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• Jump, run, thrive: How sports can be therapeutic

  Published On: 10-22-2015 in Category: recovery, Rehab, Therapy, Treatment

  

  Growing up, most children have fond memories of being on a sports team as a child or teenager. Some continue and make the sport a profession, others pass on to something else. Regardless, being on a sports team can bring children together in neighborhoods who have never been given the opportunity to join a team. […]

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• The new beat around the block

  Published On: 10-09-2015 in Category: addiction

  

  From drug dealers to addicts, the streets can include people on a variety of substances at night. Society views them as a problem and not as people needing help. The reality is that any adult on drugs was once a child on the verge of making a right or wrong decision to abuse illicit substances. […]

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• Workout program for recovering addicts

  Published On: 10-08-2015 in Category: recovery, Rehab, Self-care, Therapy, Treatment

  

  People who battle addiction and graduate from a rehab program, deal with an awkward transition back into society. Sure, support groups help mitigate the self-conscious descent and sometimes rocky landing back into everyday life; but healthy hobbies may offer a cathartic venue. While the routine of rehab formerly filled each wakeful hour, now recovering individuals […]

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• Back in session: School for the young recovered addict

  Published On: 09-24-2015 in Category: addiction

  

  Addiction ruins a life and leaves it in pieces. The individual can go through rehab and recovery, but that is easier said than done. Re-entering society might not be smooth and people of all ages have the choice to return to school after recovery. Yet, for the young adult or teenager struggling with substance abuse, […]

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• The puzzling surge of heroin overdose

  Published On: 09-11-2015 in Category: addiction, addiction treatment, recovery, treatment centers

  

  A sudden rise in heroin overdose and related fatalities in Massachusetts earlier this year indicated a new wave of opioid cases. Noticing an alarming 114 fatalities related to opioid overdose in December last year, the then-governor Deval Patrick declared a public health emergency. The figure was more than double the 60 fatalities recorded in November, […]

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• Boston’s opioid abuse epidemic

  Published On: 09-10-2015 in Category: addiction, addiction treatment, recovery, treatment centers

  

  Massachusetts is currently dealing with being amidst an opioid drug epidemic, reported the Boston Herald. Such a substantial surge in opioid addiction has created a huge influx of drug addicts in the detox programs, so much so that they are nearing capacity and are at the brink of turning patients away, as reported by the […]

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• Recent trends show decline in cocaine consumption throughout Boston

  Published On: 07-22-2015 in Category: recovery

  

  Cocaine levels have been declining in Boston during recent times. Even more interestingly, the trend seemed to be nationwide. When the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published the 2013 National Drug Test Assessment Summary, the report seemed nothing out of the ordinary until it depicted significant declining trends of cocaine consumption. A drop in cocaine availability […]

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