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    Anti-Drug Bill to Provide Funding to Address the Opiate Epidemic

    USA Today, May 11 WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a bipartisan package of bills to battle America’s growing epidemic of painkiller abuse and heroin addiction, but the White House [...]

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    Is a 12-Step Program a Valid Treatment for Addiction?

    Recent research offers compelling support for the effectiveness of Twelve Step-based treatment When academics and members of Alcoholics Anonymous meet, they tend to confirm how much they differ. [...]

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    Shortage of Addiction Professionals

    Addiction treatment centers are struggling to find enough qualified personnel as the opioid crisis worsens, The Wall Street Journal reports. (April 28, 2016) Retention of addiction treatment [...]

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    Thanks for Helping Us!

    Received May 13th, 2016 from a family A Way Out worked with.   This letter is directed to the Executive Director and the Board of Directors at A Way Out.  We made a desperate call to you for [...]

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    Growing Up During the Heroin Epidemic

    MANCHESTER, N.H. — When a Manchester police officer arrived on the scene, the middle-school age boy was calm. His mother, shut in the bathroom, had just overdosed on heroin, and he had been doing [...]

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    5 Months of Sobriety – Yahoo!

    Good Morning A Way Out! Yesterday marked 5 months sobriety and it was also Mothers Day. What a beautiful gift that I can give my mom and one that I can keep on giving. It’s a miracle. I [...]

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    Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

    Mental illness is a frequent partner of substance abuse and addiction, although the cause-and-effect between the two isn’t always clear. However, the issue is a prevalent one that needs to be [...]

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    Posted May 6, 2016

    What One Needs to Know About Liquid Marijuana and Teen Usage

    Marijuana legalization continues to spread nationwide, despite concerns by adolescent drug rehabilitation centers and others that this process is posing a serious danger to younger drug users. [...]

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    Posted May 5, 2016

    A Grateful Parent’s Response to A Way Out

    Dear A Way Out, About two years ago I started to become aware of the possibility that my daughter, XXXXXX, may have a drinking problem. Not being very knowledgeable about alcoholism as a disease, [...]

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    Adolescents and Resiliency

    Adolescents encounter many challenges as they navigate their journey into adulthood. The Internet and other forms of digital media have only increased the intensity of these challenges. In [...]

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