Spinal Injury Rehabilitation: Understanding Spinal Cord Injury
About 200,000 people worldwide suffer from spinal cord injury. The number of injuries that occur each year is alarming. Among the frequent causes are trauma, motor vehicle accidents, falls, construction accidents, seat belt failure accidents, violence, seat back failure accidents, sports-related injuries, and other medical conditions like polio, multiple sclerosis, cancer, and arthritis, to name a few. An injury to the spine often causes the victims to suffer from very serious complications, which always leave him helpless. Spinal Injury Complications Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious injury in that is affects the central nervous system. Consequently an injury creates problems not only at the site, but SCI creates systemic problems depending on the specific location of the injury. Read more... ...
Treating Depression Without Medication: Treating Depression Without Drugs
Depression can be summed up in general terms as a feeling of intense sadness that may follow a personal loss or traumatic event lasting for an extended period of time. When focusing on treating depression without drugs one is really focusing in on a couple of areas, behavioral modification therapy and alternative treatments. First let’s explore the benefits of behavioral therapy as an alternative for treating depression without drugs. Read more... ...
Greenleaf Hospitality Group Receives Responsible Alcohol Training Award
by reutC Greenleaf Hospitality Group Receives Responsible Alcohol Training Award Greenleaf Hospitality Group wins award for demonstrating their commitment to the responsible service of alcohol at their establishments. The award was presented by Health Communications, Inc., the providers of the TIPS alcohol server training program. Read more on PR Web (press release) Schools address drugs, alcohol "The dangers of abuse of prescription medications are addressed through various school programs," Barrett said. At Riverview, Morris said of the 11 students disciplined for drugs or alcohol in 2011-12, eight were students the junior high school, with … Read more on Searcy Daily Citizen Read more... ...
PROSPER Program Provides Young People Skills to Prevent Substance Abuse
by cafemama PROSPER Program Provides Young People Skills to Prevent Substance Abuse “We've seen such a substantial uptick in prescription medication abuse since first opening in 2001, that a program like this is absolutely necessary,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. “At Passages, we help people work … Read more on PR Web (press release) Dog-interaction activities improve mood among teenagers living in treatment … The relationship between dogs and humans is prehistoric, but Ellsworth's study is the first of its kind to demonstrate how dog-interaction activities ...
Dual Diagnosis With bannerMed Prog
... diagnosis with bannerMed prog – drug addiction treatment program santa barbara. Weekly Washington healthcare update One would apply a new regulatory structure for compounding pharmacies and the other would impose new requirements on entities that handle prescription medication through the downstream drug distribution system. …. Set (MDS) to record the number of … Read more on Lexology (registration) Clearview Treatment Programs Clinical Director to Present on DBT and … Not all treatments are effective when it comes to treating a dual diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and addiction. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is one therapy that is proving to be successful for the treatment of both BPD and … ...
My Green Recipe for an a-List Glow
My green recipe for an A-list glow “The purpose of the Beauty Detox Solution is to empower people to understand how their body works,” she says. … “I couldn't say to someone you're going to follow my plan and you're never going to have a glass of alcohol for the rest of your life … Read more on Express.co.uk Residents oppose Spotsylvania group home “Teen Challenge has a program that works for helping people escape from their lives of destruction because they point them to the only one who can truly set them free, and that is Jesus Christ,” said Wendy Richters, executive director of the nonprofit … Read more on Fredericksburg.com Read more... ...
Urban Outfitters Raises Concerns About Prescription Drug Abuse, Passages …
by House of Lim Urban Outfitters Raises Concerns About Prescription Drug Abuse, Passages … “Prescription medication abuse is something we've had to become all too familiar with at Passages,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Center. “There is a common misconception that if a doctor prescribes something, it automatically … Read more on PR Web (press release) Newport Beach targets rehab homes; one briefly hosted Lindsay Lohan The recovery center is the facility that Lohan visited earlier this month after being ordered to complete a 90-day residency at ...