Family Self Help Center Inc DBA Lafayette House/CSTAR
1809 South Connor Avenue
Joplin, MO 64804
(417) 782-1772
Intake: (800) 416-1772
Call
888-647-0579
to speak with an alcohol or drug abuse counselor.
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Treatment & Detox Guide
Causes and symptoms of substance abuse
The causes of substance abuse are many like family factors and the social factors. Children and adults who live in chaotic home environment are at a greater risk of causing substance abuse. In effecting parenting and lack of parental attachment along with lack of nurturing can also contribute to be a cause of the substance….
How do You Get a Loved One to Go into Drug Treatment?
Getting a loved one to seek help and accept treatment for a drug addiction can be all but an easy task to complete, especially when the addict thinks that there “isn’t anything wrong.” It’s the telltale sign, the always heard excuse of an addict—there’s nothing wrong, they aren’t addicted, they don’t NEED help, etc. So….
Residential treatment centers
A residential treatment center is a place where that addresses to the number of problems of children through multi-faceted approaches that extend beyond the classroom, family and rest of the world. It is an approach to help your child who might be facing severe physical or physiological problems. A residential treatment center is specifically designed….
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….
Relapse Prevention Therapy Steps
Relapse prevention therapy is a type of therapy that aims at helping the recovering addict to cope with stressors that could potentially cause them to relapse. While relapse is a common occurrence for many addicts, relapse prevention therapy )RPT) can greatly reduce the chances of a relapse occurring because the recovering addict is already armed….