Amethyst’s 2012 ‘Walk for Recovery’

Published February 7, 2013

Amethyst’s 2012 ‘Walk for Recovery’ – Saturday, September 15th was Amethyst, Inc.’s 2nd annual ‘Walk for Recovery’ at Wolf Park. While women participate in the alcohol and drug treatment program, they live in Amethyst’s community of recovery and peer support. Creating a stable, drug-free environment helps the women to build a sober support network. Amethyst provides family counseling and counseling for the children that helps heal families from the effects of addiction. To learn more about Amethyst, visit: www.amethyst-inc.org

Elk River Treatment Program Reports on Adolescent Prescription Drug Abuse

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Martez R. Rogers, an Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ADC) at the Elk River Treatment Program (ERTP) in north Alabama recently reported on the alarming rise in prescription drug abuse and its effects on adolescents. His experience with struggling …
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KSC organization helps battle addiction with sound

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Since 1977, their Victorian house on Roxbury Street has offered treatment programs. An alcohol and drug rehabilitation center didn't seem a reasonable match for this collaboration. “At first I got the email and I put it aside,” Gooding admitted. “I …
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Disparities Seen in Addiction Treatment

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Roughly half of all black and Hispanic patients who enter publicly funded alcohol treatment programs do not complete treatment, compared to 62 percent of white patients, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania …
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