Short Presentation Film

Short Presentation Film – This short video is an introduction to Castle Craig Hospital, one of Europe’s leading centres for the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction. Located just s…

'Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald,' by Therese Anne Fowler

Filed under: treatment of alcohol

Did she suffer from borderline personality disorder, or was she bipolar, as contemporary psychiatrists like Peter Kramer have argued? Was she truly mentally ill, or a victim of a controlling, alcoholic husband and a patriarchal society? Perhaps her …
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The human, and financial cost of trauma in Nunavut

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OTTAWA — Jack Anawak wrote two letters while attending a residential alcohol and drug treatment program in Toronto during the autumn of 2012. One was to his deceased mother who, after being burned in an accident, had been sent from their home in …
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Can Virtual Reality Treat Addiction?

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So an alcoholic might approach a bar and ask for a Budweiser in a can–and get exactly that, reproduced right down to the label. Some teams are even capable of simulating smells, like cigarette smoke. At least one study found smokers were more likely …
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