Gifu opens women-only dorm for drug addicts
A month has passed since drug rehabilitation center Gifu Darc opened the first dormitory in the Tokai region for female addicts. The center, in the city of Gifu, currently has only one female patient, 28, who was identified only by the pseudonym Aya …
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Viewpoint: We Need to Rethink Rehab
The treatment system fails because it's rooted in an entrenched, inaccurate view that addicts are morally bereft and weak. If they weren't, the belief goes, they'd stop using when drugs began to negatively impact their lives. Most treatment centers in …
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Introducing… Wolf Therapy for Addicts
Promises Malibu, a swanky rehab center in West LA, has teamed up with Wolf Connection, an animal rescue center, to introduce "wolf therapy" to the addiction treatment world. Recovering addicts in the program are encouraged to connect … bred with dogs …
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