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Tharros House

Dr. Zarnegar has over 30 years of experience in behavioral health and clinical treatment. Dr. Zarnegar serves on the Advisory Board for Tharros House and helps to direct resource and team development. Her clinical insight also provides guidance for the development of client support services. Dr. Zarnegar brings a wealth of intuitive and insightful knowledge …

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Where, exactly, is the meth capital of the world?

Potency refers to the dosage needed to affect a person, while purity is the amount of drug in a given sample. California has the sixth-highest number of meth seizure incidents of any state. The Bakersfield Police Department reported that, aside from marijuana, meth made up about 75% of all drugs seized in the city in …

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50 Sobriety Gifts Ideas, Effective Substance Abuse Treatment

Maybe get their favorite player’s jersey, buy tickets to a concert, get them a new bike, or whatever they love! The idea behind this gift would be to give something that helps your loved one to move ahead and enjoy all they have gained in their sobriety. To help your loved one express their creativity, …

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Is alcohol a depressant?

“In addition, alcohol can depress the levels of mood-regulating neurotransmitters in the brain, such as serotonin and norepinephrine,” he adds. To understand such connections, it’s important to know how depressants work. Research shows that depressants affect one’s central nervous system by reducing feelings of stimulation or arousal in users while also slowing down or interfering with …

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Largest drug-use prevention campaign in the U S.

NIAAA’s Rethinking Drinking can help you assess your drinking habits and provides information to help you cut back or stop drinking. Apply a National Recovery Month frame to your social media profile picture throughout September to promote recovery awareness. Wellness in recovery encompasses a person’s whole life, not just their substance use or mental health issue. In …

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Alcohol and Seizures Can Alcohol or Withdrawal Trigger a Seizure?

These changes have a kindling effect, meaning they act as a kindle and trigger seizures during subsequent withdrawal episodes. At Healthgrades, our Editorial Team works hard to develop complete, objective and meaningful health information to help people choose the right doctor, right hospital and right care. Our writers include physicians, pharmacists, and registered alcohol withdrawal …

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THC detox: How to do one & how long it takes

In other words, it helps you cheat on those tests, which makes them illegal. This powerful detox same-day cleanse drink flushes through your body and assists with cleansing the highest toxin levels from environmental pollutants. Ultra Eliminex provides a guarantee of reliability for your vital cleansing needs and an improved lifestyle in a delicious fruit-flavored …

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The Importance of Family Support in Addiction Recovery

Currently, the federal government does not provide data that differentiate between faith-based and non-faith-based grantees. As shown in Table 4, nearly 11% of federal grant funds went to faith-based organizations (2007). The proportion today is likely in the same ballpark, indicating that much of the work of faith-based organizations to address substance abuse is accomplished with …

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