Alibaug 'rehab centre' has no licence, experts to treat drug addicts
The founder of a de-addiction centre near Alibaug, where patients were kept in appalling conditions and "tortured", does not have a licence or a qualified medical team to run a rehab clinic, it emerged on Sunday. Addiction is considered a mental …
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Enzymatic pathway common to drugs of abuse could lead to new treatment options
Dr Caboche and her colleague Dr Peter Vanhoutte have been researching the neuronal adaptations that occur in the brain in response to chronic drug use, and that are responsible for addiction. Using mice models and cell cultures, Drs. Caboche and …
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Should Pregnant Drug Users Be Treated Like Criminals?
The idea of pregnancy and drug abuse, either actual or potential, is a tough one for many people to rationalize as anything but a crime. Even advocates who have been the most supportive of women's rights or most compassionate when it comes to the …
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Drug Abuse: Counselling Centres Being Set Up In Each Kashmir District
SRINAGAR: Sharing the concern of members about youths taking drugs in Jammu and Kashmir, government would consider setting up of drug de-addiction and rehabilitation centres at sports stadia. This information was given by Minister for Youths Service …
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Alibaug 'rehab centre' has no licence, experts to treat drug addicts
His centre, which charged up to 25,000 a month for treating alcoholics and drug addicts, flaunted an ISO certificate for management standards as a licence. Datta was … "Moreover, the centre does not have a qualified team of counsellors or psychiatrists."
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Question by : How many addicts successfully recover from drug addiction?
Those rehab places seem like a revolving door. What percentage of drug addicts who’ve been addicted to hard drugs for at least one year successfully recover from their addiction the rest of their lives?

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Answer by applesk8er
1 in 6

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Controversial Operation PAR clinic for recovering drug addicts opens in Spring …
The 30-year-old Spring Hill man has battled an opiate addiction for a decade. The former honor student's urge to get high killed his ability to hold a job and extinguished his passion for acting. He has overdosed three times. Donnelly has tried in the …
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Vigil held for drug addicts, family members
VERMILION — When Melva Sherwood, who lost her son to drug addiction almost a year ago, saw a man with his head in his hands sitting outside of a resource center for addicts who want to recover, she called the center's co-founder, Kim Eberle. “Kim said …
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Fighting Addiction: National Drug, Alcohol Recovery Month emphasizes …
The need for treatment recently prompted President Barrack Obama and 73 other government leaders in North America to declare September as National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month. Despite the recognition of the health issue, not everyone who needs …
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Vigil held for drug addicts, family members
Loos is the mother of a recovering addict herself and is a member of SOLACE, which provides support for family members of addicts. The vigil began with the lighting of a single candle in honor of “active addicts” — those who are not yet in recovery …
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Drug Rehab Center Warren Supports Recovering Addicts
By incorporating family members and close friends into the treatment process, Drug Rehab Center Warren helps recovering addicts feel accepted and supported by the people who matter the most to them. Patients at Drug Rehab Center Warren are also …
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LA PARKER: Beating addiction takes support from family, community
We have brothers who can't kick whatever they need to, aunts hooked on prescription pills, and a litany of other relatives who found their drug of choice and stuck with it. A moment of clarity touched with God's grace makes recovery possible … “By …
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Into Action Treatment Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Announces Weekly Al …
Al-Anon is a 12-step mutual support group for anyone who is now or has been affected by another person's drug addiction or drinking. The meetings are designed to help loved ones and family members of addicts and alcoholics to recover and to feel better …
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Anti–drug addiction vigil planned on Cape Cod
BARNSTABLE, Mass. — People will gather on Cape Cod this weekend for a vigil to remember those who've died as a result of a drug addiction, as well as loved ones who are in recovery. The Cape Cod Times reports (http://bit.ly/1evcclc) that the third …
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Vigil held for drug addicts, family members
Sherwood — along with other members of anti-drug abuse groups — discussed the community involvement at a vigil for drug addicts, recovering addicts and addicts who have passed. The vigil was in Victory Park in Vermilion on Monday night and about 70 …
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