Health and Support
Rhode Island Mood & Memory Research Institute, 1018 Waterman Ave., Providence. ALZHEIMER'S-DEMENTIA CAREGIVER'S SUPPORT GROUP: Meets 12:30-2 p.m. first … Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA): Meets in Wareham at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 a.m. Fridays …
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Is Mass Customization the Future of Retail?
“If you're left-handed, you don't want your chest pocket on the left side, you want it on the right,” says Edward Schmults, chief executive officer of Wild Things, which is based in Newport, R.I. “If you're a woman, you may not want a chest pocket …
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Nerd, interrupted: Inside a smartphone addiction treatment center
September 17, 2013, 1:23 PM — Ashley loved her fiancé, Dave, but he was committed to another–his phone. Sharing her story with an online support group for cell phone addicts, she explained that their problems started out innocently enough. (Names …
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Recovery Facility Prepares for Addiction Awareness Walk
PEORIA – Addictions have the potential to control a person's life but Phil Scherer says recovery is possible for anyone. Scherer spent years addicted to alcohol and drugs. On Christmas Eve in 1987, he was taken to jail after driving under the influence …
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Addiction recovery center opens in RI prison
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) – A new addiction recovery center is opening for imprisoned women in Rhode Island. The Anchor Recovery Community Center was scheduled to open Monday at the women's facility at the Adult Correction Institutions. It will provide …
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Now There's A Hospital-Based Treatment Facility for Internet Addicts
Young and her colleagues treat Internet addiction like a real physical and mental affliction, on a par with alcoholism and drug abuse, and aim to assist people in recovery as they would with someone struggling with other substances. But is Internet …
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Grass Roots Leaders in Movement to Promote Recovery from Addiction to be …
WHAT: AMERICA HONORS RECOVERY AWARDS PROGRAM AND RECEPTION. WHERE: Carnegie Institute for Science, 1530 P Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. WHEN: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Voice of Recovery award. Kristen Johnston … Tom serves as …
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Rhode Island Quality Institute Receives National Award For Excellence In …
“The National Council Awards of Excellence this year commemorate President Kennedy's vision of a new frontier in behavioral health, one in which individuals with mental illnesses and addictions recover in community. Our honorees are helping us advance …
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Ashley Judd, Mitch McConnell and mental health as campaign fodder (Other …
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 20.9 million, or 9.5 percent, of adult Americans suffer from depression and other mood disorders each year. Thanks to President … Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island, Americans are finally …
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Rhode Island Quality Institute Receives National Award For Excellence In …
“The National Council Awards of Excellence this year commemorate President Kennedy's vision of a new frontier in behavioral health, one in which individuals with mental illnesses and addictions recover in community. Our honorees are helping us advance …
Read more on Healthcare Technology Online (press release)

Ashley Judd, Mitch McConnell and mental health as campaign fodder (Other …
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 20.9 million, or 9.5 percent, of adult Americans suffer from depression and other mood disorders each year. Thanks to President … Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island, Americans are finally …
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Health and Support
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA): Meets in Wareham at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 a.m. Fridays at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 74 High St. (lower rear); and 9 a.m. Wednesdays at the Gleason Family YMCA, 33 Charge Pond Road. (781) 932-6300. Also …
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RI gov to tour addiction recovery center
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor is touring the state's first addiction recovery community center to learn about efforts to fight drug dependence in the state. Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee) is scheduled to tour the Anchor Recovery …
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Kennedy family member on addictions, recovery
“Recover To Live,” which features thoughts from several of the top addictions professionals and a practical guide to addressing those behaviors, has had Lawford in South Florida for a week, including an appearance at a gala for Caron Treatment Centers, …
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Second Wind Helps Addicts Recover
The Second Wind Foundation's Upper Valley Turning Point Recovery Center supports people in recovery from addiction and addictive behavior. The center hosts AA meetings and helps match people with sponsors, provides care plans and helps with job …
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RI gov to tour addiction recovery center
Your article has been sent. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor is touring the state's first addiction recovery community center to learn about efforts to fight drug dependence in the state. Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee) … Sending your …
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Calvary Church Holds Second Addiction Recovery Prayer Vigil (Photo Gallery)
Pastors from various churches came together and joined in prayer for hospitals, agencies offering treatment, ministries offering recovery services, police and fire departments and others who work with the addicted. A video testimony from former drug …
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