February 16, 2012 News release
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A new report shows 7.5 million children under age 18 (10.5% of this population) lived with a parent who has experienced an alcohol use disorder in the past year.
February 14, 2012 Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S
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There will always be controversy when any forms of inherently normal human behaviors such as eating or sex are clinically designated as pathological. The past 25 years has wrought a troubled and inconsistent history in the attempts of the psychiatric and mental health communities to accurately label and diagnose the problem of excessive adult consensual sexual behavior, commonly known as sexual addiction.
February 14, 2012 Gary A. Enos, Editor
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The news of Whitney Houston's death led to some soul-searching among addiction professionals
February 9, 2012 News release
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Narconon Alcohol Rehab Centers in the East U.S. is releasing a free booklet to families and children of alcoholic parents titled “The Truth About Becoming Addicted – How Good People Lose Control” in honor of Children of Alcoholics week, February 12 to 18, 2012.
February 2, 2012 News release
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Misuse of alcohol and other drugs has reached epidemic proportions in the Washington, D.C. area, according to a recent Federal survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
January 26, 2012 News release
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The American Medicine Chest Challenge (AMCC) has created a national online directory of permanent prescription drug collection boxes for the collection of unused, unwanted, and expired medicine.
January 11, 2012 Lori Obernauer
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As Alumni Coordinator at Creative Care in Malibu, Kim Murphy has seen alumni struggle with the idea that because it’s been years since they’ve been to treatment or started recovery or therapy, they shouldn’t have the “negative feelings” that they do. Many professionals can likely relate.
January 10, 2012 News release
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By raising awareness of treatment options available to counter OxyContin dependence, Burning Tree aims to help more Americans end the cycle of addiction and return to healthier lives in 2012.
January 3, 2012 Keith Angelin, MBA, CADC, CNDAI
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How much would you pay to have a meal with one of the world’s most famous celebrities? Would you pay $2,500, the cost of mingling in the general vicinity of President Obama at a fundraising reception?
December 6, 2011 Dan Cain
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You probably have seen commercials for the medication Lipitor or the phone service Verizon Wireless, wherein they claim to be superior to their competitors and the answer to all your problems.
November 30, 2011 Gary A. Enos, Editor
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For those who might believe the holiday season inevitably will result in a slowdown in treatment admissions, the leadership of Promises Treatment Centers offers a contrasting view. Its administrators believe the end of the calendar year offers one of the timeliest opportunities to engage an individual in treatment.
November 17, 2011 Gary A. Enos, Editor
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Among the many fields I've encountered as a journalist, from economic development to criminal justice to general health, addiction treatment clearly has the biggest challenge with language.
