Medication Assisted Treatment:
Almost 19 million adults in the United States abuse alcohol or are alcohol dependent. Many people feel that not being able to quit is a personal weakness. It isn’t. A main feature of alcohol dependence is “lack of control” over alcohol use or drinking more than is intended. Lack of control is due in part to a biological urge to drink. Learn about treatment that targets both the psychosocial and biological aspects of the disease.
The best kept secret…
Sigma House of Springfield has offered addiction recovery services since 1977, and unfortunately most people think it’s a fraternity house! This dynamic professional agency employs 80 highly trained and educated people at four locations in southwest Missouri. The counseling staff has a collective 400 years of experience in addiction treatment. They treat an astonishing 4,000 people with drug and alcohol addiction during a year. How – and why - has this important organization stayed under the radar? You’ll hear a few other interesting secrets, too.
What do treatment and recovery in
the greater Springfield area have to
do with you?
There is factual evidence
indicating that accessible and effective
community-based alcohol and drug
treatment is essential to reducing a
society’s financial burden from
problems associated with drug use.
Let Merna explain why quality treatment
options in the greater Springfield area
are vital to the growth of your business
and the economic development of the
community. Let the success stories of
recovering people inspire you and guide
your understanding about this critical
health issue that affects us all.
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