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‘Tis The Season

Detox Counselor — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:43:36 +0000

When Recovery From Substance Abuse Or Alcoholism Can Be Challenging The holiday season can present all kinds of temptations and triggers for those who are recovering from substance abuse or alcoholism. As others are celebrating with alcoholic beverages or illegal narcotics at holiday parties or family get-togethers, it can be difficult for someone recovering from [...]

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This Week’s Sacramento News And Review

Detox Counselor — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:01:21 +0000

Sacramento Addiction Treatment and Recovery Sacramento News & Review (SN & R) has been running a special section for the past several weeks on Sacrament addiction treatment and recovery in the Sacramento community. Pathways Recovery appreciates the support that SN & R has provided the recovering community in the area by shining a light on [...]

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ESPN Films-The Todd Marinovich Project

Detox Counselor — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:41:54 +0000

See it on ESPN, or click on this link: http://espn.go.com/espn/espnfilms/story/_/id/7266112/marinovich-project It covers the story of a man that goes from star athlete, to an addict who has lost everything, and back to a man living a life without the madness of drug addiction, alcoholism, and stardom. Related Blogs ESPN Films-The Todd Marinovich Project is a [...]

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After Your Stay

Detox Counselor — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:27:56 +0000

In A Drug And Alcohol Treatment Program So you have just left a drug and alcohol treatment program, and now you’re going home back to the same environment where all of the triggers existed that got you into the drug and alcohol treatment program in the first place. Whether you spent a week in a [...]

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The Side Effects of Methadone Maintenance

Detox Counselor — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:57:55 +0000

And Methadone Detox In addition to being developed as a powerful pain reliever, Methadone has also been promoted as a substitute for heroin. In fact, Methadone is sometimes called synthetic or man-made heroin, and its use as a substitute for heroin in Methadone maintenance programs was intended to curtail the illegal drug trade of real [...]

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Social Model Opiate Detox

Detox Counselor — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:43:51 +0000

A Therapeutic Approach To Opiate Detox For the 10% of the general population thought to regularly use opiates, many of them will become physically dependent on opiates-AKA addicted. So, when they decide to get clean and rid their body of opiates they must go through what is commonly referred to as “opiate detox”. For someone [...]

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Recognizing And Preventing The Problem

Detox Counselor — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:38:34 +0000

Prescription Drug Abuse The risks for addiction to prescription drugs increase when the drugs are used in ways other than for those prescribed. Healthcare providers, primary care physicians, and pharmacists, as well as patients themselves, all can play a role in identifying and preventing prescription drug abuse. Physicians. Because about 70 percent of Americans (approximately [...]

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Why Seek Professional Help For Alcohol Detox

Detox Counselor — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:44:22 +0000

An Alcohol Treatment Center Can Save Your Life Quitting cold turkey if you have been a heavy drinker without the help of an alcohol treatment center can be difficult and even life threatening. The effects of alcohol withdrawals during alcohol detox are one of the biggest reasons that alcoholics or those that regularly abuse alcohol [...]

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What Is Detox?

Detox Counselor — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:41:55 +0000

The First Step At An Addiction Treatment Center When you give your body the chance to rid itself of the toxins that are the by-products created when your body metabolizes drugs and alcohol, it is considered detoxification (AKA detox). This is usually the initial step in an alcohol and drug treatment program at an addiction [...]

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Are You Ready For A Residential Addiction Treatment Center?

Detox Counselor — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:56:17 +0000

Alcohol And Drug Treatment Addiction is an insidious evil that many people believe has only one of three outcomes: jails, institutions, or death. Without some form of alcohol and drug treatment and with enough resources, the common belief is that all addicts will eventually follow the downward spiral of their addiction until the bitter end. [...]

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