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Posts by Ashling C.

New Statistics Report from SAMHSA: Children of Alcoholics

Posted on February 28, 2012 | No Comments
Children of Alcoholic Parents A new report* from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) shows that 7.5 million children in the past year under the age of 18 have…
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The 5 Stages of Recovering from Addiction

Posted on February 24, 2012 | 2 Comments
Transtheoretical Model of Change How someone gets from, “I don’t have a problem with drugs or alcohol” to, “I have a problem with drugs or alcohol, now what?” is called…
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High Cost of Low Living: Addiction Vs. Treatment

Posted on February 21, 2012 | 4 Comments
Addiction Treatment Is Too Expensive For a long time I would refuse to go to any kind of treatment for my addiction. There were a few reasons why I felt…
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Designer Drug Krokodil, Kills at a Faster Rate

Posted on December 27, 2011 | 33 Comments
Russian Designer Drug “Krokodil” Gains Attention of Junkies, Law Enforcement The landscape of drug trafficking and abuse is shifting noticeably as new and even more dangerous drugs are introduced to…
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Lazy Cakes: The Official Relaxation Brownie

Posted on December 27, 2011 | No Comments
May 23, 2011, Delray Beach FL – Lazy Cakes, “The Official Relaxation Brownie”, can be found at your local convenience store, replacing the recently banned synthetic marijuana,K2or Spice. HHB, LLC,…
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First Addiction and Substance Abuse Training Programs for Doctors

Posted on December 27, 2011 | No Comments
Accredited Resident Training Programs created for Doctors on the Identification and Treatment of Addiction and Substance Abuse by the American Board of Addiction Medicine. The American Board of Addiction Medicine…
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Addiction is a Disease: In Memoriam of Betty Ford

Posted on December 27, 2011 | No Comments
“It is with great sadness that we inform you that our beloved mother Betty Ford has passed away at 93 years of age. She died peacefully today at Eisenhower Medical…
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A Brief History of Cocaine

Posted on July 22, 2011 | No Comments
The evolution of a once hailed panacea An article on CNN recounts the history of the drug cocaine. Before war was waged against cocaine and its illicit relatives, it was…
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War On Drugs Failed: Fuels International Drug Legalization Debate

Posted on June 5, 2011 | No Comments
War On Drugs is a failure In the early 1970’s, Nixon officially declared the “War on Drugs”, identifying drug abuse as “Public Enemy Number One.” Forty years later, The Global…
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South Florida’s Watershed Stays In Touch

Posted on December 31, 2008 | No Comments
An Industry Ace Marketer, Alumni Program Revamping Gets Big Time Results A major and highly key driver of the enormous success of South Florida’s Watershed Treatment Programs has been its…
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