Public-recovery movement key to addressing alcohol and drug addiction
Add marijuana, ecstasy, and cocaine to the mix, and McCullough wasn't just into hard-core partying; she was a full-on addict. “From 1997 until 2008, alcohol and cocaine were the big focus of my life,” McCullough says in a phone interview. “With the …
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Alcohol and drug abuse treatment available at Adcare Hospital
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (Mass Appeal) – Last month was alcohol awareness month, but it's always important to think about substance abuse. AdCare Hospital has committed itself to helping individuals and their families cope with addiction one life at a …
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If They Try to Make You Go to Rehab, Say No, No, No
Among other things, NIAAA noted that most people do overcome alcohol dependency, and that “about 75 percent of [those] who recover from alcohol dependence do so without seeking any kind of help, including specialty alcohol (rehab) programs and AA.” …
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Edward Furlong Arrested In West Hollywood On Suspicion Of Violating …
Andy Dick. Andy Dick smirks in his mugshot after being arrested at a restaurant in Temecula, California, for allegedly being under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The 45-year-old comic was listed on the booking sheet as 5ft 10in and weighing 155lbs.
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Lindsay Lohan avoiding Brooke Mueller in rehab? – Zee News
Both of them are being treated at the Betty Ford rehabilitation centre in California. Lohan, 26, is there for alcohol addiction, while Mueller is getting treated for drug addiction, reports radaronline.com. "Brooke is extremely eager to become besties …
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Despite crime rate, Santa Cruz County sends few to prison
In fact, defendants here are less likely to wind up behind bars than in almost any other California county, with Santa Cruz County ranking 53rd of 58 California counties for incarceration rates. Local officials say there are many reasons for those …
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Lindsay Lohan Fast Facts
July 24, 2007 – Is arrested in Santa Monica, California on DUI charges for alcohol, possession of cocaine, transporting a narcotic into a custody facility and driving on a suspended license. Bail set at $ 25,000 and paid, following which Lohan checks …
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Believe Addiction Center Offering Effective Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation …
The center believes in making its clients comfortable and specifically tailors its programs as per their condition, ensuring that they meet their goals at their own pace. “We approach recovery as a partnership”, says a spokesperson from Believe …
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TreatmentUSA.com Partners With CRC Health to Expand Its Drug and Alcohol …
TreatmentUSA.com, a referral service for those seeking drug and alcohol addiction treatment, which offers its services for free, has now partnered with CRC to ease the process of getting into inpatient residential rehab programs using Tricare insurance.
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Pregnancy Adds Challenge for Teens Treated for Drug Abuse, Report Says
THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — Half of pregnant teens in substance-abuse treatment programs used alcohol or drugs in the month before they entered treatment. And nearly 20 percent used drugs or alcohol on a daily basis during that month, …
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The European Alcohol Addiction Market is Poised For a Treatment Paradigm …
The DecisionBase 2013 report entitled Alcohol Addiction: How Would a Harm Reduction Treatment Paradigm Be Received by Physicians? also finds that surveyed U.S. psychiatrists indicated that they would prescribe Alkermes' samidophan to 25 percent of …
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Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment Now Offers Spiritual Addiction Treatment – PRWeb
Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment is a drug and alcohol recovery facility offers a hands-on approach to recovery with assistance every step of the way. In its ongoing goal of offering individualized treatment programs that are fine-tuned to meet each …
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DSM-5: The End of One-Size-Fits-All Addiction Treatment?
This may come as a surprise to people working in the treatment industry because legal problems are the most common reason people seek treatment in rehab. But only about 12 percent of people with DSM-IV alcohol dependence ever seek specialty …
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State senators urged to provide funds for alcohol, drug treatment
CONCORD – Alcohol and drug abuse prevention advocates have come up with a unique way to reach out directly to their state senators to ask for more funding for treatment and prevention programs. Each state senator has begun receiving video postcards …
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The European Alcohol Addiction Market is Poised For a Treatment Paradigm …
The DecisionBase 2013 report entitled Alcohol Addiction: How Would a Harm Reduction Treatment Paradigm Be Received by Physicians? also finds that surveyed U.S. psychiatrists indicated that they would prescribe Alkermes' samidophan to 25 percent of …
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The European Alcohol Addiction Market is Poised For a Treatment Paradigm …
The DecisionBase 2013 report entitled Alcohol Addiction: How Would a Harm Reduction Treatment Paradigm Be Received by Physicians? also finds that surveyed U.S. psychiatrists indicated that they would prescribe Alkermes' samidophan to 25 percent of …
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SURVIVORS: Recovering alcoholic now helping others break addiction's chains
Over the years she found herself in many life or death situations but has since decided to live free. She's a Lufkin woman who now helps others with their addictions. Carlene Smith said drinking alcohol lead her down a path she thought she could never …
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Predicting stubborn alcohol addiction: mood, motive may hold keys
It doesn't take stacks of research to demonstrate that medicating painful feelings with alcohol or drugs is a dangerous and ultimately futile strategy (although those studies do exist). But the relationship between emotional difficulties and alcohol …
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