Local treatment center helps men overcome addiction
April 05– In January, the Minnesota Adult& Teen Challenge opened its Rochester building for men and is now housing 18 clients battling drug and alcohol addiction. The nonprofit, Christian-based treatment organization, headquartered in Minneapolis, …
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Top cops, addiction experts rally around 'Community Justice'
That's why, along with helping to set up and fund new treatment programs – including enhanced treatment options at the regional jail, and a day-center program for opiate addicts at HrS – he's also reviving a task force focused specifically on property …
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Shawn Vestal: Spokane County's Drug Court saves money, lives
Criminal justice experts identified Drug Court as one of the “centers of excellence” among the region's programs. (Full-size photo) … The court, which puts drug-addicted criminal offenders through a yearlong march of treatment and intensive oversight …
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Florida war veterans returning from Afghanistan struggle to get treatment for …
Now Brahmer, 34, struggled with invisible wounds, but was unable to get a bed at the Miami VA's rehab. That he had served in the military since he was 18-years-old and had earned numerous medals did not get him any special treatment. His wife said she …
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Viewpoint: The state of Florida should not take the road to legalize marijuana
There won't be enough drug or alcohol rehabilitation centers to house all of these people in Pensacola. There aren't enough rooms for rehab centers now. If you ever get the chance, go to Teen Challenge, the Waterfront Center, Lakeview which is Road to …
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Heroin Epidemic Challenges Nonprofits and Health Insurance Alike
… who became hooked on heroin in their twenties. Their mother sent them to separate drug rehab facilities in Florida, followed by halfway houses, but the two returned to their home in the St. Louis, Missouri area and returned to heroin. … The …
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Question by dalmatianguy2002: Good inpatient rehab centers??
I have a friend who has agreed to enter rehab for a long battle with alcohol, the only problem is deciding what kind of program to go to. He has tried AA several times and an outpatient facility here in MO with little success. He does not want to go to a AA or 12 step based program. I have found many such as Passages in Malibu, CA, and others as well that offer what’s called a “holistic” approach. Does anyone have any advice and know if these sort of places can work??

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Answer by rhoffing103
a relative used Teen Challenge, but I don’t know where they are located

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Discipline with dignity: Oakland schools try talk circles
His mom, who had been successfully doing drug rehabilitation, had relapsed. She'd been out for three days. The 14-year-old was going home every night to a motherless household and two younger siblings. He had been holding it together as best he could, …
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Health Briefs for March 5, 2014
Registration: Christ Medical Center's Health Advisor at (800) 323-8622, Code 1M03. Postpartum Support: Resources that will allow new mothers to become more knowledgeable about postpartum depression, its causes and available treatment options are …
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The road to recovery
Since its first center opened in New York, Teen Challenge has grown to nearly 250 centers in 48 states and over 1,000 centers in 95 countries. It is a Christian, faith-based approach to treatment of people with drug, alcohol and other life-controlling …
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Treatment Center Finder Expands Their Addiction Hotline
Treatment Center Finder is battling addiction on the front lines seven days a week. To handle this growing problem, the company's addiction hotline has expanded into 6 new states, bringing the total states covered by their services up to 12 states …
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Answer Man: New addiction treatment center opens
Indeed it is. It's called the Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge center, and it offers "comprehensive addiction treatment and recovery services under one umbrella." The long-term treatment program opened about a month ago, and it has about a dozen …
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Neosho Teen Challenge Drug Rehabilitation Graduation Ceremony
NEOSHO, MO.— Today, seven men celebrate completion of a four month drug rehabilitation program. The men come from various different backgrounds, but four months ago, they were all battling some form of an addiction. The faith based substance abuse …
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'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood: I ate fentanyl patches in rehab
"Teen Mom" Amber Portwood is telling all on "Dr. Phil" Friday in her first interview since being released from prison last month, and she's got plenty to reveal about her struggles with drug abuse. The young mom, now 23, admitted that while she was in …
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