alcohol treatment services

Alternative Alcohol Treatment: New Alternative Alcohol Treatment Approaches for Men

Virtually all current treatment for men’s alcohol abuse and alcoholism is based on the generally ineffectual AA/12 Step model. Even when alternative are offered they still tend to be based on a “disease” model which isn’t applicable for over 85% of the men looking for some sort of help with their alcohol abuse. The first problem is that most “programs” were created by AA adherents who are very threatened by the very idea that their way isn’t the only way – even though their way has less than a 5% success rate. Frankly, doing nothing – the spontaneous remission rate – has a better record than that. Read more... ...

Teach 10-Year-Olds About Drugs in Schools, Says Government Advisor

Teach 10-Year-Olds About Drugs In Schools, Says Government Advisor … In the past, campaigners, such as Mitch Winehouse, the father of pop star Amy Winehouse, have called for compulsory drug and alcohol education in schools. Winehouse has previously said his daughter may still be alive had she been educated about drugs … Read more on Huffington Post UK Upcoming City Council Agendas c) An ordinance to amend Part II, Chattanooga City Code, Chapter 5, Article III, Division 2, Section 5-87, relative to alcoholic beverages; and Chapter 35, Article VII, Division 2, Section 35-252, relative to pedal carriage or pedicabs. … f) A … Read more on The Chattanoogan Read more... ...

Personalized Treatment for Alcohol Addiction – Markus Heilig, NIH Clinician Scientist

...  Treatment for Alcohol Addiction – Markus Heilig, NIH Clinician Scientist – Read his team’s story: http://irp.nih.gov/our-research/research-in-action/addicted-to-science Markus Heilig, M.D., Ph.D., and his team pursue personalized me…   More Alcoholics Turn to Avantcare's Sobrexa and Higher Success Rates, as … NIH report focuses on recent innovations aimed at closing the gap between need and the currently uncommon use of conventional alcohol treatment services. In parallel with the Last Call Program and Sobrexa protocol, the article discusses services that … Read more on PR Web (press release) Read ...

Rehab Telethon Brings in $100000

...  telethon brings in 0000 The Rehab Center, a private, nonprofit agency, provides medical rehabilitation, behavioral health, vocational and drug and alcohol treatment services to clients throughout north central Ohio, with the majority of its clients residing in Richland … Read more on Mansfield News Journal NYU community mourns alumnus Philip Seymour Hoffman The Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died in his New York City apartment yesterday around 11:30 a.m. The cause of death appears to be a drug overdose as Hoffman, 46, was discovered with a hypodermic needle in his arm. Hoffman had a … Read more on NYU ...

Neb. Medicaid Backers Will Add Safeguards to Bill

...  help people with mental illness and those who abuse drugs and alcohol. However, the fiscal office also warned that the state faces "a great deal of uncertainty" in estimating the legislation's total cost. "The Medicaid expansion covers a … Read more on Beatrice Daily Sun Community health centers integrate mental and medical services to address … The report found that most community health centers provided mental health services, although substance abuse and alcohol treatment services, psychiatric care and 24-hour crisis counseling services were available less widely. Health centers were more … Read more on The Almagest Read ...

Drug & Alcohol Treatment: an Introduction to Trailer Hitches

by Beige Alert Pickup trucks and SUVs with trailer hitches have a wide range of uses. They can pull boats, campers, cargo trailers and a number of other items. There are several types of trailer hitches. Most pickup trucks have what is called a ball trailer hitch. Other types of trailer hitches are gooseneck trailer hitches and fifth wheel hitches.   It is important to have a strong enough truck to haul whatever is connected to the trailer hitch. The truck must have enough engine strength to build up momentum to pull the trailer. This is why you very rarely see cars equipped with trailer hitches. Read more... ...

Alcohol Addiction Relapse Might Be Thwarted by Turning Off Brain Trigger

...  Addiction Relapse Might Be Thwarted By Turning Off Brain Trigger “One of the main problems in alcohol abuse disorders is relapse, and current treatment options are very limited.” Barak said. “Even after detoxification and a period of rehabilitation, 70 to 80 percent of patients will relapse in the first several … Read more on Bioscience Technology Is Australia's Addiction Treatment Model Failing Australians? For many years private and publicly funded Australian drug and alcohol treatment services have promoted the harm minimization model of drug treatment perhaps more aggressively than any other Western country. This model of addiction treatment seeks to … Read more on PR Web (press release) Read ...