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Dederich, after taking LSD, [7] decided to create his own program to respond to their needs. He was said to have coined the phrase "today is the first day of the rest of your life." [10] [11] After his small group, called "Tender Loving Care," gained a significant following, Dederich incorporated the organization into the Synanon Foundation in ...
Lauren managed to get sober and worked for Oasis, a drug treatment centre, in Anaheim, California until she relapsed in November 2007; she returned to recovery and was sober since January 2008. During Lauren's initial rehab stay, her childhood friend Déa died of a drug overdose. The episode carries a dedication "In Loving Memory of Déa". [6]
Intervention. (TV series) Intervention is an American documentary series that premiered on March 6, 2005, on A&E. It follows one or two participants, who are dependent on or addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. They are documented in anticipation of an intervention meeting by family or friends. During the intervention meeting, loved ones give the ...
New York City had 420 heroin overdose deaths in 2013 — the most in a decade. A year ago, Vermont’s governor devoted his entire State of the State speech to heroin’s resurgence. The public began paying attention the following month, when Philip Seymour Hoffman died from an overdose of heroin and other drugs.
Drop off unwanted prescription drugs Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Maryland state police barracks. Maryland State Police to participate in National Drug Take Back Day, April 27 ...
Drug Free America Foundation. The Drug Free America Foundation ( DFAF) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by former US Ambassador Mel Sembler, [2] his wife Betty Sembler ( née Schlesinger ), and Joseph Zappala [3] as Straight, Inc., [4] renamed The Straight Foundation, Inc. in 1985 and Drug Free America Foundation in 1995.
The troubled teen industry (also known as TTI) is a broad range of youth residential programs aimed at struggling teenagers. The term encompasses various facilities and programs, including youth residential treatment centers, wilderness programs, boot camps, and therapeutic boarding schools. [ 1][ 2] These programs claim to rehabilitate and ...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; pronounced / ˈ s æ m s ə /) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.SAMHSA is charged with improving the quality and availability of treatment and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and the cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.