Religion Calendar for the Erie area
upcoming events. FATHER AND SON LUNCHEON/JOB FAIR: Saturday, March 29; noon; Flight of the Eagle Banquet Hall & Conference Center, 1125 Pennsylvania Ave.; presented by the men of Victory Christian Center under Bishop Dwane Brock; lunch provided. Cost …
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Doctors and Police Debate in Free Think University Course: Should Drugs Be …
This critically acclaimed course experience highlights the complexity of the issue of drug legalization through a video by former police captain Peter Christ. Christ says … Another argument focuses on the addictive nature of drug use. With the high …
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2014-03-21T00:00:00Z Bulletin Board Sioux City Journal
Connections Area Agency on Aging and Mercy Medical Center's Older Adult Services Welcome to Medicare, 1:30-4 p.m., the first Friday of every month at Connections Area Agency on Aging, 2301 Pierce Street. To pre-register … Dual Recovery Anonymous, 12 …
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Bulletin Board
Family Support Group, 5 p.m. third Thursday of the month at the June E. Nylen Cancer Center. For any cancer diagnosis. For dates and times, call (712) 252-9370. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Hawkeye Club basement, …
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Talk of the Towns
Participants learn to accept addiction as a disease, to reduce family tension and encourage the drug user to seek help for his/her problem. Nar-Anon meetings take place Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Meeting Room B. For more …
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Columbia Digest
Food addicts recovery An Informational and support meeting for those suffering from food addiction, food obsession, obesity, bulimia or undereating will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sundays at Harper House, 5495 Cedar Lane, Suite 1. Free …
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Nashua Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous to hold special information …
The nation's rising obesity rates are leaving many hungry for help, but the Nashua branch of Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous has a strategy to satisfy the craving for support. Nashua FA will hold a public information session featuring its 12-step …
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Bulletin Board
Family Support Group, 5 p.m. third Thursday of the month at the June E. Nylen Cancer Center. For any cancer diagnosis. For dates and times, call (712) 252-9370. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Hawkeye Club basement, …
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Bulletin Board
Provides hope, help, opportunity to connect through group therapy for individuals experiencing personal, relationship, psychiatric issues. For more information, call (712) 279-5991. Narconon addiction help, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 7 days a week. Free …
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Dry house is Stroud helps vulnerable adults move on
… of the Christian organisation Marah, which is committed to supporting vulnerable and marginalised adults, set up the organisation Ebenezer 18 months ago when he noticed that there was a lack of support for addicts after their initial rehabilitation …
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Majority of Americans Support Legalization of Marijuana
In 1990, the Institute of Medicine questioned this notion in an analysis of studies on medical marijuana use and drug abuse rates; the review did not find support for the idea that cannabis physiologically generated a need for more or other illicit …
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David Sheff On Addiction: Prevention, Treatment And Staying 'Clean'
You know, if we catch this early, it's not as difficult to get someone into treatment. Almost every addict started using when they were teenagers. So that's when we want to try to intervene; you know, early stages of just marijuana use, alcohol use …
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Iowa meth law decreases manufacturing, but not use, of drug
"We still have people who are addicted to meth, but it is decreasing," said Amy Bloch, vice president of clinical services at Jackson Recovery Centers in Sioux City. "Before, it was so accessible. It was easy to get to. It's still there, but harder to …
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million hospital continues legacy of late Sioux City couple
They created Gordon Chemical Dependency Center, the first alcohol and drug abuse treatment facility for young people in Iowa. Almost 40 years later, the mission is taking a major step forward. Construction is scheduled to start this spring on the …
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Marine Corps Enforces Breathalyzer Tests
Kimbell said the Marines and sailors found to be dealing with alcohol abuse and dependency will be referred to a Substance Abuse Counseling Center to receive education and prevention services like Prime for Life and outpatient treatment. Although the …
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