Clackamas County Behavioral Health Centerstone
11211 SE 82nd Avenue
Suite O
Happy Valley, OR 97086
(503) 722-6200
Intake: (503) 655-8401
Call
888-647-0579
to speak with an alcohol or drug abuse counselor.
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Treatment & Detox Guide
NY reforms treatment of addiction, mental illness
The vast majority of New Yorkers struggling both with mental illness and substance abuse don’t get treatment for both conditions at the same time – a barrier that can result in relapse, discontinued treatment and, in some cases, suicide. It’s a problem that’s gone on for years because of a flawed Medicaid coding system, and….
How Free Treatment Centers Help Patients
Not all treatment is created equally. Free treatment centers, though they may not offer luxuries such as spa treatments or exquisite settings, can help patients overcome addiction. Free treatment centers provide counseling, support and even medications in some cases. Drug or alcohol addiction can cause devastating consequences for the user, the loved ones and everyone….
Basing treatment on faith
At one time, Randy and Kim Cox had no idea they’d be dedicatÂing their lives to a program like Rivers of Hope Ministries. They were missionaries based in Russia for 10 years before returning to the States, where they spent time both in Randy’s native Texas and Kim’s hometown of Prattville. In Russia, a country….
Fears over alcohol test for mothers
Screening breast milk could increase women’s drinking and harm their babies, say doctors Opinions differ among doctors on what are safe levels of alcohol for a breastfeeding mother. A product that tests for traces of alcohol in breast milk has triggered warnings that mothers who rely on its findings could damage the health of babies….
Warning to baby boomers about drinking in older age
A recent report into alcohol and older people has suggested that our growing aging population, and its often increasing dependency on alcohol, could be a “demographic time bomb”. Specialists in health and older people at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh are calling for particular attention to be paid to problems associated with drinking in later life…..