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Affordable, Luxury, Residential Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Programs

Congratulations on your choice to get help for your drug and/or alcohol addiction. Since you want results that will last, not just for a few weeks or a few months, but for a lifetime, The González Recovery Residences (The GRR) provide the support that you are looking for. The GRR Program is one of the most successful rehabilitation programs available; it is endorsed by Father Martin, co-founder of Father Martin’s Ashley and Terence T. Gorski, President of The Cenaps Corporation. The GRR provides a number of enjoyable and practical treatment programs for chemical dependency addiction. The substance abuse treatment programs are both affordable and effective. Drug abuse is a growing predicament in the world today. Addictions to drugs like alcohol and heroin are often difficult to overcome without professional help. Many parents, friends, teachers, family members and loved ones seek help from drug rehab facilities. The GRR relies on time tested principles and guidelines to help individuals successfully obtain and secure sobriety. Unfortunately, the long term success rate of a short term detox or short term drug and alcohol treatment centers is very low and individuals falling pray to relapse become discouraged. At The GRR however, chronic relapsers are finally able to find the support and practical experience they need in a real world setting. The GRR provides the ideal venue to learn and apply life skills critical to obtain and maintain comfortable sobriety. Some of the …    Read more...

Randolph man pleads guilty to robbery
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… AUGUSTA — A Randolph man on Friday pleaded guilty to robbery and was given a chance to rehabilitate himself through a specialty court program set up to aid offenders diagnosed with mental disorders and substance abuse problems. Aaron P. Young, 31, …
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Fire kills 26 patients at rehab center in Peru
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| LIMA (Reuters) – Fire swept through a rehabilitation clinic for drug addicts and alcoholics in Peru on Saturday, killing 26 patients who were locked in to stop them from fleeing during treatment, local media and witnesses said.
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Farmington learns new approach to helping the homeless
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One example is the Access to Recovery grant, a federally financed substance abuse treatment grant that supports clinical and recovery support services for eligible individuals through a credentialed network of secular and faith-based providers.
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Former Phillie Pitches for Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center
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Patch File Photo Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Dickie Noles and the principal of a Penn Ridge School District elementary school spoke Wednesday in favor of a proposed inpatient drug and alcohol treatment facility adjacent to Bethlehem Catholic …
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'Saudi women becoming victims of drug abuse'
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By ARAB NEWS DAMMAM: Saudi women are increasingly becoming victims of drug abuse, according to the director of the anti-drug department in the Eastern Province. In an interview with Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper, Brig. Gen. Abdullah Al-Jameel said women were …
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Tips for coping with substance abuse
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… dealing with a family member suffering from drug and/or alcohol abuse or addiction, but there are strategies to keep in mind that can help. Thomas E. Deitzer, senior clinical director of adolescent and young adult service at Caron Treatment Centers …
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CN Creative Raises Series A Funding to Develop First Medically Approved …
Filed under: addiction treatments

The new routes will encourage smokers to … manage their nicotine addiction using a safer alternative product … and dramatically reduce the harmful effects to their health, and the harmful effects to those around them. …"[1] Similarly, after a …
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Magic Mushrooms Expand the Mind By Dampening Brain Activity
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A new brain-scan study helps explain how psilocybin works — and why it holds promise as a treatment for depression, addiction and post-traumatic stress. By Maia Szalavitz | @maiasz | January 24, 2012 | + (UPDATED) More than half a century ago, …
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New treatments for addiction come closer to reality
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Dr Katharine May – psychologist and addiction specialist

From http:www.knowdrugs.net Dr May is a psychologist who works in addiction, as an interface for people coming into rehabilitation. She wrote her Masters on substance misuse. It was called ‘The Myth of the Addict’. In this interview she talks about the bio-psycho-social model of drug use, signs to indicate addiction, the formation of drug policy and its effects on scientific research, the process someone going into rehab might go through, and gives a physiological explanation of what happens to your body when you mix cocaine and alcohol. Among other things…skip through the chapters to see some of the other subject areas she covers.

Homeless should be allowed to drink in shelters
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A specialist in alcohol addiction is backing a study which suggests homeless people should be allowed to drink in night shelters. Research published in the American Journal of Public Health found homeless people who stayed in 'wet' houses cut their …
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The Rose of Newport Beach-Effective Addiction and Trauma Treatment for Women

This is a very exclusive and effective treatment program for women on the sand in Newport Beach (Orange County) California. www.RoseRehab.com. The clinical addiction therapy is the best available and all treatment happens in a comfortable and very private home in a luxurious neighborhood in Newport Beach, CA. Trauma and underlying issues are caringly addressed and women are given the tools, self esteem, and motivation to overcome their addiction to alcohol or other substances.

Why Is alcohol addictive? Study offers clues
Filed under: california addiction treatment

The new brain imaging research may lead to a better understanding of alcohol addiction and possibly better treatments for people who abuse alcohol and other drugs. Investigators say they have identified specific differences in how the so-called reward …
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