Promises
An Interview with Patricia Womack: Residential Counselor at Promises West Los Angeles
With 23 years in recovery, Patricia (Pat) Womack has a unique way of connecting with her clients. “I’ve been to hell and back,” she said, “so while I may not know exactly how a client is feeling, I can tell them that I’ve been there and that I understand. It’s not just something I read in a book.”
Promises Professionals’ Program Offers High-Quality, Confidential Addiction Treatment
Promises’ addiction treatment program for doctors, attorneys, and other professionals offers recovery in a supportive and highly effective environment, and works with boards and other licensing bodies to ensure successful integration back into their practice or career.
Promises Drug Treatment Centers See a Troubling Rise in Opiate Addiction
Addiction Psychiatrist Dr. David Sack recommends an integrated approach to opiate addiction treatment to reduce the risk of relapse.
(Vocus) July 1, 2009 — Speculation around the cause of Michael Jackson’s death has brought to the public eye what Promises Treatment Centers has long recognized as a growing problem: opiate prescription drug addiction. Very few people outside Michael Jackson’s inner circle know the extent of his addiction to prescription pain killers and other drugs, but when the news broke that he had received a Demerol injection before collapsing, suggestions that Jackson had a history of drug abuse filled the online gossip magazines and celebrity websites. Soon after, it was learned that Jackson had been warned by family members and friends about his drug use; some had tried unsuccessfully to get him into a drug rehab facility. It appears Jackson may have joined an infamous group of musicians and other celebrities who have lost their lives to drug overdoses.
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