Drug Rehabs

Fueled by Love: Enabling an Addict

Fueled by love: Enabling an addict
Her well-meaning gesture, Britt explained, lead to further drug dependency. “An addict can't … “But there's also a softer approach where the family or loved one says, 'I love you and I will support you emotionally but I'm not giving you any money. I …
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Charity is changing the lives of young men
When young men build on these underlying fears, we see serious and damaging behaviour that develops into harmful social problems affecting friends, family and the community. These can show as outward anger, low self-esteem, drug and alcohol misuse …
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Coming Together: Support Group Helps Parents Deal With Teens and Drugs

Coming together: Support group helps parents deal with teens and drugs
IdaLynn Wenhold, executive director of KidsMatter, said a recent survey found that two out of three kids report that their parents, not the media or other kids, exert the most powerful influence on their decisions regarding drug use. When that …
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2 drug addiction prevention groups to hold forums Wednesday
The new group, Dutchess Addiction Awareness, Prevention and Support, or Dutchess AAPS, will hold its forum at 7 p.m. at Lagrange Town Hall, located at 120 Stringham Road in LaGrangeville. The educational forum will feature speakers from the nonprofit …
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Irish President Michael D Higgins's Visit, Maria Miller's 'plea' and Peaches

Irish President Michael D Higgins's visit, Maria Miller's 'plea' and Peaches
Many papers' front-page pictures focus on the state visit of Irish President Michael D Higgins, the first by an Irish head of state. The i features the Queen with Mr Higgins, alongside the headline: "Queen hails Irish friends". Daily Mail front page, 9 …
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How a child's food preferences begin in the womb
A depressing research paper published last year sought to understand the mechanics of why babies whose mothers ate a lot of junk food while pregnant went on to have an increased preference of junk food themselves. … But what researchers at the …
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Overdoses Prompt Health Emergency in Mass.

Overdoses prompt health emergency in Mass.
San Diego-based Zogenix, which makes Zohydro, criticized Patrick's move, saying it will add to patient suffering in Massachusetts. "The simple fact is that any medication, including opioid … Senate President Therese Murray, testifying at a public …
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Election for District Attorney: Prosecutor Terri Wyatt departed DA's office to
The career of retired prosecutor Terri Wyatt includes serving as division chief of the Lifer Hearing unit in the San Diego County District Attorney's office, where she supervised the first parole suitability hearing for Betty Broderick (who was denied …
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Data Gives Glimpse Into Medicare Claims

Data gives glimpse into Medicare claims
That type of data analysis was brought to light after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a historic amount of data Wednesday on the types of services and procedures provided to Medicare enrollees in 2012, as well as the payment and …
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Health week: Swing votes
Among the many tepid recommendations of the committee's report, Government's Role in Addressing Prescription Drug Abuse, is a call for Health Canada to “consider the merits of tamper-resistant formulations in addressing prescription drug abuse” and to …
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Patrick Brazeau Released, With Promise to Check Into Rehab


by IFRC

Patrick Brazeau released, with promise to check into rehab
OTTAWA — Suspended senator Patrick Brazeau was released on $ 5,000 bail Friday afternoon, under the condition that he seek treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. A Quebec court judge gave him three days to check into the live-in Mélaric treatment centre …
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Lack of support means its make or break for rehab centre
The facility, located within the Toowoomba region, keeps mothers and children together as the mothers undergo rehabilitation for drug and alcohol addiction. But director John Bartlett says a combination of rapidly increased demand and a lack of …
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