs on …
Any preparation of junk that relieves acute pain will afford proportionate relief to withdrawal symptoms. … I have taken abrupt withdrawal treatments and prolonged withdrawal treatments, cortisone, tranquillisers, antihistamines and the prolonged …
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Why Philip Seymour Hoffman's death is so scary
The science about recovery is also hazy: Alcoholics Anonymous, the most widely used form of treatment in the country, has no set structure or methodology, which makes it tough to evaluate its effectiveness. (There's also the fact that its core …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Didn't Have to Die
The government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is currently distributing an “Opioid Overdose Toolkit” [PDF] to encourage communities to learn about overdose symptoms and increase its availability. … At least …
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Indian River County Community Calendar, updated Feb. 4
Roseland Community Association: Presentation on early Florida lifestyle by Marty Baun, River Keeper, historian, 6th generation Floridian. 7 p.m. Feb. 18. …. Balance and Gait Therapy Consultation: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Advanced Motion Therapeutic, 2965 20th …
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Indian River County Community Calendar, updated Feb. 3
Neuropathy-Anodyne Therapy Consultation: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Advanced Motion Therapeutic, 2965 20th St., Vero Beach. Reservation: … Peak Health & Fitness, 1841 Wilbur Ave., Vero Beach. 772-559-7551. …. Christian Life Center at First Presbyterian Church …
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