Study: Older drivers may be vulnerable to just one drink
… levels below the current legal limit, can compromise some basic driving skills among older adults,” said study co-author Alfredo Sklar, a doctoral candidate at the Center for Addiction Research and Education at the University of Florida College of …
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Local Mother of Heroin Addict Brings Support Program to Pennsylvania
The group started in Florida six years ago as an online community in which mothers of drug addicts could share their stories. Now there … “When he's in recovery he's a great person — he's funny, he's full of life, he'd help anyone,” says Rostucher …
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I Need Help – But Should I Expect Psych or Addiction Screening
In-depth Assessment-Self Assessment and Short-term Treatment/Recovery Plans: This is usually done in the first phase of treatment where an in-depth clinical profile of the patient and their recovery needs is developed. This is vital to showing the need …
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The House of the Rising Sunbelt
The recovery of Phoenix, appropriately named the Valley of the Sun, is strong evidence that even the most impacted Sunbelt regions are on the way back. A look at the numbers on domestic migration undermines the ….. Its nominal charter was publishing …
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Film capsules
The Anonymous People — (NR) Courageous addiction recovery advocates have come out of the shadows and are organizing to end discrimination and move toward recovery-based solutions. This documentary is told through the faces and voices of the citizens …
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Isaiah House preaches work for recovering pill addicts
The Isaiah House, a drug-treatment center in Willisburg, Ky. about an hour outside Louisville, uses a strategy to help addicts recover: It requires them to work while in treatment. Justin Carter, left, of Taylor County, 26yrs. and Larry Partin, 35 of …
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Annie's Mailbox: Recovering addict needs support from parents
Dear Annie: I am a 19-year-old heroin addict striving toward recovery. I go to five Narcotics Anonymous meetings a week, but I have occasional setbacks. After the most recent incident, I left drug paraphernalia in the bathroom. I took full …
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Ex-NBA to speak on addiction at UWF
Herren's speech is sponsored by Twelve Oaks Recovery Center, a 102-bed residential addiction treatment facility for adults and adolescents in Navarre. "Twelve Oaks is excited to be partnering with the University of West Florida to provide this …
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