Substance Abuse Rehab Center Marks 50 Years

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Taylor, a Registered Nurse with a specialty in chemical dependence (RN, CD), said she has been with the Phoenix House in Arlington since 1989, the decade when ARI transformed into Vanguard Services, which began to include programs for drug dependency …
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Addiction programs set to expand

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STAUNTON — While the Valley by next year will lose a detoxification center that has been in the area for almost 30 years, it will gain and expand on other much-needed services to help people addicted to drugs or alcohol. Valley Community Service Board …
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Preventing Addiction Larne centre opens

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Based in ground-floor accommodation at the Moyle Medical Building on Old Glenarm Road, PAL provides support, guidance and counselling to addicts as well as to families and carers of people who abuse one or more of alcohol, prescription drugs, legal …
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Teen drug and alcohol abuse affects mind, body and community

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While many schools and the county gear up for Red Ribbon Week this week, which highlights drug and alcohol abuse prevention, local experts say it's a topic that should be perennially addressed. “We see kids a lot playing drinking games and they're not …
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