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Does treatment really work?
Yes, treatment can work. Addiction should be thought of like other chronic illnesses with a behavioral component such as hypertension and diabetes. When compared to these diseases, we find similar rates of remission or recovery, more
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Whitney’s “Call to Arms”
Whitney Houston’s tragic death should not be used as a political tool, nor a call for drug legalization—but it should serve as what Jamie Lee Curtis recently called “a call to arms to face addiction and alcoholism head-on.” We as a nation need to change our perception of addiction and the misconception that it’s problem belonging only to two ends of our country’s socio-economic spectrum: poverty and celebrity. In reality, the problem of addiction belongs to all of us.
Read more of Our PerspectivesFaith-Based Community Key to Phoenix House’s Success
The Arlington faith-based community has always been an integral part of Phoenix Houses of the Mid-Atlantic’s success. Mount Olivet’s recent grant is just one more example of the continued generosity of our most valued supporters.
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