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08 A PLACE TO CALL HOME Home for Hope director Deja Alvarez provides refuge to FEATURES
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50 BACK TO THE BEGINNING LGBTQ client’s road to recovery leads her back home 54 FINDING MAGIC IN THE DARK Overcoming past addiction and healthissues at LGBTQ Home for Hope 58 BORN TO SERVE Divine Light on the path to recovery
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LGBTQ clients 12 OUT OF DARKNESS, INTO LIGHT Recovering addict reconciles with abusive past to bring strength to family and clients 16 FACING THE LIGHT Will Cook uses his own life trauma to inspire his clients to recover and heal 46 SECRETS NO MORE Director of Therapeutics reconciles with his own history of abuse and addiction
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24 BOOMING PROBLEM Elderly substance abuse issues expected to grow as baby boomers age 26 STARTING YOUNG Insight into adolescent addiction comes as new guidelines urge early prevention 28 FIGHTING FOR THE BRAIN DISEASE MODEL Model can complicate messaging in treatment plans 30 THE MISSING LINK Integrated treatment works best for victims of sexual abuse who are also addicts 32 RECOVERY U More college campuses are dedicating housing to students recovering from addiction IN THE NEWS
34 LEARNING TO DRINK Study finds alcohol changes the brain from the very first drink 36 ARE VACCINES THE ANSWER? A new vaccine has been shown to prevent overdoses and stop opioid “designer drugs” from affecting the brain 38 FROM SMOKING TO DRINKING Marijuana users are five times more likely to develop an alcohol abuse disorder, according to a new study 40 THE TURNING POINT New study looks to pinpoint transition from prescription opioids to heroin 44 GENERATIONAL BRAIN DAMAGE Drinking during pregnancy presents parents with challenges beyond their own sobriety
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