Addiction Is a Brain Disease
Addiction is a brain disease
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The actual drinking or using appears to be a voluntary act but it actually is an involuntary act that represents an overwhelming compulsion to use or drink as the result of dramatic changes in the reward center of the brain known as the meso-limbic …
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Back2Basics Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center Residents Become Wilderness …
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The current group of residents at the Back2Basics drug and alcohol treatment center is the first to become certified as Wilderness First Responders. After a five-week course on the Northern Arizona University campus in the Health Sciences Learning …
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2013 Difference Makers announced
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22, 2013, at the Spitzer Conference Center of Lorain County Community College, 1005 Abbe Road North, Elyria. Stumphauzer will receive the Eric Nord Award for Excellence in … Providing alcohol and drug services for adolescents, adults, family members …
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New alcohol–drug detox program starts
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WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) – Alcohol and drug rehabilitation patients will be using a new program in Marathon County starting today. North Central Health Care Center has a new voluntary outpatient program with fewer restrictions and costs. Previously, detox …
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