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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How Is This “Advice to a Drug Addict” Poem? Note: Allah Means God in Arabic?
Question by mom.of.2: How is this “Advice to a Drug Addict” poem? Note: Allah means God in Arabic?
You Need Allah Not Crack
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by Maria
Allah gave you a brain; why don`t you use it?
Allah gave you a brain; please, won`t you use it?
Allah gave you a brain, not so you could burn it.
What you need is Allah, not crack or maryjane.
It’s a shame what the Devil makes you claim.
He persuades you to use crack; maybe what you need is this lyrical smack.
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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Grants Will Give Homeless Ability to Get Off the Streets
Grants will give homeless ability to get off the streets
In 2004, its mission expanded to focus on the development and operation of affordable rental housing for homeless people, or those at risk of being homeless, as well as adults with a disability. Ability Housing's portfolio includes 29 single-family …
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Homeless roundtable 'a start'
Although many of the nation's homeless are living with mental illness, many are undiagnosed and do not have access to affordable treatment when they are diagnosed. If city and county officials' hands are tied, and state lawmakers are pressed into …
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Utah Drug Rehab Center – Journey Healing Centers – Utah Alcohol Rehab
Utah Drug Rehab Center – Journey Healing Centers – Utah Alcohol Rehab – http://www.JourneyHealingCenters.com Utah provides one of the most healing environments for individuals suffering from drug & alcohol addictions. Drug Rehab …
Wilderness therapy redefines itself
The idea was first popularized by a 1968 course at Utah's Brigham Young University called "Youth rehabilitation through outdoor survival," followed by state-funded initiatives aimed at reducing recidivism among adjudicated and drug-addicted youth. By …
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