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WBEZ: Puerto Rican Drug Addicts Sent to Chicago Likely Victims of Identity Theft

...  Rican Drug Addicts Sent To Chicago Likely Victims of Identity Theft A story by WBEZ and This American Life in April revealed that heroin abusers from Puerto Rico were being sent to unlicensed drug rehab programs in Chicago. The addicts were promised state-of-the-art treatment, but reporter Adriana Cardona Maguigad … Read more on Chicago Tonight | WTTW How crowded are private prisons in the West? He added that only a small fraction of Arizona's prisoners are enrolled in drug treatment programs, even though a large number suffer substance abuse problems. That means inmates are often no better off when they're released, increasing the likelihood … Read more on High Country News Read ...

When Life Begins in Rehab: A Baby Heals After a Mother's Heroin Addiction

...  life begins in rehab: A baby heals after a mother's heroin addiction BALTIMORE — After a month of painful withdrawal that bunched her body into a tight ball, after tremors and diarrhea and sleeplessness and difficulty eating, Makenzee Kennedy went home to her bed in a drug rehab facility to celebrate a milestone … Read more on Washington Post Treatment programs offer hope and help to Lebanon County heroin addicts Fliers publicizing substance abuse prevention and other human-service programs fill a bulletin board in the waiting room at the Lebanon County Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse offices at 220 E. Lehman St. in Lebanon. (John Latimer — Lebanon … Read more on Lebanon Daily News Read ...

Press Release – Animals' Presence May Ease Social Anxiety in Kids With Autism

...  Release – Animals' presence may ease social anxiety in kids with autism According to a study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, companion animals—like dogs, cats or the guinea pigs in the study—may prove to be a helpful addition to treatment programs designed to help children with ASDs improve their … Read more on Autism Daily Newscast (press release) Public Release: 1-Jun-2015 Picture perfect: Researchers use photos to … "What she found, through photographic depiction, was that the vast majority of patients identified food and preoccupation with food as one of the greatest challenges in day-to-day living with the disease, which may lead to anxiety, depression, eating … Read more on EurekAlert ...

Kim Williams: Pastor. Father. Husband. Addict.

...  on Drug Use and Health, 23.1 million people ages 12 and older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem last year, but only 2.5 million received treatment at a specialty facility. About one … Read more on Winston-Salem Journal Top Canada Drug Rehabilitation Program, Sunshine Coast Health Center … The company uses its popular website to educate the public about drug rehabilitation and alcohol treatment issues, including publishing a directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs in Canada plus resources on various types of abused substances. Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release) Read ...

Aquatic Rehabilitation Center: Rehabilitation for Revival

...  illness requires expert clinical and psychological support. This support is gained at rehabs which are well equipped with modern technology and have good facilities. These rehabs carry out one on one discussion with their clients and then based on their requirements, likes, social surrounding and economic background chart out treatment programs. These programs are based on their individual preferences and personal characteristics. The recovery programs not only focus on physical health but also deal with psychological problems if any. The rehabs have state of art technology, which is effectively used for benefits of their clients. The psychologists prepare behavioral therapies for reforming the thinking process. By doing this their clients are able to deal with their problems with a new perspective and renewed ...

I Don’t Know Why…

...  Know Why… – If you are an Alcoholic, you have probably asked yourself this question, “I don’t know why,” many times. Please reach out to your loved ones and those that are trying to help you. Because…   Partnership expands recovery services for homeless and uninsured The collaboration, funded under the United Way's health community goal, seeks to make substance abuse treatment more accessible to those who are uninsured or cannot pay for private treatment programs so that they can overcome their addictions and live … Read more on Lawrence Journal World Read ...

Beyond Diversity: Making Race Real – Part 6

  Beyond Diversity: Making Race Real – Part 6 – Tim Wise discusses issues of race and privilege.   New Canaan's Silver Hill Hospital Opens Outpatient Opioid Addiction Program “Our approach is to combine new drug treatments with time-tested psychiatric practices to provide relief for patients with opioid addiction,” says Dr. Sigurd Ackerman, president and medical director of Silver Hill. Use of pharmacological interventions … Read more on The Daily Voice Read more... ...