The Man Behind the Face
“Suddenly people got addicted to filling every crack and crevice they saw in their magnification mirrors,” said Peter Kopelson, a prominent Beverly Hills dermatologist. “The end point got stretched to the extent …. While the hundreds of patients …
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Cherry Hill's Humble Beginnings will serve adult addicts in recovery
Interested in what he called a holistic approach to therapy, Lubowitz also plans to introduce yoga groups. New Jersey had 375 treatment facilities and served 33,513 patients in 2012, according to the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment …
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Fighting addiction? There's an app for that
It's not the only one of its kind, but developer Andrew Isham said it is one of the most holistic on the market. “It's designed to … Those who treat addiction patients can access certain information, like public messages and discussions and regular …
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Smartphone app helps recovering alcoholics stay sober
Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centres who got free sober smartphones reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support. The results were based on patients' self-reporting on …
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Church of Scientology drug rehab facility opposed
ABLE runs the controversial substance abuse treatment program Narconon that has been associated with deaths in the US and Europe with some governments forcing the closure of its centres. ABLE is planning to open new centres in NSW and Victoria.
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Study: UW-developed sober app aids recovery for alcoholics
Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centers who got free sober smartphone apps reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support. The results were based on patients' self-reporting …
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The Phoenix Recovery Center Opens a New Outpatient Drug and Alcohol …
The Phoenix RC, in South Jordan, opens a second drug and alcohol abuse center in Draper Utah. The new outpatient facility provides professional drug and alcohol treatment programs and ongoing support for rehab patients needing the flexibility to …
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Tribe breaks ground on Rainbow Treatment Center facility
Rainbow Treatment Center, The White Mountain Apache Tribe's substance abuse treatment program, formally broke ground for the treatment center's new outpatient building March 6. The new building will house all of the agency's outpatient programs and …
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Telepsychiatry for Effective, Discrete Substance Abuse Treatment
"We see CloudVisit as a perfect fit for substance abuse treatment facilities, community service boards, and private healthcare professionals. The unique inpatient and outpatient needs of providers and patients, whether financial or personal, can be …
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New Website For Dr. Wall's Detox And Recovery Prep Program
Announcing a new website for Dr. Wall (http://detoxca.com/), who offers small group addiction treatment, treats co-occurring disorders, detox programs, interventions, outpatient treatments and more – in the Napa Valley area (North Bay — San Francisco …
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POV: Let's Get Serious about Treating Addiction
We wring our hands about overdoses, but do little to make effective treatment widely available. Our continuing refusal to prevent and treat addiction is a medical and social scandal. A perfect example of our terrible policies happened to me yesterday.
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Addiction treatment hubs save money, state says
The hub and spoke system is comprised of seven hubs, or regional centers, throughout the state that provide medication-assisted treatment along with counseling and other services, as well as spokes, local doctors who also treat addicts and link them …
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Jackson's heroin problem persists, fueled by prescription drug abuse …
Most have overdosed or been near death, but this often isn't enough to convince them to stop or seek help, those who work in substance abuse treatment report. Heroin numbers. Sweeping it from the streets: Grams of heroin seized by the Jackson Narcotics …
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From Addiction to Recovery: Moyers Family Shares Their Story
William has been sober ever since, penning a bestselling memoir about his recovery and now working in public affairs for the Hazelden Foundation, an addiction treatment center in Minnesota. And Wednesday night in a candid discussion at the LBJ Library, …
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Transitional housing vital for women out of jail, recovering addicts
They provide transitional housing for women who are freshly released from the county jail with nowhere else to go, or are recovering from drug addiction, or often both. Phalen, a committed Christian who also runs a women's jail ministry, asks the women …
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New PSAs Encourage Others to Share Stories of Addiction and Recovery
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Partnership at Drugfree.org, a national nonprofit dedicated to finding evidence-based solutions to teen substance abuse, released today new television public service announcement (PSAs) …
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