Early intervention is valuable when facing drug and alcohol use
Intervention is a big word with frightening implications to a lot of parents, but parents don't need to be scared off by an intervention opportunity, especially if an intervention is just what their child needs to come clean. To help parents learn how …
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Drug and Alcohol Addiction Intervention Services Announced by Into Action …
Into Action Treatment and drug rehab center is now offering intervention services for families struggling to get their loved ones to go to drug and alcohol treatment for their life threatening addiction. Call 1-855-933-6732 to learn more about their …
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A Compassionate Approach to Addiction Intervention
Howie's book is especially interesting to me because I have worked in the substance abuse (now called substance use disorder) field since the 1970s, and I have known people with alcohol and other drug problems all my life. Like Howie M., the field has …
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A&E Cancels 'Intervention': 5 Most Eye-Opening Episodes From The Emmy …
A&E's "Intervention" was both hard to watch and must-see TV at the same time. It showed you the depths and absolute debilitation of drug addiction and made you feel that you were doing OK in comparison. A&E's "Intervention" showed that no matter how …
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More people seeking help for addiction – The Straits Times
Around 25 new patients now seek help with addictions at the Winslow Clinic every month, set up by addictions specialist Munidasa Winslow, compared to 10 to 12 a year earlier. Overall, including repeat cases, he sees about 200 addiction patients a month.
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Tom's sobering challenge: 3100 miles across US to help fight addiction
Tom Fitzsimons was a violent drunk. He started drinking heavily at the age of 13 after his father, a drug addict, choked to death on a bottle of whisky. At his lowest point Tom crawled into his children's bedroom and stole money from their piggy banks …
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The No-Help Cycle: Jail Fails Addicts
… of inmates with substance use disorders participated in mutual support/peer counseling and 14.2 percent received drug education; however, such services alone are unlikely to create lasting behavioral changes among those in need of addiction treatment.
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Wait may get longer for help with addiction
Two local treatment agencies expect to see increased demand as more people gain health coverage under the Affordable Care Act in 2014, but they're not in a financial position to expand. The Prairie Center, which provides drug and alcohol treatment for …
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New Southern Ohio Addiction Treatment Center opens with state support
JACKSON – Southern Ohio has been focused on attacking the epidemic of addiction to prescription drugs and heroin over the past several years. The Health Recovery Services (HRS) Southern Ohio Treatment Center will open in Jackson. The new facility is …
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Substance abuse treatment center gets new leadership from Evergreen
Dr. John Patz, a substance use disorder specialist, is splitting his time between practicing primary care in the new Evergreen Primary Care facility in Monroe and the Recovery Center across the street, where he is the new medical director. By June, he …
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Recovery Associates Now Offering Chiropractic Services at their Drug Addiction …
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
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Substance abuse treatment center gets new leadership from Evergreen
Dr. John Patz, a substance use disorder specialist, is splitting his time between practicing primary care in the new Evergreen Primary Care facility in Monroe and the Recovery Center across the street, where he is the new medical director. By June, he …
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Boomers' latest high
The bigger issue of boomers' addictions, however, relates to alcohol and prescription drugs. Over the past decade, the number of boomers being treated for prescription drug abuse at Florida treatment centers has skyrocketed. In 2001, 15 percent of …
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Adults With Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorder More Likely to Smoke
Mar. 20, 2013 — Adults aged 18 or older who experienced any mental illness or who have had a substance use disorder in the past year are more likely to smoke and to smoke more heavily than others, according to a new report by the Substance Abuse and …
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Mental disorders linked to smoking
In addition, 39 percent of adults experiencing mental illness or substance use disorders were current smokers, as opposed to 20 percent of adults without those conditions — meaning the rate of current cigarette smoking among adults experiencing mental …
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Multi-million dollar effort underway to fight local drug addiction and child abuse
Governor Steve Beshear has announced a $ 2.5 million grant to help families dealing with both child neglect/abuse and substance use disorders in Daviess County. The funding is a 5-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' …
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New support group for families of drug users in Athy
A NEW family support group is being set up in Athy in response to what is described as a major drug problem in the area, especially in respect of the use of heroin. The group, being set up with the support of the Co Kildare Leader Partnership and a …
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Maine program to help children of drug addicts seeks to change culture
In Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, pregnant drug users and families dealing with substance abuse problems who have children age 5 and younger will be connected with a specially trained and nonjudgmental “navigator” who will help connect them with …
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