Trauma-Sensitive Addiction Treatment

Trauma-Sensitive Addiction Treatment – Listen to this clip from trauma-addiction specialist, Jamie Marich, Ph.D. Too often, traditional addiction treatment is described as not respecting the role …

Pennsylvania Hospital Opens First Inpatient Internet Addiction Program [Video]

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Internet addiction “is a problem in this country that can be more pervasive than alcoholism,” Kimberly Young, a doctor with the program, told Fox News. Although normally involved with treatment of drug and alcohol addictions, the specialists emphasize …
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College drinking should be considered a public health problem

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You have a huge amount of freedom and you have to decide how to use it," said Brian Johnson, PhD, an Addiction Medicine Specialist at Upstate Medical University. … That's why experts say college drinking needs to be treated like a public health threat.
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Efforts honored

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The treatment honoree award went to Tyra Robinson-Walker, director of treatment services for La Porte County Jail, for increasing the number of substance abuse programs there from one to six in only three years despite cuts in state funding. New …
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