Dallas County Juvenile Department Substance Abuse Unit
414 South E R L Thornton Freeway
Dallas, TX 75203
(214) 860-4301
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Treatment & Detox Guide
Seasons Recovery Center of Malibu California Stresses the Importance of Aftercare
What comes after drug rehab? Seasons Recovery Center says that any effective drug rehab program will be followed by continuing aftercare sessions to further prevent relapse. At Seasons Recovery Center of Malibu, California patients undergo a range of psychological and physical therapies that are aimed at helping them to return to society drug free and….
Center will study effects of alcohol on brain
UNM was given $2.5 million this semester to start one of the nation’s first fetal alcohol research centers. The program is funded by a five-year grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The New Mexico Alcohol Research Center will look at the effects of alcohol on the brain. Dr. Daniel Savage, who….
Drug Treatment Centers Teach Addicts How to Live without Drugs
When you are addicted to drugs or alcohol life can quickly slip away from you. You lose sight of priorities that matter and those normal daily routines that you used to take part in now consist of finding drugs, using drugs and recovering from the drug use so that you can find more drugs and….
Alcohol on TV 'prompts drinking'
People are more likely to turn to alcohol while watching TV if they see drinking being portrayed in films or adverts, a study shows. The research, led by a team from Radboud University in the Netherlands, monitored the behaviour of 80 young people while they watched television. Researchers found those who saw lots of alcohol….
Alcoholics affect everyone but help is available
Ann’s husband is an alcoholic. Spouses of alcoholics have two options — they can leave the alcoholic or they can seek help and understanding in order to live with the person they love. Ann chose the second option. For several years Ann has been attending Al-Anon. Ann is not her real name and her identity….