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Women and Alcohol Report Available Online

Renascent recently awarded Ann Dowsett Johnston the Peter Armstrong Community Award of Excellence for her moving Atkinson series on women and alcoholism. The full series is now available online at The Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy Website. Ann spent a year researching for her report which investigates the growing problem of alcohol abuse among women, [...]

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Weekly 12-Step Double Recovery Meetings at Renascent Start June 13th

If a person has a problem with drugs or alcohol, they are three to four times more likely to experience a mental health illness at some point in their lives. Similarly, people who live with mental health illnesses are at greater risk of addiction. To address this issue, Renascent is partnering with Progress Place to [...]

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Renascent’s Dr. Vera Tarman discusses real help for food addiction

Dr. Tarman has been reaching out to the medical and addiction communities through her workshops and speaking engagements. She speaks on the topics of the science behind food addiction and why we use food for comfort. She has educated thousands of people across the world and hopes to help all those struggling with food addiction. [...]

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