Amethyst’s 2012 ‘Walk for Recovery’ – Saturday, September 15th was Amethyst, Inc.’s 2nd annual ‘Walk for Recovery’ at Wolf Park. While women participate in the alcohol and drug treatment program, they live in Amethyst’s community of recovery and peer support. Creating a stable, drug-free environment helps the women to build a sober support network. Amethyst provides family counseling and counseling for the children that helps heal families from the effects of addiction. To learn more about Amethyst, visit: www.amethyst-inc.org
A Vaccine to Curb Addicts' Highs
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Treating addiction with a vaccine strikes most people, including many of my colleagues in the field, as radical. For other addictions (to nicotine, alcohol and opiates like heroin) the approach has been very different: The pharmacologic breakthroughs … Read more on Wall Street Journal
Love enough to share: Help pave a road to hope
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Residential Treatment Services offers hope to people whose addiction to alcohol and drugs makes them feel hopeless. The agency … Each year, Residential Treatment Services' Santa's Helper program provides Christmas gifts for its clients. This year … Read more on Burlington Times News