20 Telltale Signs You're a Shopaholic
There is some controversy about this malady in psychiatric circles: some see it less as a physical addiction, as present in drug and alcohol abuse, and rather as a behavioral condition like obsessive-compulsive disorder. Regardless, health experts have …
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Question by Solvieg’s Girl: Is homosexuality a “mental disease”?

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Answer by MRose
Absolutely not!

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My opinion is “no”

America's Heroin Epidemic: Where to Find Help
Find alcohol and drug abuse treatment or mental health treatment facilities and programs around the country using the Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator on SAMHSA's web site. The Partnership at DrugFree.org provides a toll-free helpline and …
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St. Vincent's To Operate Addiction Treatment Program In Port Chester
The program is now known as the Port Chester Recovery Center, and will continue to be operated at 132 Pearl St. It will continue to provide outpatient addiction treatment services to adults and adolescents. The Port Chester Recovery Center can be …
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New Helpline in Wyandanch, NY Provides Assistance for Teenage Addiction …
The Alcoholism Treatment Wyandanch Helpline is (631) 881-4327, and it is available to parents and teens 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The helpline was created to connect the teen addicts to skilled professionals who specialize in drug and alcohol abuse.
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Students Learn Reality Of Drug, Alcohol Abuse
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – It was a very real situation for kids and their parents as they learned about the consequences of drug and alcohol abuse Monday night. The Reality Tour walked attendees through three scenarios at the library, each showing how …
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'Step Up Fight Against Alcohol Abuse Among Juveniles'
THE Ndola City Council (NCC) has called for community partnership in the fight against alcohol abuse among the under-age. Last week an 18-year-old girl identified as Sylvia Chanda of Ndola's Chifubu Township died at Ndola Central Hospital from …
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Teachers deal with students' drug and alcohol abuse, report says
The binge drinking and drug taking culture among high school students is having a detrimental impact on schools, a survey of principals found, with teachers spending significant amounts of classroom time dealing with the fallout of weekend parties.
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Billerica Project's aim is to provide education, assistance to battle …
Addiction can happen to anybody — sometimes to the last person you'd ever expect," said Joyce Higgins, who runs the Billerica Project, which offers substance-abuse education, prevention and assistance. "Addiction does not discriminate, and it's lethal …
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BusinessRadioX®'s Testing the Experts Features MARR, Inc.
Drug and alcohol abuse can lead to addiction which, if left untreated, can lead to death." MARR's long-term residential programs are centered on the therapeutic community model. Explained … MARR's therapeutic community model includes individual and …
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Coffee Co. Drug Court launches 'Recovery Academy'
Drug court provides intensive drug and alcohol testing, counseling and treatment with high accountability requirements to help break the cycle of addiction and help recovering drug offenders stay out of jail. “Sending someone to jail … Drug court is …
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Don't be afraid to ask for help with addiction
Trish Frye, a licensed chemical dependency counselor and certified restorative therapist, is program director of Rise Recovery and Palmer Drug Abuse Program, serving youth, adults, families and communities addressing substance use and related issues …
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Hastings man's experiences informs him as he helps other move from addiction …
Dell shares this message with his clients as the adult drug and alcohol abuse counselor at Horizon Recovery and Counseling Center in Hastings. "It is so important to have a positive support network," Dell said. "It's a process of letting go of the …
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Low-level felony offenders in Guernsey County to receive drug and alcohol …
The Guernsey County Common Pleas Court's Probation Department is expanding its services with the Court Assisted Recovery and Education (CARE) program that will include on-site counseling services for low-level felony offenders. "The adult probation …
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