Destination Hope Addresses the 12 Step Program Myth
Unfortunately, according to counselors and addiction professionals at Destination Hope, a nationally recognized addiction treatment facility in South Florida, the title of the book and the media hype simplify the problem of addiction and recovery …
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Substance Abusers in Pinewood, FL Finally Have a Helpful Resource
LIGHTNING RELEASES 03/28/14 – Locating a specialized substance abuse treatment recovery and rehabilitation facility just got much easier for the residents of Pinewood, FL. Before the Pinewood Adolescent Rehab Helpline was established, teenagers …
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Arson fire nearly torched van at drug rehab center in Port St. Lucie
Monday, March 3 2014, 01:56 PM EST. Arson fire nearly torched van at drug rehab center in Port St. Lucie. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Port Saint Lucie police are investigating an arson fire that nearly burned a van at Passages Addiction Rehab Center of …
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Cook sentenced to 24 months in courthouse drug scandal
James Radcliffe, a former St. Clair County associate judge who is assistant director of the Law Assistance Program, an addiction treatment program for judges and lawyers, and a recovering alcoholic, testified for Cook. Radcliffe told McDade that …
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Trinity Christian College to host conference on addiction
"I think there's a growing recognition in the field of counseling and therapy that you really can't ignore the spiritual component of successful treatment for substance abuse," said DeVries, who directs the college's Counseling Psychology Graduate Program.
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Question by george l: Meth Rehab in Los Angeles for female?
I am a 28yrs old female and have been doing meth for about 12yrs. I have never been to rehab but I want and need to go. I live in the los angeles area. I want to do a 30 to 60 day program but I am unemployed. Does anyone have any suggestions of a decent treatment center that will take me without a job? I would like to go ASAP … Thank you

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Answer by Sam
First let me say I live in North Carolina but was facing the same scenario about a year and a half ago and let me tell you it is not as easy as it should be. You can try going to your local mental health department, they might be able to help you get into a public detox or treatment center. Don’t let this discourage you but it is a pretty involved process you will be interviewed and they will see if you are a candidate for it, and there will be a little bit of a waite until there is a bed. You can also try what I did…grab a phone book, look up “substance abuse” and sit there all spun out going through the list calling places until you find something. Good luck and don’t give up.

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Zac Efron Was Already Seen Using A Vaporizer, Has Apparently Learned Nothing
Let me say first of all that it's possible Zac was smoking regular tobacco out of the vape, and regardless, marijuana has been decriminalized in California. So even if he is smoking pot, it's possible he has a medical card that makes … But Zac isn't …
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Carolyn Livengood: Musician Leo Rosales to run in Boston Marathon to raise …
At the peak of Malo band's success, he stopped performing with the band because of his substance abuse. After several life-changing experiences, and dealing with chemical … California Phones is offering a Free Hearing Screening and Free California …
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Chris Brown's lawyers asking judge to dismiss D.C. assault case against him
Brown will spend another month in jail after a judge said Monday he was told the singer made troubling comments in rehab about being good at using guns and knives. The singer was arrested on Friday, March 14, 2014, after he was dismissed from a Malibu …
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Proposed substance abuse treatment center would be a first in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – More West Virginians died as a result of substance abuse in 2013 than auto accidents. That doesn't come as a surprise to Jim Wilkerson. He's the development director of the T Center. Once it's built, it will be the first of its kind …
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Scientology rehab centre at Yarramalong on the Central Coast gets a rural cold …
ABLE runs about 120 controversial Narconon substance abuse treatment centres across 30 countries. It's drug-free treatment program is based on the teachings of Scientology founder and science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard and has been investigated in …
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