The Intervention Experts: How a Fortune 500 Executive Intervention Works

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Get the Flash Player to see this content. Many employers and major companies want to retain a valuable employee who is struggling with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, sex addiction or other dangerous addictive behaviors. These companies are willing to help the individual and often times don’t know where to start or how to help. The […]

The New Drug Crisis: Addiction by Prescription Part 3 of 3

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Florida is lousy with such pain-clinic pill mills, in part because of extremely loose oversight of the people operating them. Until June, when Governor Charlie Crist signed a new law cracking down on the operations, there was nothing to prevent felons from opening a clinic and hiring doctors to write the prescriptions. Indeed, on the […]

The New Drug Crisis: Addiction by Prescription Part 2 of 3

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Health officials do not tease out which drug is responsible for every death, and it’s not always possible. “There may be lots of drugs on board,” says Cathy Barber, director of the Injury Control Research Center at the Harvard School of Public Health. “Is it the opioid that caused the death? Or is it the […]

Intervention Experts to Convene in Florida

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“The Moment of Change: Intervention Approaches for Professionals” conference is scheduled for September 2010 in Palm Beach, Florida, providing professionals with access to top experts in the field and news on the latest advances, studies and trends. Brentwood, TN, June 10, 2010 –(PR.com)– Foundations Recovery Network and Southworth Associates announce their sixth national conference on […]

The New Drug Crisis: Addiction by Prescription Part 1 of 3

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It’s not easy to find a mother who would look back fondly on the time her son had cancer. But Penny (not her real name) does. Penny lives in Boston, and her son got sick when he was just 13. He struggled with the disease for several years — through the battery of tests and […]

Pharmadeggon Deferred: New Measures to Stop Opioid Abuse

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There’s a party going on and the entire country is invited. The problem is, it’s an opioid party—and too many Americans have been accepting the invitation. As I reported a few weeks ago, the development of new forms of highly addictive painkillers like Oxycodone, Oxycontin and hydrocodone has led to a 10-fold increase in prescriptions […]

The Team Approach to Intervention

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The Intervention Experts’ Team Approach When it comes to intervention for your loved one who is addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex or some other substance or behavioral problem, having two professional intervention experts is better than one. With two highly trained, educated, dedicated, experienced and successful interventionists working with your loved one, friend, family member […]

Common Questions, Problems & Arguments by Those Seeking Intervention

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Common Questions, Problems & Arguments by Those Seeking Intervention What if my child has a “roxy” (Roxicodone) problem? What if my daughter has been abused? My son is acting out with pornography, prostitutes and / or drugs. My spouse is a closet drinker. If my husband is a professional athlete, CEO or celebrity and no […]