Corpus Christi TX Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Residential Treatment Program
Corpus Christi TX Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching a residential treatment program for individuals in Corpus Christi and surrounding Coastal Bend cities. People that go into residential treatment are waving the white flag, admitting drugs no longer help …
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Dallas TX Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Expansion of Residential Treatment …
Dallas TX Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching an expansion of its residential treatment services for people looking to stop their drug abuse problems in Dallas. Entering a residential treatment facility can seem scary and intimidating for a practicing drug …
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Boone County recognizes 'Child Abuse Prevention Month'
“I have seen drug addicted parents that do not properly care for their children. … Every year in America, nearly 3 million children will be reported abused and neglected and more than 1,000 will die from abuse or neglect, according to official …
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Up to 4 percent of Iranian school students use methamphetamine
He went on to say that on average 10 people a day die of drug abuse, remarking that some 2858 drug addicted people died in the country in the last Iranian calendar year(ended on March 20). The statistics say there are about two million drug users in …
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Austerity in Greece caused more than 500 male suicides, say researchers
Antonakakis, a senior lecturer in economics and finance, and himself a Greek national, said he had been prompted to look into a potential link between austerity and suicide rates after media stories and reports of friends of friends dying from suicide …
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Three people linked in death by heroin, a longtime DC drug dealer and an …
Prosecutors had asked that Eugene Asomani Williams, a father who went by the moniker “Shine,” spend 35 years in prison so that “no other addicts will become corpses because of drugs” he sells. Family members say they are glad Williams will be locked …
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How Personality Increases Risk of Drug Abuse
People with certain personality traits may at increased risk for drug use problems, and studying personality may help researchers better understand and treat these problems, according to a new review. Many studies have attempted to link genes to the …
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HAYC3 plans meeting on drug abuse
McClellan said the solution depends on communication, and that the best way to prevent the use of opiates is for people to talk with their children and grandchildren so they fully appreciate the dangers of such drugs. "I hope (this meeting) will reach …
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What Personality Might Have To Do With Drug Abuse Risk
People with certain personality traits may be at increased risk for drug use problems, and studying personality may help researchers better understand and treat these problems, according to a new review. Many studies have attempted to link genes to the …
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Question by : How much do rehab counselors make ?
So i am starting to see what i am interested in when im older… and ever since a loss of a family member to drugs i have been interested in the career tittle of helping other with drugs and alcohol addictions .. So i been thinking about a Drug/Alcohol Counselor… but what exactly do they do and how much do they make… ive looked on the internet but they never really gave me a straight answer (the area i would work would be San Diego/Los Angeles California area)

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Answer by jannsody
I am so sorry for the loss of your loved one. How terrific that you’re wanting to make a difference though. A drug and alcohol counselor (or “addictions specialist” or “substance abuse counselor”) needs to get certified and have gotten a lot of clinical fieldwork experience with an actual patient caseload under supervision. A lot of jobs prefer those with a master’s degree. Some community colleges offer an associate (two-year) degree program in addictions counseling and that may help one to realize if he or she would like to continue in the field with training. There may be a bachelor’s degree in substance abuse counseling, too.

For general career info: http://www.bls.gov/oco and can search ‘counselors’ or such.

This site has more specific information about addictions counseling: http://www.naadac.org and can click “education” and then “certification” or such.

For more information about addictions (and other types of) of counseling and to search for accredited programs in counseling: http://cacrep.org/index.cfm/for-students

With schooling, please avoid those private overly priced For-profit schools such as strayer, ashworth, devry, ITT tech, capella, argosy, keiser, aiu, walden, university of phoenix, colorado tech, kaplan, ashford, sanford brown, anthem, pima institute, brown mackie and others as they are merely out to “make a profit” (** and their course credits may NOT transfer to other schools).

These consumer sites have negative posts by former students about those private $ $ for-profit schools, and please heed the students’ warnings:

– http://www.ripoffreport.com

– http://www.pissedconsumer.com

– http://www.complaintsboard.com and can search.

U.S. colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ

To search for possible local volunteer opportunities (including perhaps for a Crisis Helpline in which one would listen to the callers as opposed to giving advice): http://www.volunteermatch.org

Alex Wilson Counseling Services
Alex Wilson is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, International Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor practicing in Greensboro, NC. Since 2006 he has practiced as a Grief and …
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Rutgers responds to NJ heroin problem
… Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse show the prevalence of this trend. “In 2012, there were more than 8,300 admissions to state-licensed or certified substance abuse treatment programs due to prescription drug abuse, an increase of 200 …
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Dine Out April 24 For St. Louis Effort For AIDS
Those employees include six certified application counselors who have been assisting clients with enrollment in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplace, made possible through a grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health. More than 30 …
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Innocents Lost: How Florida's DCF system could be reformed
Absent a court's involvement, parents can refuse domestic-violence counseling, drug screens and drug treatment, which they frequently do, the Herald's investigation found. Before it was repealed, the measure encouraged more court … "Drug abuse can't …
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Address poverty with strategies, not platitudes
Imagine the joy of finally getting your first job yet having no place to leave your children while you go to work because the salary is less than the cost of child care and rent. Imagine landing a job with educational benefits or possibilities for …
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Film sheds light on Jesus People's dark stories
Jesus People is one of the last remnants of the Jesus Movement of the 1970s, which attracted earnest young urban missionaries seeking an alternative to the drug culture and free love communes of the time. Today, Jesus People … Families pool their …
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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel Hearing
The current benefit package is the glue that holds the all-volunteer force together, and any budget-driven cuts in pay and benefits could have adverse impact on recruitment and retention and ultimately threaten the very foundation of the AVF. Military …
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Question by : Alcohol drug abuse…………..?
I have to do a presentation tomorrow trying to appeal to my peers (high school) that alcohol drug abuse is bad. What are some good things or facts to say? (I’m just looking for more ideas)
Thank you.
bleh, it’s late
I meant
alcohol use abuse

Best answer:

Answer by Horsense
I am headed to bed, but you are welcome to research:

“What’s Wrong With Binge Drinking?”
http://watchtower.org/e/20040922a/article_01.htm

“Alcohol Misuse and Health”
http://watchtower.org/e/20051008/article_02.htm

“Young People and Drugs”
http://watchtower.org/e/20030408/article_01.htm

“Drug Abuse . . .”:
– Who Takes Them?
– Why Do People Abuse Them?
http://watchtower.org/e/20010708/article_01.htm

Police: Woman possessed drugs, needles
WILTON — A Hadley woman was jailed Thursday after being charged with a felony drug possession count, police records show. Christina T. Hedger, 26, was arrested after an investigation by State Police, according to the agency's public information website.
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New Holland area focuses on preventing drug abuse: April 28 program …
The evening meeting on April 28 is one way to begin raising awareness about drugs while giving students and parents facts about them. It is being given by Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education Task Force of Delaware County. At the meeting, a …
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Poverty and unborn children
The Scotsman had reported not so long before that at least 600 Scottish babies a year were judged to be at risk of abuse before they were even born and that official figures revealed that, in 2007, 331 unborn babies were placed on the official child …
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