Recovery Group of Southern West Virginia planning to open first Logan County …
“We are from five different churches, several denominations and are a passionate group. We have parents on our board who have lost loved ones to addiction and we have others who do jail ministry with ten years of sobriety. We have two pastors on our …
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TCU Recovery Support Group helps students struggling with addiction
The TCU Recovery Support Group hopes to prevent relapse by creating a community for students in recovery, Rachel Leshner, program specialist in the Alcohol and Drug Education Center, said. The Alcohol and Drug Education Center formed the group to …
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Short Term Insurance Funding of Drug treatment May Have a Negative Impact …
From the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Volume 28, Issue 2, Supplement, March 2005, Pages S51, "The duration and correlates of addiction and treatment careers," Michael L. Dennis, Ph.D., Christy K. Scott, Ph.D., Rodney Funk, Mark A. Foss, Ph.D …
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Rockefeller backs drug treatment bill
Specifically, states like West Virginia that need a variety of mental health services can apply for federal grants to build or upgrade existing facilities that offer a wide range of settings from traditional counseling to inpatient detoxification. The …
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Mindy McCready shot dog of David Wilson, cops say
Meanwhile, a former boyfriend of Mindy McCready's says someone made a "big mistake" in releasing her from an inpatient substance abuse treatment center. Billy McKnight says the country singer had threatened to kill herself after losing custody of one …
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Addicts overwhelm Kentucky's drug treatment options
“Despite a historic recession, Kentucky has expanded its support of substance abuse treatment programs over the past few years as part of the administration's overall effort to combat drug abuse,” Richardson said. But officials and experts agree …
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McDowell to see local addiction treatment programs
December 3, 2012 · Four initiatives in McDowell County in various stages of development would deliver local treatment for substance addiction. For the county that has led the nation in overdose deaths from narcotic pain medications, it's about time. To …
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Public invited to see new Edgewater drug rehab center
Marshall said he became interested in starting a recovery center after seeking a place where his son could get treatment for his addiction. He discovered one on South Padre Island, Texas, that used a person-to-person, 12-step program that proved …
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Study Finds Drug Rehab Could Reduce WV Prison Overcrowding
A new study suggests that West Virginia can reduce prison overcrowding by providing substance abuse treatment to offenders that are on probation or parole. But as the "war on drugs" rages on, not everyone thinks that program would work the way it's …
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Prisoners face long wait for drug–rehab services
2012 – Although drug offenders represent the single-largest category of prisoners in the burgeoning federal prison system, thousands wait months to begin drug education or rehabilitation because of staff shortages and limited resources, according to …
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