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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Clients

Gateway Foundation

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. Thanks to SUPR grants, Illinois can expand and improve its substance use disorder treatment efforts.

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How to Get an Illinois DUI Evaluation

Gateway Foundation

Often, it consists of a substance use disorder screening to determine the extent of your involvement with drugs or alcohol. An alcohol and drug evaluation identifies the presence of substances and the extent of an offender’s relation with substances. Evaluators might also use specific screening tools like these.

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The Truth About Why Your Brain Drives Your Behavior and Addiction

Pure Recovery California

The underlying problem in his brain’s prefrontal cortex was the primary reason Richard couldn’t get any real benefit from a recovery program. Addiction is a chronic brain disorder and not simply a behavior problem involving alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex, experts contend in a new definition of addiction. Compulsive Addicts.