Snail Facials Promise To Make You Look Younger, But Does The Slimy …
Just because Gwyneth Paltrow swears by this cream — and its accompanying facial — doesn't mean you should actually try applying <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/gwyneth-paltrow-snake-venom-anti-aging-treatment" target="_hplink">snake venom cream</a …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
They either claim that the addict does not meet the "criteria for medical necessity" — that inpatient care would be an inappropriate treatment — or require that the user first try outpatient rehab. "Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of the time, we hear …
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New Helpline in Oradell Assists Teens Find Addiction Treatment
Treatment centers can provide adolescent addicts with several treatment options including drug detox, dual diagnosis, individual and group therapy along with mandatory education programs. The helpline's goal is to provide much-needed access for those …
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County judge wants drug rehab at jail
MEDINA — Medina County Common Pleas Judge James L. Kimbler wants the county to reopen the east pod of the jail to serve as a short-term rehab facility for drug offenders with opiate and heroin addictions. Kimbler presented the proposal to the county …
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Heroes in Recovery Presents Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Innovations In …
As a lasting legacy to her son, Michael's House opened its doors as a treatment center in 1989 in Palm Springs, CA and has gone on to help thousands of men and women find lasting recovery. Arlene has served on the national board of directors of the …
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R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The bill also requires hospitals, clinics and urgent-care facilities to provide follow-up for people who come for treatment in a substance-abuse crisis, instead of simply discharging them when they are no longer physically in danger. The health-care …
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5 Reasons to Refuse an Addiction Treatment (and 5 Reasons Not to)
During drug rehab, dozens of different therapies may be incorporated into a treatment plan. If you've done your research and chosen a reputable rehab center, it's best to keep an open mind and trust the advice of your treatment team. But there are a …
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Cherry Hill's Humble Beginnings will serve adult addicts in recovery
At 25, the Philadelphia resident is launching a new outpatient addiction treatment center this week in Cherry Hill. He points to his own recovery from high school substance abuse as his inspiration for the work. “The sad part is, it's getting to the …
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Cape May County's third forum on substance addiction set for Thursday
It takes a community effort to combat a problem as pervasive as substance addiction, and that's just what Cape May County's Board of Chosen Freeholders is looking to use against its ongoing heroin epidemic. The board will hold its third Community …
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How Obamacare Is Changing Addiction Treatment Coverage
Several of the most important aspects of the ACA for the world of addiction also finally roll out in 2014. The federal government, for example, released final regulations in November concerning the ACA's requirements that mental health and substance …
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Rural Ohio ravaged by drug deaths
Experts say treatment and rehabilitation is the key to fighting the drug problem, but only about a half-dozen treatment centers in southwest Ohio offer opiate addiction services, according to the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services.
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Chris Brown ordered to stay in rehab another two months
The bad news is a Los Angeles judge ordered Brown to stay another two months in the anger management and drug rehab program he entered three months ago. Although Brown's probation officer reported the singer "continues to make great improvement" …
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Smartphone App May Help People Overcome Alcoholism
Participants using the A-CHESS app were 65 percent more likely to abstain from drinking in the year following their release from a treatment center, compared to others who left the center without support from the app, researchers found. App users also …
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Destination Hope Addresses the 12 Step Program Myth
Many people have achieved success working through the 12 steps on their own or as part of a recovery group, but many more need the support and guidance of professional addiction treatment centers, which can offer a better chance for long-term success …
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Mobile app may help people recovering from alcohol abuse: study
Past studies have found that continuing treatment for alcoholism is linked with better outcomes, but there are few options available to people leaving rehabilitation centers, they write. "Unfortunately most people get nothing," Susan Foster told …
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