Archive for the ‘Substance Abuse’ Category

Echo to Report Trial Results of Symphony tCGM System; Telik Reports Deal on

Echo to Report Trial Results of Symphony tCGM System; Telik Reports Deal on
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Hadasit Bio-Holdings Ltd. (TASE: HDST, OTC: HADSY), a publicly traded portfolio of biotech companies, all based on intellectual property developed and owned by Hadassah University Hospital, Israel's foremost medical research center, announced today …
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Ga. gov.: M for new juvenile diversions
Filed under: substance abuse treatment center

“We would emphasize community-based, non-confinement correctional methods for low-risk offenders as an alternative to regional and state youth centers,” Deal said, options like substance abuse treatment and family counseling. He emphasized the chance …
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How To Prevent Relapse With Exercise


Bucks Promise for Youth and Communities Wins Dose of Prevention Award

Bucks Promise for Youth and Communities Wins Dose of Prevention Award
Filed under: substance abuse treatment center

4-7, 2013, at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. CADCA's National Leadership Forum is the nation's largest training for substance abuse prevention and treatment professionals and researchers, attracting more than …
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Lawmakers worry about Fort Lyon feasibility
Filed under: substance abuse treatment center

LAS ANIMAS — Members of the Colorado Legislature's Joint Budget Committee asked tough questions Monday of supporters of a plan to convert the former Fort Lyon Correctional Facility into a treatment center for the homeless. … Questions by the JBC …
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Bill Would Require Drug Testing for Welfare Program
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Dr. Montes: Neurobiology of Addiction Part 4

Dr. Montes: Neurobiology of Addiction Part 4


Dr. Montes shares his insight on the neurobiology of addiction. Call (877) 446-1342 for a confidential consultation. We are a nationally recognized drug and alcohol treatment center committed to providing compassionate care to each of our patients. The Joint Commissions on Accreditations of Health Care Organizations has awarded The Treatment Center Gold Seal Accreditation for our superior quality of care in the substance abuse treatment centers field. Our staff is a team of highly trained, highly skilled addiction professionals who understand the complexities of addiction and treat the disease through contemporary methods. We offer the following services: • In-patient Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation • Full Medical Drug and Alcohol Detox by Board Certified Physicians • Dual Diagnosis Substance Abuse Treatment • Individual and Group Therapy • Holistic Pain Treatment (following pain pill detox) • Acupuncture • Massage Therapy • Cognitive Behavior Therapy • EMDR Therapy In addition to our traditional residential treatment program, we offer a Christian substance abuse treatment center, Road Less Traveled. We also offer our GO program, designed to assist our patients transition from in-patient treatment to sober living.

John A. Torres: Te'o's Girlfriend, Character Don't Exist

John A. Torres: Te'o's girlfriend, character don't exist
Filed under: substance abuse facility

Friends and strangers alike talk about their unfaithful spouses on Facebook or their battles with weight, substance abuse, derelict children and whatever else we don't need to know about them. We've become so in love with our self-importance that we …
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Report: Arizona has nation's sixth-highest prescription drug abuse rate
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“Bottom line, (the data) is really good news,” said Peter Delany, director of the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, which is responsible for the collection and analysis of data with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …
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Largest Vegas addiction center now open
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Substance Abuse Counselor: How Do I Become a Substance Abuse Councilor?

Question by VIP Dacus: How do I become a substance abuse councilor?
I want to become one for my profession and I graduate this year so I need to know how to start so I know which school’s to apply to.

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Answer by Fred
I would start here: for the requirements to become a substance abuse “counselor”
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&source=hp&q=substance+abuse+counselor+requirements&aq=1&aqi=g5&aql=&oq=substance+abuse+counselor+re&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=5c88e14de2b269a1&biw=1620&bih=773

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Scripps Counselor Discusses Teens Getting Oxycontin from Mexico


Substance abuse counselor, Nancy Knott, from Scripps McDonald Center discusses teens getting Oxycontin from Mexico.

 

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Substance Abuse Therapy: Black and Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Complete Substance Abuse

Black and Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Complete Substance Abuse
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"Our findings show troubling racial disparities in the completion of alcohol and drug abuse programs, and they point specifically to socioeconomic barriers that make it difficult for minority groups to access and sustain treatment," said Brendan …
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Judge: Drugtreatment court designed to find beauty behind rough edges
Filed under: substance abuse therapy

The court is geared toward nonviolent youths ages 12 to 16 who have substance abuse problems and have been sentenced to probation in juvenile court, said Mark Kinney, the coordinator for the juvenile drug-treatment court for Insight. The program is …
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Long-time Kelowna substance abuse treatment centre to close
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