| Rockland schools for substance abuse counselors merge
Two Rockland schools that train students to become credentialed alcohol and substance abuse counselors have merged. The CASAC School of the Rockland Council on Alcoholism and other Drug Dependence and the Addiction Counselors Training Program of Rockland County will now operate as the Rockland Chemical Dependency Studies Institute out of the new Haverstraw Center in Haverstraw. "We've had two competing agencies that are now bringing together the finest leaders and instructors in the field under one roof," said Debbie Maidman, operations manager of the new school. "They are coming together with the same mission, the same focus." Accredited counselors who graduate from the school work in outpatient and inpatient treatment centers, the criminal justice system, schools, department of social services and department of transportation evaluations, rehab and halfway houses.
Anderson House benefit this weekend
The 11th annual Anderson House Seafood Festival will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Deer Path Park, West Woodschurch Road, Readington Township. There will be musical entertainment by local musicians. The festival benefits the residential treatment program for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Suggested donation: $5, free for children 12 and under. Nutrition course at NCC Southside A new, three-credit introductory class in nutrition will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Aug. 29, at Northampton Community College's Fowler Family Southside Center, 511 E. Third St., Bethlehem. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of nutrition related to health promotion and disease prevention throughout the life cycle.
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Brad Devereaux photo Staff members and the board of directors with the Big Horn County Counseling Services show off their new office building in Lovell at an open house July 24. From left are director Darwin Irvine, Dr. Ralph Lewis, Sheela Meredith, Autumn Snyder, Dr. Glenna Hedrick, Linda Brandt, Julie Oster, Dorthy Baker, Mike Laird, Marlynn Riker, Debbie Franko-Lane, Dusti Henderson, Tracey Dowling, Lydia Wood, Kristen Sween and Jerry Ewen. By Brenda TenBoer Big Horn County Counseling staff and patients have cause to celebrate — an open house celebrating the grand opening of its new spacious, brick office building in Lovell was held July 24. The counseling center has offered a broad range of services since 1979 and has operated at several different addresses, none of which precisely met a counseling center’s needs, according to director Darwin Irvine.
Adult Binge Drinkers Prefer Beer
A new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that three quarters of American adults who binge on alcohol prefer to drink beer. The researchers recommend tightening up control of sales and marketing and raising tax on beer to bring it in line with the policies that apply to other alcoholic beverages.
The study is to be published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and is available as an online pre print edition.
Binge drinking, defined as drinking five or more drinks at one sitting, is an important public health problem in the United States, and little is known about the types of drinks consumed by binge drinkers, said the authors in the background information to the study.
Data on what binge drinkers drink could help guide decisions aimed at curbing the problem, especially since beer, wine and liquor are taxed, marketed, sold and distributed differently, they added.
Celebrities more likely to deny addiction: experts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Celebrities are more likely to deny they have an addiction because they feel protected from life's problems and must hit rock bottom -- often a run-in with the law -- before admitting they need help, experts say. With society allowing the rich and famous to be held less accountable, addiction experts say, celebrities often face a tougher recovery after denying their problems for a long time. "A lot of times celebrities get away with a lot more, so they're often a lot further along in their disease before they ever get treatment and it's very difficult," said Susan Blank of the nonprofit Caron group, which runs rehab programs. Rehabilitation has come under the spotlight after actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested on Tuesday on a second drunken driving charge, just days after completing a second treatment stint and flaunting an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet at nightclubs.
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