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Recovery Workbook & Meeting Guide
Excellent Workbook and Guide CD for the individual as well as recovery
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DID
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Study:
Heavy Marijuana Users Face Tough
Withdrawal
Withdrawal from heavy marijuana
use is about as harsh for users as withdrawal from nicotine
addiction is for tobacco users, according to researchers.
Cannabis
Use Disorders Among College
Students
Nearly one in ten first-year college students at a mid-Atlantic
university have a cannabis
use disorder according to a recent study.
President
Bush Says Faith Helped Him Overcome His
Own Addiction
CHRISTIAN
RECOVERY READING
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This powerful handbook encourages you to rely on Jesus,
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practical wisdom
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support groups.
 Codependent's
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Interpreting the famous Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve
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apply it to your particular issues. It also offers specific exercises
and activities that can be used both in a group setting and on your
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WISDOM
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EVENTS
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** NET
Recovery Care Conference
April 24 - 26, 2008
Theme: Rest and Recovery
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Training Institute
PO Box 536875
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** International
Cultic
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June 27-29 University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
** Truths
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Coral Ridge Ministires, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
April 18-19, 2008
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** Nocturnal
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CADCA's Forum to Address Teen Drinking and Drug
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More than 3,000 substance abuse
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National Leadership Forum on February 11-14, 2008.
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Brief MI in Emergency Rooms Reduces Problem Drinking
in Young Adults
American adults aged 18 to 25 years have the highest rates of alcohol
consumption, problem
drinking, and alcohol-related traumatic fatalities. Researchers
studied whether a brief motivational interview (MI) in the
emergency department could reduce drinking and later
harm.
** Help For Helpers - Daily Devotionals for
Counselors
SAMHSA
Launches E-Learning Courses
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration's Knowledge Application Program is pleased to
announce its first online e-learning course, Acamprosate: A New
Medication for Alcohol Use Disorders.
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