How to Help Someone Overcome Addiction (Ask Teal Episode About Helping Others to Overcome Addiction)

How to Help Someone Overcome Addiction (Ask Teal Episode about Helping Others to Overcome Addiction) – Ask Teal Website – http://www.askteal.com Addiction is not about the substance or activity… It is about what the substance or activity covers up. It is abo…

Guidelines for using K2 (and other drugs)

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If there is a history of mental illness, addiction or sensitivity to drugs in your family then refrain altogether. You may be vulnerable to a similar condition, and … If you think you do, you may already be addicted. Seek help from your doctor or an …
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Why We Should Treat, Not Blame Addicts Struggling to Get 'Clean'

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In a follow-up to his memoir "Beautiful Boy," David Sheff has written a new book, "Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy," in order to outline a slew of reasons why society and addiction treatments have largely failed to …
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Addictions, Trauma and Family Systems Conference Featuring Renowned …

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The conference, “Addiction, Trauma and Family Systems,” will feature keynote speaker Dr. Claudia Black, nationally renowned addiction and codependency author, speaker and trainer, as well as Dr. Kim Dennis, CEO and medical director of Timberline Knolls …
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Bryan Health Independence Center to get new space

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The Bryan Health Independence Center, a hospital-based addiction treatment program that serves more than 900 people a year, will be getting new space as part of a multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation. The former counseling center building at …
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