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Dawn Farm Addiction and Recovery Education Series

May 29, 2013

“From Fear to Faith” was presented on Tuesday May 28, 2013; by James Balmer, Dawn Farm President; and Jason Schwartz, LMSW, CAADC; Clinical Director, Dawn Farm. Dawn Farm was founded in 1973 by two men with little more than a vision, using the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous, some ideas borrowed from a residential program...


May 22, 2013

“The Physiology of Addiction” was presented on Tuesday May 21, 2013; by Dr. Carl Christensen, MD, PhD, FACOG, CRMO, ABAM. This program explores the differences in neurochemistry between the addicted brain and the normal brain, the progression of physiological changes that occur in chemically dependent individuals, the...


May 3, 2013

The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse” was presented on Tuesday April 30, 2013; by Barbara Niess May, MPA, MSW; Executive Director, SafeHouse Center; and David J.H. Garvin, LMSW; Founder, Alternatives to Domestic Aggression, and Chief Operating Officer, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw...