Childrens Center of Hamden Outpatient and Short Term Residential
1400 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
(203) 248-2116x341
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888-647-0579
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Treatment & Detox Guide
Teen drinking Youth alcohol abuse still a major concern
David is a fairly typical teenager in a fairly typical local high school. He can’t wait to get his driver’s license, he eats like a horse and he’s an accomplished athlete. But, unbeknownst to his parents and siblings, David and his friends were having drinking parties — not all the time but, in his words,….
Challenges You May Encounter in Drug Abuse Treatment
The decision to enter drug abuse treatment is, in essence, a decision to enter into a new way of life. After months or years of drug abuse, the damaging effects of drugs have created a negative quality of life that affects both a person’s physical and psychological well-being. According to the National Institute on Drug….
For Young Adults Addicted To Opioids, New Training Approach Launched By NIDA Blending Conference
A multi-faceted treatment program for young adults addicted to opioid drugs was unveiled at the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) Blending Conference in Albuquerque, N.M. This eighth meeting in the series briought together researchers and clinicians so their latest findings could be immediately applied to the needs of patients and their families dealing with….
Alaska alcohol: Bootleg bounty?
At the Barrow Distribution Centre business is brisk, and so it should be as the only place for 200 miles (320 km) where you can get alcohol. Locals trot eagerly up the icy front steps, before emerging to struggle back down laden with cases of beer, bottles of spirits and boxes of red wine. There….
New year brings sobering reality for recovering alcoholic
John made it through Christmas with flying colors, though there was no hint of self-congratulation in his voice yesterday. But now New Year’s Eve is coming up, and for people like him the greatest hazards won’t be the ones lurking on the highways; they’ll be found in the gatherings of family and friends where someone’s….