Challenging Alcoholics Anonymous as the model for substance abuse treatment
Dr. Lance Dodes, MD, former director of Harvard's substance abuse treatment unit at McLean Hospital and co-author of the upcoming book, The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind Twelve-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry. Marc Mahoney …
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Robert Downey Jr.'s Son Undergoing 'Holistic' Drug Treatment
The Iron Man star's ex-wife Deborah Falcone, has revealed Indio is currently receiving "holistic, natural and orthomolecular" therapy at an undisclosed treatment facility. She adds, "We are hoping to do it the homeopathic way rather than with medications.
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The Holistic Sanctuary Seeks to Eliminate Heroin Addiction Amidst National Crisis
Given the international threat of heroin addiction and the marked jump in dependency within the United States, The Holistic Sanctuary offers a clear contrast – for healing the brain and eliminating addiction – than a conventional drug treatment center …
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The Holistic Sanctuary Empowers Patients to Permanently End Their Addiction …
Due to the severity of this epidemic and the high relapse rate among people addicted to suboxone, the success of The Holistic Sanctuary stands in marked contrast to the failures of other traditional forms of treatment. For example: McLean Hospital, a …
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Exclusive Alcohol Rehab Center Plans to Blend into Camden
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School's psychiatric hospital, plans to lease the exclusive 14-acre Fox Hill Estate on upper Bay View Street in Camden from the new owners, if Camden residents pass a proposed zoning change that would allow a high-end …
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Lindsay Lohan Rehab 2013: 'The Canyons' Star Vows Alcohol Free Life, Can …
Lindsay Lohan claims that she is dedicated to living an alcohol free life now that she is out of rehab. She wants to avoid traces of booze everywhere she goes. TMZ reported that Lohan vows to stay away from alcohol not just from her home, but in her …
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Myofunctional treatment offers metal-free orthodontal help
Welcome to a new way to fix teeth — no braces or mouths full of metal. Dr. Judith Medina uses a different approach. She targets the mouth muscles and all the stuff she says can lead to bad teeth in kids. That includes mouth breathing, incorrect tongue …
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Effective Addiction Treatment
A groundbreaking report published last year by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University concluded that “the vast majority of people in need of addiction treatment do not receive anything that approximates …
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Alcohol and Chemical Treatment Center celebrates 40 years
OGDEN, Utah — Recovering from addiction is a difficult process, but places like the Alcohol and Chemical Treatment Center in Ogden, which is celebrating its 40th year in service, are there to help people conquer their addictions. More than 30 years …
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McLean Hospital looks to Camden's Fox Hill for alcohol, drug rehab center
(8) Residential treatment facilities for comprehensive alcohol and related drug treatment programs providing concurrent treatment for addiction and/or other associated psychiatric disorders Such residential treatment facilities shall contain a minimum …
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Health Care
NEW HAVEN — In the first studies to examine how the public views people with an addiction to food, researchers at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale found that while this addiction is less vulnerable to public stigma than others, it …
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Homeless plan makes headway
Another gap in the continuum is the lack of a mid-valley medical detox facility. The closest one is in Eugene, Hass-Holcombe said, making it difficult and expensive for local residents to access addiction treatment. “That is a big and complicated issue …
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Camden sounds off on proposed high-end rehabilitation facility
[which,] in dual addiction, it is used very, very frequently by McLean Hospital" and similar medical facilities. Suboxone is an opioid medication used to treat narcotic addiction. "There is going to be no methadone clinic on the property as long as I …
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Abuja's rehab centre for kids of the rich
But it was later discovered that the second floor is truly a cell for suspects while the first floor comprising mostly of females is a sort of rehabilitation centre. Against the background of increasing drug usage and addiction in Abuja and many parts …
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McLean Hospital looks to Camden's Fox Hill for alcohol, drug rehab center
CAMDEN — McLean Hospital, associated with Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, is considering acquiring Fox Hill in Camden to operate a high-end, 30-day, inhouse alcohol and substance abuse rehabilitation facility. The center …
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Women of Hope set free from addiction; Rehab grads find faith, hope in program
Several of the women echoed what Doyle said, that the problem of addiction goes deeper than drugs, and the women said at the Women of Hope Christian Rehabilitation Center, they find their answer in a relationship with God. Jordan Buie, 425-9782. Tweet …
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