Hooked on Heroin: Beating addiction
Besides drug tests and treatment, defendants join self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. The court provides help finding work and educational opportunities for qualified candidates. Addicts must regularly come to court for a …
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Support groups in the area are ready to help in many ways
Posted: Monday, October 28, 2013 1:07 pm | Updated: 1:12 pm, Mon Oct 28, 2013. Support groups in the area are ready to help in many ways. ABUSE ALTERNATIVES: Bristol area support group for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.
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Opiate addiction support group coming to Cape
WEST YARMOUTH — Joanne Peterson needed help finding treatment for her pill-addicted son. So in 2004 she founded a small support group for parents to seek out resources for her son, who is now in long-term recovery for opiate addiction.
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Drug addicts find support in Tangiers pioneer clinic
In Morocco's drug capital Tangiers, a pioneering clinic is trying to help addicts fight a rising habit in a conservative Muslim state where many would prefer the problem stay underground. "I don't want to steal from people to get my fix," Mohammed …
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Cheshire Human Services Offers Addiction Support Training
CAP provides six hours of in-depth training with addiction professionals on topics such as available treatment options, community resources, referrals, and ongoing support services The end goal is the creation of early intervention within the community …
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HELP World Mental Health Day: Breaking Your Addiction
Our theme this year is “Addiction”, we aim to enlighten the public about what addiction actually is, encourage people who are suffering from addiction to seek professional help, and lastly to educate people on the proper addiction prevention methods.
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Your experts: The importance of 12-step meetings in recovery
Addiction can be defined as having a pathological relationship with a substance or behavior that the individual is unable to limit or stop, despite suffering consequences related to the activity. Repetition (as occurs in all addictions) creates trance …
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Smart recovery — Group is alternative to 12-step programs
Addiction recovery support group organizer Meribeth Hauenstein meets with 18-month sober Tom Williams during a weekly meeting held every Monday at 6:30 p.m. with members of the group in the Juniper room of Memorial Medical Center Annex. « 1; 2; 3; ».
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When Playing Video Games Means Sitting On Life's Sidelines
"Anyone who's been in a 12-step program or any kind of recovery program will tell you that the addiction is just a symptom of something else," he says. "I feel like I'm slowly cultivating skills that would help me deal with that and make me see that I …
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Opiate addiction support group coming to Cape
WEST YARMOUTH — Joanne Peterson needed help finding treatment for her pill-addicted son. So in 2004 she founded a small support group for parents to seek out resources for her son, who is now in long-term recovery for opiate addiction.
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Marinette lawmaker confronts daughter's heroin addiction, seeks new legislation
"You face it, head on," says John Nygren, co-chair of the powerful Joint Finance Committee. There are no sure things about Cassie Nygren, whether she'll kick heroin once and for all or succumb to the all-too-familiar cycle of addiction, recovery and …
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First step to addiction recovery has to come from addict
Just as crack cocaine nearly took away a generation decades ago, heroin is threatening another generation. Drug abuse can take over the lives of people, but they don't have to live like that. September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery …
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Yarmouth police host substance abuse support group
The Yarmouth Police Department will host weekly meetings for family members of those dealing with substance abuse and addiction, beginning Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. The 90-minute meetings, run by the non-profit group Learn to Cope, are free and open …
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Pompton Lakes support group for parents
POMPTON LAKES — Donna Andelora knows first hand the anguish and heartache associated with losing a child to drug addiction. As a result, she has formed the Lost Angels Bereavement Support Group in memory of her son to help other parents, siblings …
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@Elletitude: Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous
Christine*, for example, was addicted to food. She's a part of a 12-step support group called Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) and has been a member since 2006. There a six different meetings in Denver, similar to the way Alcoholics Anonymous …
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Help & support
n FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS: meets at 7 p.m. Mondays, at St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St., Portsmouth. Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
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