Author tells story of founders of Georgia's first drug and alcohol treatment …
A handsome, heroic young doctor from Statesboro marries a beautiful young woman who loves to party. What follows is a story about passion, alcoholism, addiction, turmoil and redemption that has so many twists and turns it could be the basis of a …
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Betty Ford Center, Hazelden are thinking 'alliance'
Hazelden, founded in a rural Minnesota farmhouse in 1949, is the older and larger of the two organizations, which share a similar, abstinence-based approach to treating drug and alcohol issues. With headquarters in Center City, Minn., Hazelden operates …
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Pyramid Healthcare opens rehab center
“Pyramid Pittsburgh has increased our ability to provide adults with highly effective drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment and programming at a time when it is needed most, not only in western Pennsylvania, but throughout Pennsylvania and beyond,” …
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Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital substance abuse program to close
The decision to end both inpatient and outpatient substance abuse services at Saint Joseph's Hospital will affect about 40 employees, including physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, counselors, therapists, unit coordinators and support staff …
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