Detox can be an important first step in your recovery from substance use disorder, but trying to do it at home is dangerous. Alcohol and drug withdrawal can be life-threatening. The best way to detox is in a medically-supervised setting where you can get the care and support you need. If you or a loved […]
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It is not always easy to spot an alcoholic. Not everyone who has a drinking problem is falling down on a park bench with a brown paper bag concealing the bottle in their hand. Nor is every alcoholic spending their evenings perched on a bar stool ordering round after round to satisfy an addiction. For
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The dream library for the dream marketing team These books helped build the personal library of each of the Promise’s marketing team members and laid the foundations for the creative thought process behind the brand.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][dt_fancy_separator line_thickness=”1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 1. Christi Krizman – Director of Internal Communications “Building A StoryBrand” by Donald Miller I love Donald Miller’s Building
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An online gallery called “Faces of Meth” is a collection of police-booking photos that show how addicts progressively and drastically age. In a few short years over multiple arrest pictures, the meth users’ hair recedes, their cheeks sink and their eyes bulge. Their teeth and gums rot, and their skin is pocketed with sores and
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A marathon session of watching your favorite TV show sounds harmless enough. Thanks to on-demand viewing and online streaming, it’s easy to catch up on several episodes or even a whole season at a time. But binge-consuming anything — whether it’s TV, booze or food — may be a sign that something is missing in
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Internationally noted author, educator and tech/sex/addiction specialist Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S, will debate about the book, The Myth of Sex Addiction, at the 47th Annual Conference of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).
Addiction is not the worst possible consequence of substance abuse. If you risk abusing drugs or alcohol, you risk your life. A fatal overdose is always a possibility for anyone choosing to misuse drugs and alcohol. The biggest risk is to combine alcohol with drugs. Mixing substances is always dangerous, but certain combinations are riskier
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Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder and weapons charges in a 2013 killing for which PCP use allegedly played a role. Hernandez, who’d pleaded not guilty to the execution-style slaying, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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The growing acceptability of marijuana in America, from medical use in 19 states to outright legalization in four, has opened new doors for job seekers as the national economy bounces back from depression.
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It’s called March Madness, and it grips nearly every office on the block, every dorm on campus, every sports fan—and many non-sports fans—who have half an inkling they know anything about basketball. The NCAA tournament is big business with an underbelly that drags victims to the dark side as well.
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