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NAPLES, Fla., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Having watched friends battle with addiction and mental health issues, Warren Sulmasy made a donation to the David Lawrence Center in Naples, Florida. The not-for-profit is well-known for having exceptional programs to help adults and children with mental health, emotional, psychological and substance abuse challenges. They have innovative prevention and treatment services that are offered in an inpatient, residential, outpatient...
Northbound Treatment Services Now Offers Women’s Binge Drinking Problem with Gender Specific Addiction Treatment Program (PRWEB) February 18, 2013 Northbound Treatment Services, the Southern California based alcohol and drug addiction treatment center, is now offering gender specific addiction treatment solution to the women’s binge drinking problem sweeping the country. According to a recent report out of the Center for Disease Control, binge drinking among women and girls is an...
Saint Jude Retreats announces ways to remain sober on a first date this Valentine's Day. Amsterdam, NY (PRWEB) February 14, 2013 Saint Jude Retreats would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day, as well as provide tips on how to enjoy a first date without alcohol. According to an article on paramuspost.com an online dating service called, WhatsYourPrice.com reveals that first dates on Valentine's Day is a new trend. In fact the companies 2013 data has shown over 27,733...
Recovery and entertainment icons Robert Downey Jr., Bobcat Goldthwait, and Ione Skye join host Ed Begley, Jr. at the Skirball Cultural Center February 15th SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Writers In Treatment and New Directions for Women have joined forces to honor Duran Duran's founding member John Taylor with the Experience, Strength and Hope Award on Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Skirball Cultural Center. Robert Downey Jr. will present Writer's In...
Practices should ask patients questions on initial and subsequent visits By relying on hunches rather than posing a few screening questions, primary care clinicians may be missing three-fourths of the alcohol problems in their patients, a newly released analysis shows. "It's often off the radar — people come in for hypertension and are not asked how much they drink," said study co-author Barbara J. Turner, M.D., M.S.Ed., M.A., M.A.C.P., of UT Medicine San Antonio. Primary care offices...
Vita Heaven and Hangover Heaven action items empower couples to increase their health and wellness compatibility during February's National Relationship Wellness Month. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) February 12, 2013 Recent studies on divorce indicate one of the main causes of failed marriages is incompatibility. Incompatibility can manifest in different ways, including the manner in which couples practice health and wellness. In celebration of National Relationship Wellness Month, Dr....
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A study reported in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs has connected a link between heavy drinking, and depression. Researchers studied nearly 400 men for 30-years, who were 18-years-old at the beginning of the project. Nearly half of those involved in the study were at increased risk for drinking problems due to their fathers being alcoholics. Over the three-decade-interval, nearly 41 percent of the men with alcoholic...
Leading California rehab treatment center applauds recent study on marijuana’s lasting negative effects on the brain. (PRWEB) February 11, 2013 Northbound Treatment Services, the alcohol and drug addiction treatment specialists, applauds a recent study that finds a correlation between habitual marijuana use and a decline in overall IQ. In particular, the study deals with heavy cannabis use beginning in one’s teenage years that continue into adulthood, and its significant effects on...
IntoAction drug rehab out Boynton Beach, South Florida celebrates their 1 year anniversary this week. They are the only treatment center in the industry that is based on the Hyannis format Big Book Step Study approach and allow their clients to stay even if their insurance has stopped paying. Boynton Beach,FL (PRWEB) February 08, 2013 There’s a huge milestone this week in the treatment center industry in South Florida. It is the one year anniversary of a solution focused rehab, that...
Delray Recovery Center’s new five-phase step down model includes the five phases of detoxification, partial hospitalization, inpatient residential treatment, outpatient treatment and the final phase of sober living. While the framework remains consistent, each phase can be adjusted to suit individual progress and requirements while remaining true to a format designed for success. Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) February 08, 2013 Delray Recovery Center is a professional treatment facility that...
