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Have You Ever Received Inpatient Treatment for Self Abuse? if It Helped, What Was the Name of the Place?

Question by Mountain Bear: Have you ever received inpatient treatment for self abuse? If it helped, what was the name of the place?
I use to know of two highly affective treatment centers for self abusers, both have closed;… Continue reading

Officials: Treatment Key to Curbing Drunken Driving

Officials: Treatment key to curbing drunken driving

Filed under: addiction help center

Mike Slavin, a clinical substance abuse counselor who runs the Ministry Behavioral Health Residential Treatment Center, said Portage County is unique in that it has one of the… Continue reading

Saving the City's Young Men, One Boy at a Time

Saving the city's young men, one boy at a time

Filed under: drug addiction help for family members

They told the boys that despite what they see or hear from family members or the toughs in their neighborhoods, they can… Continue reading

Portrait of a Broken System

Portrait of a broken system

Filed under: drug addiction help for family members

Lindsey Rice-Meilicke looks over photos and a journal kept by her mother, Rachel Rice, who suffered from schizophrenia for 20 years before her death in 2005. Rice-Meilicke… Continue reading

What Is the Quickest and Most Effective Way to Beat a Food Addiction?

Question by Josh: What is the quickest and most effective way to beat a food addiction?
I’m 16 and I have had ENOUGH, I need to start by getting rid of my food addiction which I kno i have… Continue reading

How Does a 3-5 Day Alcohol Rehab Program Work?

Question by mamaT: How does a 3-5 day alcohol rehab program work?
I have a family member checking into a 3-5 day rehab program to treat alcoholism and a perscription drug addiction. I have never heard of a program… Continue reading