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World renown author and spiritual teacher Fr. Richard Rohr (http://www.cacradicalgrace.org) is joined with John McAndrew, Director Spiritual Care at Betty Ford Center, Ranch Mirage, CA for a special St. Patrick's Day Spiritual Workshop in Dana Point, CA, titled Breathing Under Water - 12 Step Spirituality. Dana Point, CA (PRWEB) February 11, 2012 Explore the healing capacity of Twelve Step Spirituality as Fr. Richard Rohr reviews his new book, Breathing Under Water. Fr. Richard says...
After 4 years, A New Day Addiction Treatment program continues to help guide those who need it most into recovery. North Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) January 30, 2012 A drug and alcohol addiction treatment center based out of North Palm Beach, Florida, A New Day is a place where those who want to get help can do so, whether they are just starting their road to recovery or they have relapsed and need to start anew. The addiction treatment program at A New Day consists of 12 Step recovery groups...
The Arches Recovery Residences, a provider of transitional living and Atlanta halfway house facilities located in Sandy Springs, Georgia is pleased to announce its services and facility has been expanded to now accept women into their recovery program. Atlanta, Georgia (Sandy Springs) (PRWEB) January 08, 2012 The Arches Transitional Recovery Program has served the Atlanta area over the past two years with services and facilities focused on the male population in recovery from drug and...
The Florida House Experience reflects and celebrates over 500 years of recovery supporting their addiction treatment program in Florida. Deerfield Beach, FL (PRWEB) December 19, 2011 As the year comes to a close, the staff at The Florida House Experience reflects and celebrates over 500 years of recovery supporting their addiction treatment program in Florida. The dedication and experience from the staff at Florida House continues to drive the facility’s success rates as they have...
Downtoearthvideo.com has conducted research that is offering new hope to alcoholics and has released their research findings. The news has been well received by interested parties. Houston, TX. (PRWEB) December 03, 2011 Downtoearthvideo.com has recently released findings from a new study that supports the idea that there is hope for alcoholics that want to quit the habit. Experts at the site are saying that the new data is going to offer new hope to alcoholics everywhere. The study that...
Case Western Reserve study published in November issue of Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs also highlights the influence of religious practices on treatment response A new study of teens undergoing substance abuse treatment finds helping others helps the adolescent helper by reducing cravings for alcohol and drugs, a major precipitator of relapse. These novel findings stem from the "Helping Others" study (http://helpingotherslivesober.org) led by Maria Pagano, PhD, associate...
September is Recovery Month: Addiction treatment works and lasting recovery is possible Young adults undergoing addiction treatment arrive ready and willing to make the personal changes that bring about recovery, but it's the help and guidance received during treatment that build and sustain those changes, according to a longitudinal study published electronically and in press within the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. The study was conducted collaboratively by the Center for...
Chronic alcoholism is often associated with a disturbed gait and balance, likely caused by alcohol damage to neural systems. While some studies have suggested that abstinence can lead to partial recovery of gait and balance functions, questions remain about duration of abstinence and sample size. This study of both short- and long-term abstinence has found that alcoholics' gait and balance can continue to recover with long-term abstinence from alcohol but that deficits can persist, especially...
Among the many ways that participation in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) helps its members stay sober, two appear to be most important – spending more time with individuals who support efforts towards sobriety and increased confidence in the ability to maintain abstinence in social situations. In a paper that will appear in the journal Addiction and has been released online, researchers report the first study to examine the relative importance to successful recovery of the behavior changes...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The National Council on Family Relations has singled out a workbook produced by the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance (PFSA) to help parents recovering from alcohol or drug addiction as a "treasure" that is a "must-have" resource. "We produced our workbook--a 34-page parenting workbook called 'Recovering Families'--for use by parenting programs, drug and alcohol inpatient rehab facilities, outpatient counseling offices, and support...
