Vt. says time for addicts to quit smoking, too
Now the state Department of Health wants to put into place a tobacco-free policy at state-funded addiction treatment centers. … "This is sort of the last place where we haven't changed the culture," she said of mental health and substance abuse programs.
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A healthy me is a drug-free me
Yesterday red ribbons were distributed to millions of students across the country to kick off Red Ribbon week which is the nation's oldest and largest drug prevention program. Festivities will continue this week and next to raise awareness … The …
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Rehab centers struggle to keep drugs out
Falkowski, now president of Drug Abuse Dialogues, an educational organization on drug and alcohol abuse in Minnesota, has heard stories of desperate addicts trying to distill fruit pilfered from the cafeteria into alcohol. At a treatment center where …
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Passages Malibu Marks National Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Month
National Recovery Month means business as usual at Passages Addiction Treatment Centers in Malibu and Ventura. The two addiction treatment facilities provide the latest and most progressive treatment options available in the industry. Clients from …
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Zac Efron and 4 Other Celebrities That Went To Rehab For Secret Drug …
Despite Odom's claim that he is not a drug addict, the 33-year-old athlete entered a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in September, only to leave one day later, according to a report from TMZ. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN. Philip Seymour Hoffman …
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Four beds ready to treat Internet addicts
That sentiment could change on Monday, when the country's first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction opens at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania. "I've been studying Internet addiction since 1994," says Dr. Kimberly Young, …
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Addiction Treatment Helpline – A New Resource for Those Seeking Help with …
Employees are dedicated to assisting individuals who are seeking comprehensive information about addiction and substance abuse, treatment programs and rehabilitation centers. The primary goal of the helpline is to be the most reliable source of …
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Utah Drug Addiction Treatment Center Announces Uncovery Campaign
New Roads Treatment Centers, a drug and alcohol rehab facility based out of Orem, Utah, is launching its first online marketing campaign, Uncovery: Voices of Treatment. Over the next six months, Uncovery will tell the story of addiction by providing …
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Best Drug Rehabilitation Launches Video Highlighting Importance of Free Time …
Best Drug Rehabilitation, a leading treatment facility that offers recovery geared to the personalized needs of each client, has launched a new video highlighting the importance of free time in the overall rehabilitation process. … and multi-layered …
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Will the Great US Penal Reform Tip the Balance for Addicts?
Such alternative programs would ideally feature addiction treatment, as 60 percent of the nation's inmate population has substance abuse problems, according to a California Mental Health Planning Council study of re-alignment. Those numbers likely …
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Cory Monteith: Why Didn't Rehab Work?
… that the immediate period after rehab is one of tremendous vulnerability. "Newly sober people are more fragile than before they became addicts," says Bob Forrest, a California-based certified drug and alcohol counselor. … "Most people have a …
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Marijuana in Maine: The patients, the politics, the future
Last year, 17 percent of all drug arrests in Maine were for marijuana and 4,279 people seeking treatment for drug addiction named marijuana as one of their problem drugs. Its negative effects on a person are influenced by the quantity and frequency of …
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Malibu, California-based Adolescent Drug Rehab Treatment Center, Paradigm …
Paradigm Malibu is the only residential teen drug treatment program owned and operated by licensed mental health professionals. Its core team has over 15 years of experience working together. Paradigm Malibu provides a vast array of treatment …
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Malibu Cracks Down on Posh Rehab Facilities
California state law allows residential alcohol and drug treatment facilities serving six or fewer persons to be treated as single-family residences. Cities are allowed to apply zoning ordinances to these facilities as long as the restrictions are the …
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California Pushes For More Thorough Background Checks for Substance Abuse …
“Obviously we enthusiastically support tough regulations for substance abuse counselors here in California,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. “Internally, we strictly adhere to state requirements when considering …
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Addiction rehab and counseling center to open
Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge Ed Lane said he has referred Wood County, W.Va. criminal defendants with opiate addictions to the Parkersburg Treatment Center, which also offers Suboxone treatment. "Everything helps. It's hard for me to …
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Center of Hope thrift stores fund addiction treatment for the broken
The Center of Hope's addiction recovery program, known as Discipleship Training School, began in 2004 as an outreach of the Center of Hope Church. It is one of the area's largest faith-based rehab programs, currently treating 230 men and women for a …
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Florida House Experience Embraces New Video Production to Show How …
From people facing up to their substance issues to committed rehab donors, individuals from all walks of life are working together to battle addiction throughout Florida. Instead of simply treating addiction as a law and order issue, more and more …
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