drugs and alcohol

Grant Helps Fund New Detox Center in San Angelo

Grant helps fund new Detox Center in San Angelo SAN ANGELO, Texas — The San Angelo Health Foundation awarded the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for the Concho Valley a $ 1 million grant to aid in the construction of a residential treatment facility and detox center. The grant would cover … The … Read more on San Angelo Standard Times Senate panel hears about overdose problem Phil Lahey, a Methuen father of a recovering addict, said there are few options to get medium-term treatment, a stabilizing time between the initial detoxification and a long-term residential program. “After the five-day spin dry, we're stuck … Dean … Read more on Eagle-Tribune Read more... ...

What Is Rehab?

by Kukhahn Yoga Question by Arcangel: What is rehab? What is Rehab? Best answer: Answer by grianagh50There are different types of “Rehab” Rehab is short for Rehabilitation. Some folks need to be rehabilitated from drugs and alcohol, some folks need to rehabilitated from sports injuries or strokes. Rehabilitation’s is there to make the person stronger or to teach them how to deal with their weaknesses. Read ...

Promising Stem Cell Research on Bipolar Disorder

Promising Stem Cell Research on Bipolar Disorder "Cell-based models should have a significant impact on our understanding of the genesis and therefore treatment of bipolar disorder; the iPSC cell lines themselves provide an important resource for comparison with other neurodevelopmental disorders … Read more on Monthly Prescribing Reference How To Love Life Even If You Have Depression Last spring, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones checked into a Connecticut mental health facility to be treated for bipolar II disorder, which is characterized by swings between depression and hypomania (a mildly manic state). Previously, Zeta-Jones had … Read more on Huffington Post Canada Read more... ...

People Places and Events That Have Impacted My Life

  People Places and Events that have impacted my life – This series of picture is a journey through my mind. In it you will see a small percentage of images that represented my experience. This is just a small sam…   “The Sporting Chance Clinic shows mental health issues are nothing to hide … Mental health issues are not uncommon and with the right treatment and help, they can be overcome, but it is the stigma attached to mental health that leaves many feeling they cannot voice their problems without being discriminated against. The … Read more on Platform Online Read more... ...

Fun Day Brings Footfall Back to Town Centre

by pennstatenews Fun day brings footfall back to town centre The community hub is also temporary base for the PSNI along with organisations such as CCDAAG (Carrickfergus Community Drugs and Alcohol Advisory Group). The service will remain open every Wednesday from 7-9pm until the middle of April and is geared … Read more on Carrickfergus Times Little Girl Lost – My Failed Foster Adoption Finally, three months later, a crisis intervention team got involved. Nobody at the time had any experience or training in … Adrian suffered from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and unknown learning disabilities. He tested slightly above mental retardation … Read more on The ...

Thursday Morning Forecast

  Thursday Morning Forecast – Thursday Morning Forecast.   Hartlepool to get £400k centre to help people tackle drug and alcohol problems “The new centre will create a long-term legacy, dispelling a lot of the myths around drug and alcohol treatment, and providing a host of opportunities for people in recovery to regain and full and active place in the local community.” The Public Health … Read more on Hartlepool Mail Read more... ...

Arena Profit-Sharing a Sticking Point in Panthers Deal

...  in mind. In the depths of the 59-page contract proposed by the team are items their representatives haven't publicized — terms that would make it more difficult for the public to receive a share of the profits at the … Read more on WPEC Most alcohol-linked deaths occur among working-age adults This is likely because poverty drives addiction, said Janina Kean, president and CEO of High Watch Recovery Center, a drug-rehab facility in Kent, Conn. "There's more exposure to drugs and alcohol in the impoverished way that minorities in our country … Read more on WOWK Read ...