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Teens Helping Other Teens with Substance Abuse Decrease Their Own Cravings

Posted on November 20, 2011 in Adolescent Drug Abuse

A recent study funded by the John Templeton Foundation observed 195 adolescents who underwent substance abuse treatment to study the relationship between the 12-step adolescent program during treatments, clinical outcomes and their lifetime religious factors. The findings were replicated in prior collaborative studies by Dr. Maria Pagano, an associate professor of psychiatry at the Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine.

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Creating New Memories for Addiction Treatment

Posted on November 15, 2011 in Drug Addiction Treatment

Therapy for addictions often takes many forms, involving both group and individual sessions and the involvement of family members for support and transition back to situations that invoke old behavior patterns. Often, therapy involves working on diminishing an old association that triggers a behavior pattern.

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Melanie Griffith’s Life-Long Battle with Addiction

Posted on September 29, 2011 in Prescription Drug Addiction

Child of a beautiful Hollywood starlet, married to men whose faces grace the covers of grocery store magazines and a movie star in her own right – the life of the rich and famous is full of privilege and advantages. Sometimes those lives are also full of sadness and struggles common to the rest of us. Movie star Melanie Griffith, at least, says that summarizes a large part of her life.

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What Is the Best Way to Approach Addiction Treatment and Recovery?

Posted on September 6, 2011 in Drug Addiction Treatment

In the 60s there was an epidemic in the United States regarding our youth and their drug addictions. It soon became time to think beyond the box in order to assist them. Most addicts knew they needed long-term help and that the most important factor in their treatment was to separate themselves from the temptation of seeing drugs and to enter a support group of peers.

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Addiction Recovery from Drugs, Alcohol, Steroids is New Message from Jeremy Jackson

Posted on July 12, 2011 in Addiction in the Media

Actor Jeremy Jackson, known for his role on the television show “Baywatch,” is speaking about his drug addictions and recovery, including recovery from injectable steroid abuse.

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Six Ways to Know if Your Recovery is Working

Posted on July 8, 2011 in Recovery

How are you doing in recovery? Do you wonder if what you’re doing is a success or not? Do you want to have a quick way to take the pulse of your recovery progress? Such questions are normal. In fact, if you didn’t wonder how well you were doing, you might either be overconfident or in denial – or just not working recovery to the extent you should. In any case, it’s good to take a reading on just what is working. So here are six ways that should help you know if your recovery is working.

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Feeling Generous? How to Improve This All-Important Recovery Trait

Posted on May 13, 2011 in Recovery

"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need."

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Trying to Undo a Lifetime of Substance Abuse?

Trying to Undo a Lifetime of Substance Abuse?

Posted on September 14, 2010 in Featured

It may seem like a herculean effort to try to undo a lifetime of substance abuse. It’s definitely not an easy process for anyone who’s been under the sway of alcohol and drugs for many years. But if you are among those who find themselves in this situation and truly want to change your lifestyle, there’s good news: You can do it.

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Beyoncé Offers Cosmetology Training for Recovering Addicts

Posted on March 9, 2010 in Addiction in the Media

Pop superstar Beyoncé and her mother, Tina Knowles, came to Brooklyn last week to announce the funding and opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center, which provides a seven-month cosmetology course for recovering addicts.

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Writers in Treatment: A Creative Outlet for Recovering Addicts

Posted on December 10, 2009 in Drug Addiction Treatment

By LeAnne Bagnall

Writers in Treatment (WIT) is a recovery program unlike any other in that it offers support specifically for writers who are struggling with substance abuse, addiction, or a behavioral disorder.

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