Counselors Zero in on Problem Gambling Among Elderly

Counselors zero in on problem gambling among elderly

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Jirovetz spoke to about 120 attendees, most who are active in the counseling profession, about the difficulties of dealing with gambling addiction among the elderly. Abstinence is one of the necessary treatment steps, but it's difficult to persuade …
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Top Treatment Center Opens Medical Drug Detox

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Thousands of addicts and alcoholics have suffered the unfortunate experience of attending a drug detox program with one company only to be shifted after completion to an entirely new company for higher treatment like an intensive inpatient program.
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Passover without wine? For Jewish addicts, sober seders are a life-saver

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“When it comes to seders, everybody thinks of the four cups of wine drunk during the service,” said Lipsker, a consultant at the Caron Treatment Center for Substance Abuse and Chemical Addiction in Reading, Pa. “But we said, 'Listen, we're going to …
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