Life Help Sunflower County Office
200 East Baker Street
Indianola, MS 38751
(662) 887-5441
Hotline: (662) 453-6211
Call
888-647-0579
to speak with an alcohol or drug abuse counselor.
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Treatment & Detox Guide
The Challenges of Alcohol Abuse Treatment
For those who have not attempted alcohol abuse treatment before the challenges of alcohol abuse treatment may not be evident at first but there actually are many challenges that an individual will face when they enter treatment for alcohol addiction. Some of the most common challenges associated with alcohol abuse treatment include those associated with….
Teens Who Drink Are at Greater Risk for Alcoholism
Starting at Age 15 Increases Risk Six Times over Waiting Until 21 State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Commissioner Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo today recognized Alcohol Awareness Month calling on parents to help prevent underage drinking by learning the facts about alcohol and how they can take action to stop the early onset….
Britain near top of Europe’s teenage binge-drinking league
The government faced fresh calls today to increase the price of alcohol, after research revealed that young people in the UK reported some of the highest levels of teenage binge-drinking, drunkenness and alcohol-related problems in Europe. British schoolgirls aged 15 and 16 are binge-drinking even more than their male classmates, with fresh evidence that their….
UK top of European cocaine league
The UK has recorded the highest number of cocaine users in the EU for the fifth year running, a report suggests. Annual figures from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction showed that 7.7% of Britons aged 15-64 had taken cocaine. The Tories accused the government of failing an “entire generation” of young….
Gambling: Counseling has big payoffs
Gambling addiction can leave a person’s life in shambles, but there is a road to recovery. Both nationally and locally, there are support groups, treatment options and assessment tools to help people get through gambling problems, and keep them away from gambling. The first step, though, is finding out if a person is a problem….