behavioral health

Dangerous Youth Trends Seminar Set in Cartersville on Oct. 4

Dangerous Youth Trends seminar set in Cartersville on Oct. 4

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Willowbrooke at Tanner, which provides inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services for children, adolescents and adults through locations in Cartersville, Villa Rica and Carrollton, will host a free full-day seminar on Dangerous Youth Trends …
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Psych center closure could result in an increased population behind bars with

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Heroin Use in County Sliding Upward

Heroin use in county sliding upward

Filed under: drug addiction help centers

The increase is reflected in the patients being treated at the L.E. Phillips Libertas Treatment Center in Chippewa Falls, its director said. “We're seeing a lot more heroin (usage),” Tom Fuchs said. … Heroin use has increased dramatically in …
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Mental health workers brace for wave of problem gamblers

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Blacksburg Lawyer Joseph Painter's Bond Could Be Revoked

Blacksburg lawyer Joseph Painter's bond could be revoked

Filed under: inpatient drug rehab centers

He was released on bond in March but was required to check into an inpatient treatment center for a period of time. In a recent interview with The Roanoke Times, Painter said he has since left that treatment program. His charges are scheduled to go …
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Bona prof offers help for Internet addicted

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What's Next for Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio as His Prison Term Ends?

What's next for former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio as his prison term ends?

Filed under: free drug treatment programs

Joe Nacchio is scheduled to be a free man Sept. 21, four years and … Nacchio has been able to cut the sentence further through good behavior and by completing an intensive residential drug-treatment program, according to the Bureau of Prisons. During …
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Innovative Addiction Treatment Program for Treatment-Resistant Young Adults

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RI Group Picked to Provide Gambling Addiction Help

RI group picked to provide gambling addiction help

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The state Lottery in Rhode Island has picked a non-profit mental health organization to provide treatment to people struggling with gambling addiction. CODAC Behavioral Healthcare will begin offering services for compulsive …
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Addiction to meth not a death sentence

Filed under: addiction help

"Meth addiction is treatable. There is no doubt about that. Meth is just as treatable as any other drug out there," said Alberta, program director with The Living Center in Yuma. "Fifty percent of people who complete treatment successfully recover …
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Candy Crush: You Play, You're Hooked. Now What?

Candy Crush: You play, you're hooked. Now what?

Filed under: addiction help center

Earlier this year, UK Rehab, an addiction treatment provider, launched a dedicated residential rehab program specifically designed for Candy Crush addicts. The program, which costs a minimum of $ 5,000, was created after the center fielded a number of …
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UK Researcher Fights to End Congressional Ban on Needle Exchange Funding

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