Greetings! We are pleased to announce that we are adding a new position to our superior staff at Newport Academy – Director of Admissions.  If you, or someone you know, feels like they are a good fit, please let us know. Director of Admissions Experience and Responsibilities to include: Minimum of 3 years in the [...]

www.newport-academy.com Greetings! Newport Academy July Lecture Series 1 Free CEU Availablepresents “Gender-Specific Approaches for the Treatment of Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders” Presented by: Velvet Mangan, CADCI, NCRS Executive Director, Safe Harbor Barbara Nosal, PhD, MFT Clinical Director, Newport Academy This lecture will describe the relationship between psycho-social trauma and the early onset of addiction [...]

www.newport-academy.com Greetings! Newport Academy Monthly Educational Lecture Seriespresents “Gender-Specific Approaches for the Treatment of Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders” Presented by: Velvet Mangan, CADCI, NCRS Executive Director, Safe Harbor Barbara Nosal, PhD, MFT Clinical Director, Newport Academy This lecture will describe the relationship between psycho-social trauma and the early onset of addiction (particularly in young [...]

Volume 1 | Issue 1 | March 2010 Families | Professionals Physicians Corner Benzodiazepine Dependence and Poly-drug Abuse in Adolescence David Smith, MD, FASAM Chair, Addiction Medicine Newport Academy David Smith, MD Benzodiazepines are part of a broad drug class called sedatives hypnotics and include a broad range of widely used medications from Librium (chlordiazapoxide) [...]