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#SECONDCHANCES: This Thanksgiving, I’m free of the alcohol and the painkillers. That’s a lot to be thankful for
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on gratitude. Retreat asked three alumni to author a collection of original columns explaining why our leading substance abuse treatment gave them a second chance at life. The result is our special series, #SecondChances. By Celeste W., 44, a former Retreat patient in Lancaster County, PA This Thanksgiving, …
Retreat Premier Addiction Treatment Centers Transitions to Retreat Behavioral Health, with Expanded Mental Health Services
Retreat Premier Addiction Treatment Centers, the highly-respected industry leader in substance abuse treatment, today announced a corporate transition to Retreat Behavioral Health, a comprehensive provider of substance abuse and mental health treatment services. Under the auspices of Retreat Behavioral Health, the organization will continue to spearhead its standard-setting substance abuse services, while adding on new …
PA’s top health official: “Addiction is a medical illness — not a moral failing.”
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine tells Retreat why battling the state’s substance abuse crisis is her no. 1 priority By Reed Alexander Pennsylvania’s top public health official has her work cut out for her. Dr. Rachel Levine has had a long and celebrated career in medicine. A graduate of Harvard University and …
Opioids killed almost 9000 kids and teens from 1999-2016, study says
Most of the deaths were unintentional, the report found — speaking to how dangerous these addictive substances can be. By Reed Alexander Nearly 9000 children and teens in the US died as a result of opioid poisoning from 1999 to 2016, says a new report published Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. …
Fentanyl is now the no. 1 killer among illicit drugs: CDC report
Almost one in three deaths caused by a drug overdose in 2016 involved the lethal opioid, says a recent government report By Reed Alexander The synthetic opioid fentanyl was the drug involved in the greatest number of overdose-related deaths in the years from 2011 to 2016, according to a report published by the Centers for …
