PPACA may steer 40 million to drug, alcohol programs
The other day it was 37 million — the number of people a Stanford Medical School study suggested might bolt their employer health plan for exchange coverage. Now, we hearing that 40 million folks may enter drug and/or alcohol rehab programs once the …
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Valiant Recovery Introduces Executive Program to Its Rehabilitation Center
COM) Kelowna, British Colombia – Alcohol and drug treatment center Valiant Recovery recently announced its new program to help executives or other people in positions of power to overcome addiction. The program is designed to specifically address how …
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Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
BANGOR, Maine — When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, there are differences between men and women, and that means treatment programs need to be different, local substance abuse providers learned Friday at a conference about addiction and …
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One hurdle left to open women's treatment center in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — The only hurdle left for a nonprofit agency that serves western Massachusetts and wants to open a 25-bed women's substance abuse rehab center in a former rest home on Montague City Road is to be chosen by the state to do so.
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Drug Rehab For Women Destination Hope Expands Eating Disorders Program
An eating disorder study conducted at the University of Sydney, University of London and University of Chicago suggests that a shift in traditional methods of treatment for eating disorders can have a major impact on recovery. The first study to look …
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Central America Welcomes a New Luxury Holistic Drug Rehab Center
Serenity Vista alcohol and drug addiction rehab centers announces its Central American expansion providing luxury and holistic residential treatment in Boquete, Panama. Share on Twitter … Announcing its recent drug rehab expansion into the Central …
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Florida Drug Rehab Uses Social Media to Connect With Alumni
Treatment for addiction does not stop when a client completes rehab, and Florida drug rehab facility Destination Hope has tapped into a new way to provide around the clock aftercare support. This nationally recognized substance abuse and mental health …
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Fish Oil Can Block Dementia From Alcohol Abusers, Study Says
It is best treated by a professional, certified 24/7 medically supervised detox center such as Harbor Village. Located in sunny South Florida, Harbor Village, an alcoholism treatment center, has a trained staff including physicians and nurses who …
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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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Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
BANGOR, Maine — When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, there are differences between men and women, and that means treatment programs need to be different, local substance abuse providers learned Friday at a conference about addiction and …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
The program was organized by experts in the field and cognitive specialists with backgrounds in treating more familiar addictions like drug and alcohol abuse. "[Internet addiction] is a problem in this country that can be more pervasive than alcoholism …
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Now There's A Hospital-Based Treatment Facility for Internet Addicts
These "digital detox" programs often help patients with therapy and coping mechanisms, but they don't medicate patients or diagnose and treat the underlying problems that often accompany addiction, like depression or anxiety disorders. In that sense …
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Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
BANGOR, Maine — When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, there are differences between men and women, and that means treatment programs need to be different, local substance abuse providers learned Friday at a conference about addiction and …
Read more on Bangor Daily News

UK Deemed 'Addicted Man' Of Europe For Drug And Alcohol Crisis
Aside from the paucity of treatment programs for alcoholism in the UK, funding to serve recovering drug addicts has been cut in the current period of economic austerity, with 55 percent of local governments in England slashing funding for residential …
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Ninth Judicial District's Drug Court program aims to keep addicts out of prison
“We're trying to change that addictive behavior, and find out through treatment and therapy what caused that behavior,” she continued, pointing out that drug addiction often is a response to sexual or physical abuse experienced as a child. “And they …
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Mother seeking treatment for heroin addicted son encounters long waits
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – If you've been paying attention, you've likely heard about heroin's comeback here in Metro Louisville. Almost every day we report on arrests blamed on heroin addiction, but the criminal justice impact is only part of the problem.
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UK Deemed 'Addicted Man' Of Europe For Drug And Alcohol Crisis
A new report from the Centre for Social Justice, a London-based think tank, finds that the UK has become “the addicted man of Europe” as addiction to alcohol and other drugs cost the government $ 33 billion and $ 23 billion, respectively, with the …
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Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
BANGOR, Maine — When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, there are differences between men and women, and that means treatment programs need to be different, local substance abuse providers learned Friday at a conference about addiction and …
Read more on Bangor Daily News