Afghan Vet Dies of Overdose in VA Substance-Abuse Center
Afghan Vet Dies of Overdose in VA Substance-Abuse Center
That becomes even more apparent when you stumble across a report like Unexpected Patient Death in a Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program, issued Friday by the Department of Veterans Affairs' inspector general. … He spent …
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Study: Smartphone app helps alcoholics stay sober
Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centers who got free sober smartphones reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support. The results were based on patients' self-reporting on …
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Billerica Vigil Calls for Support, Awareness in Addiction Crisis
Billerica vigil calls for support, awareness in addiction crisis
NOT ALONE: Kim Patenaude of Billerica is embraced by Billy "Inkslinger" Pfaff, also of Billerica, after speaking about her battle with alcoholism during a vigil on the town common Friday evening to raise awareness about addiction. See videos at …
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Christie spreading word on addiction treatment
The governor's most recent remarks on addiction and the possibilities offered through treatment came on March 13, at a town hall in Mount Laurel. He spoke of “seeing miracles happen” — people emerging to reclaim their lives following a period of …
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David Cassidy Opens Up About Alcoholism
David Cassidy opens up about alcoholism
Cassidy moved to Fort Lauderdale in 2002. His latest arrest came after about 45 days in voluntary rehab in Florida. On a visit to Los Angeles, he had sake at a Japanese restaurant. He tells the magazine: "I thought, 'You know what? No one's going to know.
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Trace Adkins And Wife Are Divorcing
Trace has struggled with alcoholism for years and his decision to enter rehab came after he broke a long period of sobriety. Two weeks after, he checked out of the Florida treatment center in order to visit his dying father. After his father's death …
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Darren Milby Column
Darren Milby column
He was admitted into rehab after an addiction to prescription drugs got to a dangerous level. Being in the public eye there is nowhere to hide. Although I imagine there is something liberating about getting everything out in the open. Matt agreed …
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Alcoholics Anonymous has a terrible success rate, addiction expert finds
“I'm not trying to eliminate AA,” says Dodes, the former director of substance abuse treatment at Harvard's McLean Hospital. “I'm just saying it should be prescribed to that tiny group who can make use of it. It's terribly harmful when you send 90 per …
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New Drug Raises Concerns Locally
New drug raises concerns locally
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has already labeled the nation's prescription drug abuse problem an epidemic,” Olens said in a press release. “Introducing another powerful drug into the market could increase the risk for abuse …
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Long Beach Multi-service Center construction to begin in April, services to …
Among other services, the center provides showers, laundry, mail, message center, street outreach, van shuttle, transportation, child care, medical care, mental health services, substance abuse treatment, HIV/AIDS services, integrated case management …
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