Fate of contested Allentown drug rehabilitation center to be determined
But critics — 65 of whom have signed a petition protesting the proposed group home — say it is wrong to concentrate so many rehab centers in one area. Dan Bosket, chief financial officer of the neighboring Union Baptist Church, has noted there are …
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Malibu rehab facilities subject of New York Times article
The local subject of high-end drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Malibu and the impacts they have on local neighborhoods has gone national, with a story appearing about the subject Friday on the New York Times website. The article quotes …
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An Intervention for Malibu
By 2007, there were two dozen treatment centers in the city. “Why Malibu? Because they can charge the big prices here,” Mayor Joan House said. While 85 percent of drug and alcohol treatment programs in the United States are nonprofit ventures, the …
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State-run rehabilitation program needs more work
Denis Avtonomov is a medical psychologist and the head of a charitable Russian rehabilitation program ("No to Alcoholism and Drug Addiction”). Russia at a loss on effective addict rehabilitation. Government reform of … Here is how: The newly …
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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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Alcohol Research Center Battles Addiction with Science
… workdays, injuries – alcohol disorders probably rank number three or four in terms of the cost to society.” The problem is serious, but there are effective treatments for alcohol disorders, and many of them originated at the UConn Alcohol Research …
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A Rising Tide of Substance Abuse
Moreover, drug and alcohol abuse in older patients occurs alongside other medical and psychiatric illnesses. You cannot treat either problem in isolation. There is little doubt that we face a looming public mental health crisis in the aging population.
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JANE COWAN, NORTH AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT: The traditional say no …
This is the US military's latest weapon to combat alcohol abuse in its ranks. ADAM DRIVER: He asked me, have … US MARINE II: I'm currently getting kicked out of the Marines Corps because of an incident that involved alcohol. US MARINE III: It went …
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Lutherville Drug Expert Criticizes 'Celebrity Rehab' Following Country Singer …
"The nationally recognized drug treatment show Celebrity Rehab has had their 5th death of a cast member, country singer Mindy McCready," Gimbel said in a statement. "It shows that drug/alcohol treatment should be a private/long-term experience that is …
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Acupuncture for Drug & Alcohol Withdrawal – New Study
Given the success of acupuncture therapy for the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction in this study, the investigators suggest continued research into the use of the NADA acupuncture techniques for addiction withdrawal. Another recent study finds …
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Picking Addiction Help
An Insider's Guide to Addiction and Recovery,” by William Cope Moyers, a man who nonetheless needed “four intense treatment experiences over five years” before he broke free of alcohol and drugs. As the son of Judith and Bill Moyers, successful parents …
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Gateway Unites Medicine and Therapy to Treat Drug Addiction
14, 2013 — Individuals in Alcohol and Drug Treatment See Favorable Results with Medication Assisted Therapy. CHICAGO, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Jordan never planned for his life to turn down a path of drug addiction. At a young age, …
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Picking Addiction Help
An Insider's Guide to Addiction and Recovery,” by William Cope Moyers, a man who nonetheless needed “four intense treatment experiences over five years” before he broke free of alcohol and drugs. As the son of Judith and Bill Moyers, successful parents …
Read more on New York Times (blog)

Effective Addiction Treatment
Of the 23.5 million teenagers and adults addicted to alcohol or drugs, only about 1 in 10 gets treatment, which too often fails to keep them drug-free. Many of these programs fail to use proven methods to deal with the factors that underlie addiction …
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Insurance companies frustrate NJ families seeking addiction treatment
“This is scary as hell if you have an adolescent or an 18 to 22-year old,” said Frank Greenagel, a clinical social worker at Rutgers who specializes in addiction and recovery treatment. “Imagine you have finally gotten your kid to agree to go to …
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Into Action Treatment, drug rehab in South Florida, Hires Kevin McLoone as …
This method is called the Hyannis format and is a very stringent process, where an alcoholic or drug addict takes a very honest and sobering look at their life and possibly for the first time, their part in things. Andrey Rossin, the founder and CEO of …
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Football Serves As Rehab For Drug Addicts And Alcoholics At North East Athletic
The Corinthians League side was set up by Mal Maclean and David McCormick for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction in the North East. The team's motto is 'More Than Just Football', and that is a message held dear by everyone involved with …
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Insurance companies frustrate NJ families seeking addiction treatment
The doctors, according to his mother, told Michael he'd have better luck with the insurance company if he had a dual diagnosis: a drug addict who was also mentally unstable. Would he, they asked, be willing to say he was going to harm his mother or …
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Effective Addiction Treatment
Of the 23.5 million teenagers and adults addicted to alcohol or drugs, only about 1 in 10 gets treatment, which too often fails to keep them drug-free. Many of these programs fail to use proven methods to deal with the factors that underlie addiction …
Read more on New York Times (blog)