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MIAMI, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- As holiday parties give way to New Year's resolutions, rehabs across the country become inundated, making early January one of the industry's busiest times of the year. Most doctors agree that addiction is a disease, not a moral failing, and people are becoming increasingly aware that addictions to drugs, alcohol, and even cigarettes require treatment for the underlying illness, without relying on willpower alone. Yet even as sex addiction makes headlines...
PHOENIX, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Remuda Ranch, Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders (www.remudaranch.com), announced it has named Billy Young as the new chief executive officer (CEO). Remuda Ranch has a long history of treating individuals with eating and anxiety disorders and is the nation's leading and largest intensive, inpatient treatment center for those disorders. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091209/CG23351) (Logo:...
CENTER CITY, Minn., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly three out of four Americans (71 percent) agree that health insurance should cover the cost of addiction treatment - yet most consumers have no idea if their own health insurance would pay for substance abuse treatment, according to the first-ever "Public Attitudes Toward Addiction Survey" from Hazelden, the national nonprofit organization that helps people reclaim their lives from drug addiction. (Logo:...
NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Indications that the economy is leading to increased substance abuse, compulsive gambling and other addictive behaviors have led one of the nation's premiere addiction rehabilitation facilities to create a charitable arm to provide financial support for people in need of addiction treatment. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081112/CLW099 ) "The economy exerts a negative effect on the ability to fund alcohol detox and drug rehab...
By LAURA CAPITANO Has anyone heard a good term for seasonal premium cable channel subscribers? You know, the folks who pay for HBO until the minute after the season finale of Entourage, or the rush of Showtime subscribers who just saddled up for tonight's Season 2 premiere of Californication. "Showbirds" occured to me, but I think we can do better. And, yes, this is my way of saying that based on first season merits, Californication is worth paying extra for. David Duchovny's Hank Moody...
David Duchovny's lawyer says the married U.S. television and film actor is undergoing treatment for sex addiction. Stanton "Larry" Stein told People magazine exclusively that Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility to address the issue. The 48-year-old actor is best known for his work on the TV shows "The X-Files" and "Californication." He has been married to actress Tea Leoni for more than a decade and the couple are the parents of two young children....
By Mary Powers Dressed in a conservative spring green suit and low-heeled pumps, the Mid-South's answer to the Playboy Advisor looked more like a Sunday school teacher as she settled into her office chair recently to talk about her speciality - women's sexual health. "Forty-three percent of women have a sexual concern," Dr. Candace Brown began. Low sexual desire tops the list, followed by problems with arousal, orgasm and painful intercourse. There is also a new challenge for a growing...
OREM -- For the past 40 years The Gathering Place has served as a refuge for folks struggling with drug addiction. On Wednesday it will celebrate its four decades of service with a luncheon. The public is invited to the free meal and to learn about drug treatment programs. The event is from noon to 1:30 p.m. at 251 E. 1200 South. Nearly 10,000 people in Utah County need treatment for substance abuse, according to a 2007 Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health report. "The...
By Nolan Clay and Randy Ellis, The Oklahoman Aug. 5--How much do addictions cost? In Oklahoma alone, the cost may reach as much as $5.8 billion a year. That's billion, with a "b." That's as much as it cost three years ago to run Oklahoma's entire state government. The total in Oklahoma includes about $1.4 billion in direct costs for money spent trying to prevent addiction, treating addicts and locking up people who commit crimes because of addictions, according to a 2005 state task...
By Alonzo Weston, St. Joseph News-Press, Mo. Aug. 3--If an Oregon psychiatrist has his way, excessive Internet surfing, text messaging and e-mailing would be considered a mental illness. And it would be one officially recognized and included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMV), the psychoanalyst's bible. But some local mental health providers disagree. They say they haven't seen any actual cases of Internet addiction. And what can be considered Internet...
