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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 →