Dual Diagnosis: Well Ways' Duo There to Assist Carers
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Well Ways' Duo there to assist carers
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Duo provides carers of those with a dual diagnosis (mental illness and a substance-alcohol problem) with information, peer education and carer support while providing “a broad and sensitive perspective” of the many issues families face. …
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Ground-Breaking Meditation Book for Dual-Disorders
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“Prepare for the Harvest” is a new meditation book for those… Continue reading
Teen Drug Rehab: Chasing the High: As Drug Use Patterns Change in Snoqualmie Valley, Responders Find There Is No ‘Typical’ Addict
Teen Drug Rehab: Chasing the high: As drug use patterns change in Snoqualmie Valley, responders find there is no ‘typical’ addict
She was 16 and already using meth, so why try heroin? Her boyfriend was using it, and wanted her to, but she wasn’t interested, until the day that her friends held her down and injected her with the opiate. She liked it immediately, and started using it, heavily. “In my teen years, I would… Continue reading
Drug and Alcohol Rehab: At a Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center There Are Valuable Lessons to Be Learned
You learn new strategies and techniques that will enable you to lead a life that is full of joy and enthusiasm and no more drug or alcohol abuse. Of course you can read about the rehab techniques but undergoing the treatment is a different matter altogether.
The important thing is for the addicts to realize is that they are not an island and if they need help they need to ask for it… Continue reading
Heroin Abuse: Stop Heroin Addiction ? There Is Hope
People tend to believe that once someone is caught up in heroin addiction that there is no hope or way out. These people are wrong and obviously have not seen the success stories out there when it comes to addicts that were able to stop heroin addiction.
It is probably the most difficult thing in life to live with a heroin addict or even to be in a relationship with someone that… Continue reading