Noted Physician Joins The Ranch Treatment Center in Tennessee
Double board certified physician, John Woods, MD, joins The Ranch addiction and mental health treatment center.
Double board certified physician, John Woods, MD, joins The Ranch addiction and mental health treatment center.
Energy drinks are a relatively new type of mass-marketed beverage high in caffeine or other legally produced, plant-based stimulants. Current evidence shows that this type of beverage, popular among both teenagers and young adults, can have especially harmful effects when consumed in combination with alcohol. In a study published in May 2014 in the journal …
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Documentary-style projects ordinarily have their focus firmly on somebody else, offering an insight into the individual’s life from the perspective of a third-party filmmaker. If the filmmaker ensures the individual is comfortable enough, it allows painfully real moments to be immortalized on screen and offers the audience an in-depth look into a new issue. But …
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Most people who end up in court and in front of a judge for drug offenses are addicted. The disease of addiction causes many people to make choices they wouldn’t have otherwise, to commit crimes in order to get money to feed their habit. Many also end up getting into trouble simply for possessing an …
As the graduation season kicks into high gear, the merriment also brings peril on the roads for teenagers, who suffer the most traffic deaths in April, May and June, officials say. The supervised grad-night party was designed to entice students away from gatherings where drug or alcohol impairment may lead to risky behaviors, such as …
It’s high season for grad nights, and Patterson Jaffurs will be among millions of high school seniors not drinking and driving to the party. The 18-year-old Santa Barbara High School honors student will instead join his classmates as they board chartered buses to motor south to the mecca of grad nights, where teenagers — and …
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Graduation from high school and the start of summer are prime drinking times for teens. Seniors have worked hard to graduate and to get into college and many feel that graduation is a time to cut loose. They often view their last summer before college as a time to party and enjoy life before getting …
When someone is trapped in addiction every facet of their life is affected. It’s hard to watch the life of someone you love come unraveled piece by piece. Family members often start out by trying to ignore the problem and simply love the person back into health. When that fails, they may confront the addict …
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The prescription drugs naltrexone and acamprosate were approved for the treatment of alcoholism in 1994 and 2004, respectively. Both of these substances can help reduce the incidence and intensity of the cravings associated with alcohol dependency, and both have emerged from several rounds of clinical testing with their reputations intact. Naltrexone and acamprosate are usually …
The Recovery Place’s Christian drug rehab program adopts the name “Three Strands,” a title that represents the Christian trinity, the 3rd Step of Alcoholics Anonymous, and the three prongs of holistic living – all woven together to create a strong cord that binds clients to recovery.