Saint Judes Recovery Center Inc Family Care Center
1650 Alma Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 874-2224x214
Intakes: (404) 249-6272
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888-647-0579
to speak with an alcohol or drug abuse counselor.
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Treatment & Detox Guide
Youth Risky Behavior Survey results ‘alarming’
Drug and Alcohol Taskforce members presented the Youth Risk Behavior Survey to the Gilford School Board Monday night and said they found certain trends and statistics to be alarming. Gilford selectmen were also invited to sit in on the presentation, along with the town administrator and Gilford police officers. High school nurse and taskforce member….
Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome need intervention
Biggest barrier often mother’s guilt over drinking alcohol during pregnancy, says woman with affected son Alone and grieving the deaths of three close friends, Annette Cutknife drank for all nine months of her pregnancy. A college student at the time, she didn’t care what would happen, but the moment her son was born, she knew….
Alcohol Taxes Have Clear Effect On Drinking
With many local and national governments currently debating proposals to raise alcohol taxes, a timely new study published online today in the February edition of Addiction journal finds that the more alcoholic beverages cost, the less likely people are to drink. And when they do drink, they drink less. After analyzing 112 studies spanning nearly….
Virtual world therapeautic for addicts: UH study shows
Patients in therapy to overcome addictions have a new arena to test their coping skills—the virtual world. A new study by University of Houston Associate Professor Patrick Bordnick found that a virtual reality (VR) environment can provide the climate necessary to spark an alcohol craving so that patients can practice how to say “no” in….
Choosing the Right Drug Treatment Center
When you’re addicted to drugs, finding and choosing the right drug treatment center may be not only difficult it could be a challenge that you cannot even begin to fathom. Drug addiction takes everything out of you and is physically, emotionally, spiritually and even financially exhausting. Choosing the right drug treatment center is not only….