Detox center grand opening in St. Augustine
AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Starting this month, St. Johns County will shed its dubious distinction as Florida's largest county without a drug and alcohol detox facility. On Wednesday, January 22 EPIC Recovery Centerwill host a grand opening of a 16-bed …
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Retired MLB Player Darryl Strawberry to Open Substance Abuse Treatment …
DSRC was founded in partnership with retired MLB player Darryl Strawberry and Oglethorpe Healthcare Inc. to provide athletes and individuals suffering from substance abuse with a center for excellence in addiction treatment and recovery. The facility …
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The Delray Recovery Center Hosts a Workshop on Treating the Addicted Family
Located in Delray Beach, FL, The Delray Recovery Center offers individualized treatment programs for alcohol and drug addiction, as well as co-occurring mental health disorders. The Delray Recovery Center believes in a long-term treatment model, where …
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Question by jlarsen4: I quit using drugs 10 years ago. Do I need relapse over and over again in order to be considered an addict?
I quit using drugs the first time I really tried which was over 10 years ago. I have several addict friends who question whether or not I am an addict. I don’t need that label and frankly can live without it, however, I work in substance abuse treatment and feel strongly that addicts can overcome active addiction without having to go through relapse after relapse. Your thoughts?

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Answer by pacemaker
a addict continue taking drugs on a daily basis ..your higher power is the drug what is a drug counselor to you.. what is more important how much your drug use or… because I was a drug counselor I have lived with people who wanted to stay clean or stay out of jail you puzzle me because you have drug addict friends.. but you work in a treatment center

Answer by Ron
I’m a recovering alcoholic (3years dry next monday), it is my and others in AA that you can label yourself what you like.

When you were an addict, did you or are you a member of NA or CA?, the reason I ask is this sort of question crops up quite often at my AA meetings and the general consensus is that as I said you can call yourself what you like.

I went into rehab in 2006 and was told that I was an alcoholic for life in that I could never safely drink again, the same goes for drugs, which is why it surprised me when I went to some AA meetings and some people introduced themselves as ‘recovered’ alcoholics, they explained that they had recovered from the ‘mental obsession’ of alcohol, it’s printed inside the cover of ‘Alcoholics Anonymous “The story of how many thousands of men have recovered from alcoholism”‘, the same book that’s used in NA and CA.

I don’t think it’s anything to do with relapsing, just keep strong and don’t forget those organisations that are there to help you.

I have friends who are alcoholics as well, I never preach to them but offer advice if asked.

Alcoholics Anonymous and Addiction Doctors Are Fighting an Outdated Battle
The history of medical treatment of alcoholism is checkered, at best. The earliest “drugs” prescribed to treat alcoholism were pure quackery. Dr. Leslie Keeley gained fame in the late 19th century with his “double chloride of gold cure,” which he …
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Trois-Rivières Announces New Program to Halt …
Alcohol & Drug Rehab Trois-Rivières Announces New Program to Halt Methamphetamine Addiction in Adults and Adolescents. Individuals seeking relief from drug and alcohol addiction can now receive no-cost consultations. Call 819-809-1650 for an …
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New substance abuse treatment resources focus on teens
Resources to help parents, health care providers, and substance abuse treatment specialists treat teens struggling with drug abuse, as well as identify and interact with those who might be at risk, were released today by the National Institute on Drug …
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State senate forms committee to study drug addiction, treatment
The Senate formed its own special committee Thursday to study drug addiction and treatment options with a focus on addressing what Senate President Therese Murray described as an epidemic of opiate addiction in Massachusetts. email print. By Matt …
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Sen. Flanagan to chair panel studying addiction treatment
BOSTON – In response to rising levels of drug addiction, the Senate on Thursday passed an order to create a special committee to study the application of Section 35 and drug addiction treatment options in the state, and Sen. Jennifer Flanagan will …
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Question by D’s MOM: Am I being too hard on him? Can I trust him yet?
I was with a guy for 5 yrs.We broke it off because he got a serious drug problem.It’s only been about 6 mo. and now he’s calling me again saying that he’s being good.I tried to help him stop for at least 2 yrs.Nothing worked.I don’t want to be a part of his life if it’s really not done with and am tired of standing by helplessly when he fails.It really just hurts me too much to see someone I truly care about do that to himself.Is it too soon?What should I do?I don’t really know if I can believe him because I’ve heard stuff like this for so long.We also have a son together who he hasn’t been seeing.I couldn’t trust him alone with him.I don’t want my son to get his hopes up on him if it’s not for sure.I don’t really know what’s been going on in his life so I don’t really have much to go on. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t have a job still.And I’ve heard that he’s moving out of the apt. that he lives in.Are there any signs I could look for to see what’s up without actually getting involved?

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Answer by Randy D
I’d encourage you to get yourself in to counseling for codependents and dysfunctional families, and stay there a while. I’d also make it a FIRM requirement that your boyfriend or whatever do the same as well, and make recovery from drug addiction and your codependency the TOP PRIORITY, with nothing said about the relationship until significant improvement has been made by both of you in your own individual and group counseling has been achieved. This will take a while . . . 6 months minimum by my experience. You both have a responsibility to ya’ll’s children, so that MUST BE a MAJOR ISSUE in counseling. Your relationship and whether you live together again should be so minor an issue as to be almost non-existent. You need to go to a strong counselor well versed in chemical dependency and codependency. Anything short of that very strong work will make your efforts a total waste of time. Oh, and after you get through with counseling, you need to go to 12 Step groups and other “support” groups. Your problems didn’t happen overnight, and they dang sure ain’t gonna go away anytime soon. And ya’ll’s kids will have their subsequent issues to deal with too, so, God Bless you and good luck.

Drug training set to educate Elkins officers
Rebecca Vance, director of the Randolph County Family Resource Network, said the "Too Good for Drugs" curriculum training, offered Thursday at the Caperton Center in Clarksburg, is free and open to the public. The training will certify participants to …
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Group seeks support for anti-poverty effort
BARBOURSVILLE — Helping West Virginia children and their families break the cycle of poverty was the subject of the Huntington League of Women Voters meeting Monday afternoon, held at Tascali's in Barboursville. Members heard from Carey Jo Grace …
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Health and fitness calendar Jan. 21
Al-Anon/Alateen meetings — Support for families and friends of alcoholics. No dues or fees. … MISCELLANY. CORE (Community Organized Recovery Efforts) — assists people with mental health and substance abuse treatment at two community centers.
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Colo. Teen Addiction Centers Gear Up for Legal Pot
Dr. Christian Thurstone, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado and the head of the teen rehab center Adolescent STEP: Substance Abuse Treatment Education & Prevention Program, said 95 percent of patient referrals to the program are …
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'He's going to be better than he was before'
"There is no known solution, there's no known drug, there's nothing that we have really to offer these sorts of patients," said Bailes, co-director of NorthShore Neurological Institute in Evanston, Illinois, during a previous interview with CNN. The …
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Sen. Flanagan to chair Special Committee on Section 35
If no beds are available at a licensed treatment facility, men are sent to the correctional facility at Bridgewater and women are sent to the correctional facility in Framingham. The Women's Addiction Treatment Center in New Bedford and the Men's …
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Retired MLB Player Darryl Strawberry to Open Substance Abuse Treatment …
DSRC was founded in partnership with retired MLB player Darryl Strawberry and Oglethorpe Healthcare Inc. to provide athletes and individuals suffering from substance abuse with a center for excellence in addiction treatment and recovery. The facility …
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