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Behavioral Health Newsletter

December 2011 Newsletter
Published by Elements Behavioral Health

IN THIS ISSUE

Drinking and Driving Rises During the Holidays

An Interview with Dede Beasley, Equine Therapist at The Ranch

Rising Number of Professionals Turn to Alcohol Abuse

Professionals Treatment at Promises

It's Not Just for ADHD Anymore: College Students Using Amphetamines to Boost Their Grades

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Drinking and Driving Rises During the Holidays

Addiction Intervention | December 14, 2011

With the advent of the holiday season, opportunities to get together with friends and family abound. After-work socials, company parties and friendly gatherings seem to fill the calendar. Unfortunately, highway traffic statistics tell us that during the season of good cheer, the number of people who consume alcohol and then get behind the wheel of their car also goes up.

Highway safety data show that the number of arrests for drunk driving and the number of alcohol-related accidents soars alarmingly during the time between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

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An Interview with Dede Beasley, Equine Therapist at The Ranch

The Ranch | December 12, 2011

Horses are part of Dede Beasley's DNA. She has been riding since she was a little girl, joining a long line of equestrian experts in her family.

Growing up, day-to-day life wasn't always easy. As a child of two erratic alcoholics, Dede struggled with eating disorders, alcoholism, abusive relationships and trauma through adolescence and young adulthood.

"Animals in childhood and recovery in adulthood are my two saving graces," Dede says.

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Rising Number of Professionals Turn to Alcohol Abuse

Promises | November 25, 2011

Alcoholics do not fit one stereotype, they are a wide array of people. An international behavioral health conference in Ireland uncovered alarming statistics that many alcoholics around us are actually professionals including doctors, bankers, and lawyers that we rely on to be in control of our health and finances.

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Professionals Treatment at Promises

Promises Treatment Centers

Professionals Treatment at Promises (PTP) has been designed to provide exceptional service to clients and referring professionals. Our goal is to deliver a new level of excellence by building on the tradition of success achieved over the past 25 years by State Physician Health Programs (PHPs).

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It's Not Just for ADHD Anymore: College Students Using Amphetamines to Boost Their Grades

Lock the Cabinet | December 13, 2011

Young college students today grew up in an academic world where the letters ADHD were surfacing as a commonly mentioned acronym in elementary school offices. Medicines were discreetly and carefully distributed to select students who suffered from attention deficit disorder. Today, millions of people receive ADHD prescription medication and the drug is casually getting into the hands of students who do not even have ADHD. Today's young adults are using these medications to enhance their grades.

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