First US Internet addiction treatment centre to open next week
A psychiatric hospital in Pennsylvania in the US is the first in the country to provide inpatient treatment for people with Internet addiction. However, as it can accommodate no more than four patients at a time, it's going to be a while before the …
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Review: problem gambling and substance abuse linked, says sociologist
Dr. Flora Matheson, sociologist at St. Michael's Hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health, says problem gamblers are a hidden population among people with mental health or substance abuse issues who often don't get the treatment they need.
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Tehran Allows Test Run Of Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Tehran has issued a licence for the establishment of the city's first alcohol rehabilitation centre. ISNA reports that the head of the Public Health Department's Addiction Prevention Centre announced that the licence is for a pilot project for the …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
Treatment facilities have sprung up in recent years, but a psychiatric hospital in central Pennsylvania is now set to become the country's first facility of its kind to offer an inpatient treatment program for people it diagnoses with severe Internet …
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Lamar Odom Reportedly Enters Drug and Alcohol Rehab
160737332_crop_north. Free-agent NBA forward Lamar Odom has reportedly entered a rehabilitation center for issues relating to drugs and alcohol. Jennifer Garcia of People magazine broke the news late Wednesday, citing two sources with knowledge of …
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'Addicted man of Europe': Study says drug, alcohol addiction a crisis in UK
A new report by the think-tank the Centre for Social Justice (the CSJ) found that the UK has become “the addicted man of Europe” with alcohol and drug abuse costing the tax payer 21 billion and 15 billion pounds respectively. The addiction … As local …
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Report: Lamar Odom may have checked into drug and alcohol rehabilitation center
According to People.com, Odom — who had been the subject of much rumor and reporting in recent weeks — has decided to check himself into a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol abuse. From People's report: “He realized he needs help,” a source …
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Report: Lamar Odom Has Checked Himself Into Drug, Alcohol Rehabilitation …
The NBA free agent, who has reportedly been dealing with drug issues over the past few years, has checked himself into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, People.com reports. Odom was charged with driving under the influence in Los Angeles last …
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Narconon Freedom Center Drug Rehab Students Celebrate Labor Day
Narconon Freedom Center, a drug rehabilitation center, provided an afternoon break September 2nd so program students could celebrate Labor Day with games and a BBQ. Games included volleyball, kickball, softball and bingo for the less active. Beautiful …
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Lamar Odom checks into rehab for drug, alcohol addiction: report
Lamar Odom has checked himself into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, less than a week after his arrest for allegedly driving under the influence, People first reported. “He realized he needs help,” a source told the magazine.
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Internet Addiction Rehab Program Launched At PA Hospital
Are you addicted to the internet? Do you find yourself constantly scrolling and refreshing social media websites on hours without end? Many of us lightly joke about being “addicted to the internet,” but now there is a rehabilitation program that can …
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Lamar Odom Enters Rehab? Source Says NBA Star 'Realized He Needs Help …
(Twitter: @Aussie_Kardash) As rumors of his fledgling marriage swirl, NBA star Lamar Odom has reportedly checked himself into a rehabilitation facility to be treated for drug abuse and addiction. Lamar Odom entered a drug and alcohol rehabilitation …
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Question by Skull Boy: Does anyone know of any free drug/alcohol rehabs in So Cal?
I have a nephew that has a really bad alcohol and speed addiction. He’s been in the emergency room several times over the past two years and almost died the last time. He needs to go a rehab center, but the family can’t afford it. Does anyone know of any free rehab centers in So Cal? He lives in Victorville CA, but will travel if needed. It needs to be a place where he can stay. Out patient won’t work for him I’m afraid.

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Answer by shawniewap
Wow, this is a bad situation. I went to inpatient treatment for alcohol a couple of years ago myself…and I am a completely different person now, thanks to treatment/the desire to heal/God’s grace. I wish I had some answers for you as far as facilities go, but I reside and was treated here in Virginia. if there is a Community Services Board in your area, that needs to be his first stop. They assess the person to establish “need for treatment” to form a diagnosis axis, and are the ones who make referrals to treatment facilities. They are publically funded, and should be able to cover his costs if he is categorized by the intake counselor as “indigent”. Get out the phonebook, make some calls…he can’t do it for himself right now…GOOD LUCK..to you, and him..

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VMA Gift Bags Include Addiction Recovery Book From Lindsay Lohan's Last …
In this year's gift bag, guests will receive a copy of "Ending Addiction for Good: The Ground-Breaking, Holistic, Evidence-Based Way to Transform Your Life," from the people at Cliffside Malibu, which happens to be the last rehab center Lindsay Lohan …
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Addiction centre boss calls for abstinence approach to drug treatment programmes
THE boss of a Burton rehabilitation centre has called on government ministers to honour commitments to move heroin addicts away from methadone treatment programmes. Noreen Oliver, chief executive of Burton Addiction Centre, made the comments after …
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Malibu Beach is fed up with rehab clinics, burned out celebs and the paparazzi …
“It was kind of startling to see.” Bereft of his clothes – and his senses, the visitor could not explain why he was covered in mud, nor where he had been. But when he asked Mr. Cano to help him get to a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre down the …
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