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CAADAC Approved School Alcohol and Drug Counseling Institute


 

CAADAC Approved School Alcohol and Drug Counseling Institute – (ADCI) is a private, CAADAC APPROVED, post-secondary distance learning institution providing instructional, practical and clinical training in the field of c…

 

In treatment: Outgoing CEO of Wyoming Valley Alcohol and Drug Services
Photo: N/A, License: N/A, Created: 2014: Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice Carmen Ambrosino took over as chief executive officer at Wyoming Valley Alcohol and Drug Services Inc. shortly after joining the facility as a counselor in 1973. The phone rang …
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Portland Launches Updated Program To Help Individuals
Portland, OR (PRWEB) February 05, 2014. A Portland alcohol and drug rehab center is announcing that an updated program to help adults and adolescents end their drug addiction is now available through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. Data from the …
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Teens Who Consume Energy Drinks More Likely to Use Alcohol and Drugs

Teens who consume energy drinks more likely to use alcohol and drugs
Philadelphia, Pa. (February 4, 2014) – Nearly one-third of US adolescents consume high-caffeine energy drinks or "shots," and these teens report higher rates of alcohol, cigarette, or drug use, reports a study in the January/February Journal of …
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Lori Boyajian-O'Neill: Teens falling prey to dangerous drugs
Teens are particularly susceptible to the long-term effects of drugs on brain development. The human brain continues to develop into early to mid-20s. The pre-frontal cortex, in the front part of the brain, is the last to develop. It is the area of the …
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School drug tests ineffective in keeping teens away from substance abuse
The drug testing, being done in about 20 percent of high schools in the United States, is generally administered to students who participate in sports and after-school clubs, and those who are suspected to be using drugs. However, in a new study …
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Drug Treatment Difficulties Anyone?

Question by Follow-the-narrow-gate: Drug treatment difficulties anyone?
So… I have started my second round of IOP (intensive outpatient) and I always find treatment difficult. The fact of sitting in a room full of alcoholics and addicts… who are talking about drugs (whether it is good or bad) makes me want to use even more. I am always trying to recover, but talking about drugs always makes me want to use.

Anyone else have these difficulties in treatment or in general ?

NOTE: Please do not put rude comments, because my recovery is a serious thing and you do not know me or anything about my recovery.

Best answer:

Answer by Jesse ray
yea after listening to an hour or more of whining ex druggie /drinkers sob stories i need a drink. but when you talk out your problems i believe it helps.

Substance Abuse Groups Take Message to the Capitol – KHAS-TV

Substance abuse groups take message to the Capitol – KHAS-TV

Substance abuse groups take message to the Capitol
KHAS-TV
The recent heroin overdose of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is drawing attention to the dangers of hard drugs. Here in Nebraska area substance abuse coalitions are focusing on prevention methods. Lincoln based behavioral health group, Region V Systems 

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Senate plan would curb drug abuse among women – Merced Sun-Star

Senate plan would curb drug abuse among women
Merced Sun-Star
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate has given unanimous approval to a measure aimed at curbing drug abuse among pregnant women. Republican Sen. Vaneta Becker of Evansville wrote the measure which would require hospitals to report cases of 

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Heroin abuse at ‘epidemic’ level in South Florida -drug report – Reuters

Heroin Gains Popularity as Cheap Doses Flood the US – TIME

Heroin Gains Popularity as Cheap Doses Flood the US – TIME

Heroin Gains Popularity as Cheap Doses Flood the US
TIME
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death from an apparent heroin overdose has brought renewed attention to the drug's increasing popularity in the United States. Fueled by a boom in supply and a decline in cost, heroin use is up around the nation and spreading

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Health Matters conference tackles mental health and drug abuse – The Desert Sun

Health Matters conference tackles mental health and drug abuse
The Desert Sun
The majority of the panel discussion focused on the troubling prevalence of prescription drug abuse by teenagers and college students. The panel began with John MacPhee, executive director of the Jed Foundation — which focuses on the mental health of 

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Russell Brand on Philip Seymour Hoffman: Our Culture ‘Does Not Know How to … – Entertainment Weekly (Blog)

Russell Brand on Philip Seymour Hoffman: Our culture ‘does not know how to … – Entertainment Weekly (blog)


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Russell Brand on Philip Seymour Hoffman: Our culture 'does not know how to
Entertainment Weekly (blog)
“not as criminals but as sick people in need of care.” The following year, he testified before his home country's Parliament to advocate decriminalizing drug addiction, saying again that those suffering from the disease should be treated with
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death brings attention to drug addictionWashington Post (blog)
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Selena Gomez: Justin Bieber, drug and alcohol addiction drove me to rehab – Examiner.com