DR. ANITA GADHIA-SMITH INTERVIEW ON MENTAL HEALTH MINUTES p3 – Dr. Anita Gadhia-Smith, psychotherapist and author of the best-selling book, “From Addiction to Recovery” is interviewed about alcoholism, addiction, substan…

 

CCTA strike disrupting some addiction treatment

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Last week we actually had one clinician who had zero clients show up," said Bick, who serves as the Howard Center's director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. He said at least 50 of his clients heavily rely on CCTA buses to get to …
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Quincy attorney pleads guilty to trying to sneak prescription drug into …

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A Quincy attorney pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges he tried to sneak prescription drugs used to treat drug addiction to someone at Chelsea District Court in November, authorities said. Michael Lustig, 45, was charged with possession with intent to …
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Mindfulness Meditation May Reduce Drug User Relapse

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Many people who undergo treatment for addiction will relapse and begin using drugs again soon after their therapy ends, but a new study suggests that meditation techniques may help prevent such relapses. In the study, 286 people who had been treated …
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