Childrens Hosp Martha Eliot Health Ctr Substance Abuse Services
75 Bickford Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 919-3418
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Need for Senior Addiction Treatment Centers on the Rise
Increasingly, the need for specialized treatment centers for seniors becomes more and more important. A growing number of seniors are struggling with a range of addictions such as alcoholism, addiction to prescription medications and various other addictions. Because seniors respond differently to drug addiction treatment and have varied reasons for using drugs the need for….
5 Ways Counseling Helps in Alcohol Addiction
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Warning to baby boomers about drinking in older age
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Nurses to offer patients advice on alcohol intake
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