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A Family Finds Hope at WestBridge

A family member’s perspective on treatment at WestBridge When I first contacted WestBridge, I was at my wit’s end. I knew we had to do something different this time. My son’s life was at stake. The admissions counselors were patient …

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Danger in your Doctor’s Office: Prescribing Abuse

Over the last 10 years, an epidemic of abuse and addiction to opiates, stimulants, tranquilizers, sleep medication and non-opiate pain medication has occurred. In 2009, 16 million Americans age 12 and older took a prescription pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant or …

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Engaging Participants with a Community Integration Program

In the early 1970s a new method of providing services to individuals living with serious mental illness was developed: Assertive Community Treatment. ACT has been extensively researched and and proved to have the best results for helping individuals engage in …

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The Science Behind Addiction

Understanding how drugs affect the brain and behavior can provide a fuller understanding of drug addiction and effective treatment.  The following is excerpted from a National Institute on Drug Abuse research update. Addiction is a chronic brain disease Drugs change …

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WestBridge Meet & Greet WestBridge - Enhancing Lives Together

At WestBridge, we work with adults and families from around the country and, in some cases, the world. One of the unique features of our model is our virtual clinical interview which allows us to deepen our assessment and begin building trust and engaging participants in the pre-admission process.