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• Drug rehabilitation: Consider suitability before zeroing in on treatment program

  By: Admin On: 12-28-2015 Category: recovery, Rehab, Therapy, Treatment Comment: 0

  

  Before embarking on a hunt for the correct drug rehabilitation program, it is important to understand the kind of treatment program that would best suit a person and this factor should be kept in mind before zeroing in on a rehab facility, say experts. The programs customized to treat various forms of dependencies on psychotropic […]

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

  By: Staff Writer On: 10-22-2015 Category: recovery, Rehab, Therapy, Treatment Comment: 0

  

  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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• Workout program for recovering addicts

  By: Staff Writer On: 10-08-2015 Category: recovery, Rehab, Self-care, Therapy, Treatment Comment: 0

  

  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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• The puzzling surge of heroin overdose

  By: Staff Writer On: 09-11-2015 Category: addiction, addiction treatment, recovery, treatment centers Comment: 0

  

  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

  By: Staff Writer On: 09-10-2015 Category: addiction, addiction treatment, recovery, treatment centers Comment: 0

  

  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

  By: Staff Writer On: 07-22-2015 Category: recovery Comment: 4

  

  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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