Celebrate Recovery: Freedom from addiction and life's issues
Then people break up into gender specific small groups to address life issues including death, depression, divorce, domestic violence, chemical abuse, gambling, financial recovery, love relationships, sexual addiction (including pornography), racism …
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'The Hungry Heart,' film about addiction and recovery in Franklin County …
BURLINGTON ––Local filmmaker, Bess O'Brien, will debut her latest documentary, “The Hungry Heart” at Burlington's Flynn Center for the Performing Arts on September 27 at 7 p.m. Bess' premiere marks the Second Annual Recovery Day in Burlington, a day …
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Former NBA star reveals tale of basketball, addiction and recovery
Five years after a drug rehab counselor told Chris Herren to call his wife and tell her to consider him dead, he stood before the Saint Stephen's Upper School, very much alive, and shared his story of basketball, addiction and recovery in a special …
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Fighting addiction, promoting recovery in Southern Utah; community events and …
ST. GEORGE – September is National Recovery Month, celebrating victory over addiction. A societal problem seemingly as old as civilization itself, addiction plagues not only individuals, but families and communities. Support exists, however, to help …
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First step to addiction recovery has to come from addict
Heroin has replaced crack cocaine as the drug of choice in many areas of the state. There are overdoses every week. Paramedics have to administer a drug to counteract the effects of the opiate. The addicts can't hold a job, so they steal whatever and …
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Addiction Recovery Takes Steps Forward at Drug Rehab Center Waco
Addiction Recovery Takes Steps Forward at Drug Rehab Center Waco. Addicts are ending substance abuse once and for all thanks to a groundbreaking new approach to recovery at Drug Rehab Center Waco. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on …
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Drug Addiction: Disease? Genetics?
At the home page click on what is called SAMHSA Treatment Locator 1-800-662-HELP in which you enter your town, state, and zip code as well as the distance you are willing to travel to a drug rehab facility. The facilities come up on your computer …
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Law Enforcement
A report of suspicious activity seen at the drug store came into dispatch about 2:45 a.m. and it was apparent when authorities arrived that a number of prescription drug products had been stolen. September 6 a report of residential burglary at a Shafer …
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Allentown zoners reject Abraham Atiyeh's proposed drug, alcohol rehab center
A proposal to establish a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in a residential Allentown neighborhood was unanimously rejected by city zoners tonight. But the matter appears far from resolved. Immediately after the decision was rendered, developer …
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Drug Rehab For Women Highlights the Importance of Gender-Specific Treatment …
Drug rehab for women may sound like a marketing ploy, but this year's Annual National Recovery Month highlights that everyone's pathway to recovery is different and their treatment should be too. Biological and cultural differences between gender means …
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One of the best methods of treating alcoholism is with drug rehab or a visit to a short term residential treatment center. There are several reasons for this. One is that it allows for a controlled environment in which the alcoholic can actually sober up for a moment and be able to start thinking clearly again. In some cases this is an impossibility for an alcoholic to achieve on the outside, and so the protected environment of a rehab is very important.

Another reason that drug rehab is useful for treating alcoholism is because they have medical staff there that can monitor the withdrawal. This is really important because the withdrawal is actually quite dangerous and in some cases can be fatal. Therefore it is important to have a medically supervised detox for any alcoholic who is looking to get well.

Rehab goes beyond just detoxing a person and can start to educate them about how to live a sober life. This generally happens in residential treatment and of course they will also expose the alcoholic to some twelve step meetings in most cases. These are helpful both as an educational tool, but also as the foundation of a support system for some people.

Finally, rehab will often help the recovering alcoholic by advising them on an aftercare plan. This sets up the alcoholic with a plan for after they leave treatment so that they can increase their chances of staying clean and sober. Without good follow up care and an aftercare plan, many alcoholics will simply end up relapsing.

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Recovery Day unites community in battling addiction with support; STGnews …
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