Actor Matthew Perry

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Actor Matthew Perry talks with Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus Co-Chairmen Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) and Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio).

Activists, Lawmakers Call For M To Curb Opioid Abuse
A statewide coalition met today at the state capitol in Albany to call on New York lawmakers to take decisive action to combat the heroin and prescription drug epidemic through stronger prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts. The heroin … A …
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Noted Addiction Expert from Elements Behavioral Health to Deliver Keynote …
The Recovery Place is one of Florida's premier drug and alcohol treatment centers. The Recovery Place provides individualized, client-centered addiction treatment with multiple programs to fit clients' needs, including detox, day treatment, intensive …
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Study finds important implications for personalized treatment of alcohol abuse
Researchers at Penn Medicine have shown that the anticonvulsant medication, topiramate, previously shown to reduce drinking in patients committed to abstinence from alcohol, can also be helpful in treating problem drinkers whose aim is to curb their …
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Actor Matthew Perry to Help Raise Funds for Alcoholism and Addiction …
HOUSTON, TX (February 18, 2014) – Actor and “Friends” star Matthew Perry will share how he overcame alcoholism and addiction on Thursday, May 1 at the Hilton Americas-Houston, for The Waggoners Foundation Speaker Series' 31st Annual Spring …
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Matthew Perry opens up on addiction, recovery
Best known as Chandler Bing from the sitcom “Friends,” he has more recently starred in NBC's “Go On” and other TV shows and movies. Now he's traveling to colleges across the country to share his testimony on his recovery from addiction and sponsoring …
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The Most Famous Drug-Addiction Cliche is Also a Lie
Including people living with addiction into society should not be revolutionary thinking in 2013. However, in many ways the addict is the modern-day “nigger”, a term used to dehumanise, alienate, torture and abuse a group of other human beings. Today …
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A Lifesaving Treatment, and a Killer
Articles like this that amplify the risks of a lifesaving medication and imply that a large number of prescribing physicians are behaving badly do a great disservice to the public's understanding of addiction and the effective treatments for long-term …
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Drug and alcohol addicts and experts hail UK-first 'interventionist' treatment …
A counsellor who specialises in treating drug and alcohol addictions has become the UK's first certified interventionist – and is calling out for families in Manchester to come to him for help. Bill Stevens owns Red Chair, a drug and alcohol …
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Matthew Perry on drug and alcohol addiction during 'Friends' era: 'I was never …
He reflected on his routine alcohol abuse and a jet-ski accident in 1997, which led him to the use of prescription drugs. "Here, take this,'" the actor recalled of a physician telling him at the time. PHOTOS: CELEBRITIES IN REHAB. "I did and I felt …
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Farrah Abraham Enters Rehab Program for Alcohol Abuse
Farrah Abraham has checked into a rehab program. The erstwhile Teen Mom star entered an outpatient program at a Florida rehab center Sunday night, E! News confirms. She plans to receive treatment for alcohol abuse. The single mother of one will …
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'I Looked Scary': Recovering Addict Matthew Perry Admits He Can't Look At Old …
Matthew is now determined to help other addicts avoid the pitfalls that come with the wearly stages of recovery by opening a halfway house for those making the delicate transition from rehab to the outside world. “The thing that I'm most proud of in my …
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Recovering addicts help raise awareness in schools
ELDORADO PARK – Recovering addicts are using their own experiences with drugs to help pupils at schools in Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg. These recovering addicts have started a drug-awareness programme. They visit schools in Eldorado Park …
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Actor Matthew Perry

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Actor Matthew Perry talks with Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus Co-Chairmen Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) and Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio).

Chris Herren visits Newport Beach to discuss addiction, recovery
Herren, a former NBA player, visited Newport Beach's Sober Living by the Sea addiction treatment programs Thursday to speak with clients in treatment and help raise awareness about addiction and recovery. Herren was the subject of "Unguarded," a …
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Delray Recovery Center Now Offers Medical Detox for Addiction Treatment
Delray Recovery Center is a Florida facility that offers individualized treatment plans for drug addiction, alcohol addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders. The first step of most addiction treatment programs is purging the substance …
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