Freedom Center Denver – Drug/Alcohol Treatment Process
Freedom Center Denver – Drug/Alcohol Treatment Process — Freedom Center is an outpatient program working with men and women to help them replace addictive practices with self-mastery so that dependency is transform…
Cherry Hill's Humble Beginnings will serve adult addicts in recovery
[rewrite]At 25, the Philadelphia resident is launching a new outpatient addiction treatment center this week in Cherry Hill. He points to his own recovery from high school substance abuse as his inspiration for the work. “The sad part is, it's getting to the …[/rewrite]
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Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program — Stephen Johnson, LMHC and Director of the Adolescent Program talks about his qualifications and the Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment program at Ron Cipri…
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Report Shows Weed Use Among Teens Higher Than Ever
Report shows weed use among teens higher than ever
[rewrite]When it comes to teenage drug abuse, the San Diego health report shines a light on a problem that appears to be getting worse: more marijuana use among seventh graders. KUSI went to another source to get confirmation. "It's really easy to bring weed to …[/rewrite]
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Speaking of public health
[rewrite]Awareness and encouragement to seek help for alcohol-related problems are the highlights of this monthly awareness. Alcohol use by anyone is … Monitoring the activities of children and teenagers is essential to keeping them drug free. Being a good …[/rewrite]
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Early Substance Use Increases Risks
Early substance use increases risks
[rewrite]In the lion's share of cases — 96.5 percent, in fact — people who have an addiction were abusing substances before the age of 21, according to a report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. “Because the …[/rewrite]
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Legalization raises concerns about marijuana's effect on kids
[rewrite]Addiction is more likely when someone starts using marijuana early, said J. Michael Bostwick, professor of psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn. "Cannabis and an adolescent developing brain do not go together," Bostwick …[/rewrite]
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Drug Conference Expanding Focus to New Problems
Drug Conference Expanding Focus to New Problems
[rewrite]"Unfortunately whether we're in southern Illinois, central Illinois, or the Chicago Metropolitan area, heroin and prescription drug abuse is probably the number one drug problem that we have to work with," said Madigan. Madigan has been a long-time …[/rewrite]
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Attorney, family wish troubled veteran had received help sooner
[rewrite]California Penal Code 1170.9 allows the court to provide treatment instead of incarceration for veterans who suffer from PTSD, substance abuse, mental health problems and other issues as a result of serving in the U.S. military. It encourages treatment …[/rewrite]
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Judge Recommends Iraq Veteran With PTSD and Drug Addiction Get Help in …
Judge recommends Iraq veteran with PTSD and drug addiction get help in …
[rewrite]The Seeking Safety website describes it as "a model of counseling to help improve coping skills." The program was originally developed for trauma, substance abuse, and/or PTSD. Christopher H. Noland, coordinator for regional substance addiction …[/rewrite]
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Prescription drug database: help for addicts or invasion of privacy?
[rewrite]Drug overdoses in Pennsylvania increased by 89 percent between 1999 and 2010, with Pennsylvania ranked 14th in the country for such deaths. Most of the deaths involved prescription drugs. Moreover, authorities say prescription drug abuse is closely …[/rewrite]
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