December 2009

Choosing Alternative Drug Rehab

At the age of sixteen I figured out the hard way that I had a problem. My parents had staged an intervention. I was confronted head on by family, about my addiction to alcohol and cocaine. I foolishly thought I was hiding it well. But that mistake comes with being young, dumb, and addicted to [...]

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Blunt and compassionate Oxnard professor pioneer if treating drug addictions (Ventura County Star)

More info…The students packing Bill Shilleys classroom are nearly all recovering from alcohol or drug addiction, some still struggling to overcome abusive childhoods and years in prison.Theyre glued to the words of the blunt yet compassionate professor who founded the addiction studies program at Oxnard College almost 30 years ago.Perhaps 10 percent of his students [...]

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Positive Effects of the 12 Step Campus

While going to college I have seen first hand how a anonymous group for students can benefit someone. While not an alcoholic myself, I have addicts in my family, and my group of friends. One of my closest friends decided to try a twelve step programon campus ninety days ago and the results have been [...]

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Drug Treatment Recovery

More info…Drug treatment recovery can takes days or month or years. Depending on the willingness of the addict to get clean or alcoholics to ger sober. Drug Rehabilitation Alternatives alcohol rehabilitation

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When sex becomes an addiction

More info…When sex becomes an addiction — “Californication” star David Duchovny made headlines for voluntarily entering rehab last week. But it wasn’t for drugs or alcohol. It was for another dependency, one that affects millions of Americans but is seldom discussed: sex addiction. Drug Rehabilitation Alternatives rehabilitation centers

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Addiction Aid

Addiction, be it with drugs or alcohol is a subtle yet serious problem in our society today. The number of drug abusers and addicts are increasing. We may not see it as a crisis as long as they are not disturbing other people. However, we may not also be aware of the fact that through [...]

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