Action Family Counseling “Drug/Alcohol Recovery”
Action Family Counseling is hosting a Drug/Alcohol Recovery Group at College of the Canyons beginning Tuesday, November 12th from 2-3:30pm in STCN 128 (near the cafeteria). The group is open to all COC students, faculty, and staff and is intended for …
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Honolulu Treatment Center Launches New Consultation Program on Updated …
Ultimately, its bottom line is to help all clients leave the addiction treatment center with a structure in place for life outside of it. People come into these types of centers looking either for a new life or relief from their pain, and counselors …
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The Locking Cap Joins CLAAD for Drug Abuse Prevention Policy Meeting in …
The Locking Cap, the manufacturer of a combination bottle cap for prescription drugs, was in attendance at the CLAAD Prescription Drug Abuse National Policy Consensus Meeting on November 19 in Washington, DC. The meeting is a gathering of …
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Sultan students attend drug abuse prevention conference
Papers bearing the “Want More” logo of the Sultan High School's Youth Coalition are inscribed with the things Sultan students want, as part of an effort to help kids aspire to more than falling into drug or alcohol abuse. Photo by Chris Hendrickson …
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Substance Abuse Prevention Poster Contest entries sought
GOSHEN — The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council of Orange County is calling for submissions to the 27th annual Substance Abuse Prevention Poster Contest. This year's theme is "Live Your Dreams! Be Alcohol and Drug Free!" The contest is open to any …
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Doctor quits NT rehab program
SCOTT BEVAN, PRESENTER: A doctor who played a key role in establishing the Northern Territory Government's new mandatory alcohol rehabilitation program has quit in protest at the way the program has been run, as well as the treatment of Aboriginal …
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Staten Island drug treatment community to host Dec. 10 forum about Rx abuse …
On Dec. 10, the borough's Tackling Youth Substance Abuse (TYSA) coalition and the Long Island-based Families in Support of Treatment (F.I.S.T.) will host a forum at the Joan and Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center of Staten Island in Sea View.
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Ask a Clinical Social Worker: Substance abuse is a disease
Q: I have a cousin who I just learned is beginning treatment for alcohol abuse. Is it really going to help her? Doesn't she have to want to quit? A: The research is clear that treatment works for substance abuse. The field has been widely studied for …
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Wealthy drug addicts and alcoholics lured to Adelaide with cheap flights
When they took over the property, formerly used by the Aboriginal Sobriety Group as a hostel but vacant for seven years, it was filled with used needles left by squatters. The centre is a collaboration with the both the sobriety group and property …
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Nigella Lawson Takes The Stand, Says She Only Did Blow Exactly 7 Times
Nigella took the stand during a court case surrounding two employees allegedly using her husband's company credit card like a personal piggy bank, because they said she allowed them to do it in return for keeping her massive drug addiction under wraps …
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Adult Probation Dept. has new programs
Showalter said new language would also be included in judgment entries for eligible defendants and would read: “The defendant is ordered to participate in and successfully complete all treatment and rehabilitation programs as directed by his probation …
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Mich. mental health services gear up for expansion
Changes in mental health coverage set to start in January under the federal Affordable Care Act will give millions of Americans greater access to mental health and substance abuse treatment — many for the first time. … Under the parity law, if a …
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