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Dr. Oz
interventionist
Brad Lamm
and Lost
Years
co-authors
present
keynotes |
(Dallas,
TX) With
one in
six
families
in Texas
now
dealing
with
some
form of
addiction,
a
non-profit
organization
is
shedding
light
and
information
on the
signs
and
symptoms,
addiction’s
impact
on
families
and how
individuals
and
families
in
recovery
and
professionals
in the
field
can have
hope for
the
future.
Caron
Cares,
the
first
annual
health
conference
and
luncheon
presented
as a
community
service
by Caron
Treatment
Centers
for
parents,
professionals
and the
public
is
scheduled
for
Friday,
September
9, 2011
at the
Fairmont
Hotel in
Dallas.
To take
place
during
September’s
National
Alcohol
and Drug
Addiction
Recovery
Month,
Caron
Cares
offers
its
guests
an
opportunity
to
tailor
their
day with
selections
of two
lectures
presented
along
with
keynote
speakers
at
breakfast
and
lunch.
Sponsored
by local
nonprofit
addiction
treatment
center,
Caron
Texas,
the
event
runs
from
9 a.m.
to 2
p.m.
Breakfast
keynote
speakers,
Constance
Curry
and
Kristina
Wandzilak,
mother
and
daughter
co-authors
of The
Lost
Years
will
start
the day
with
their
true
story of
an
all-American
girl and
her
family's
compelling
journey
through
addiction
and
recovery.
Participants
will
break
for two
lectures
of their
own
selection,
and
regroup
for a
luncheon
featuring
keynote
speaker,
Brad
Lamm.
Known
for
helping
people
make
life-enhancing
changes
on the
Dr. Oz
Show,
Lamm is
an
author,
speaker
and
founder
and
president
of
Intervention
Specialists,
a family
education
and
crisis
intervention
group
that
helps
family
and
friends
get
loved
ones to
accept
help and
begin
lasting
change.
He is
also a
creator
and
producer
of the
new
series
“Addicted
to Food”
on the
Oprah
Winfrey
Network.
Other
lecture
topics
for the
event
will
include:
·
The
Warning
Signs of
Alcoholism
and
Addiction:
What
caring
adults
need to
know
about
the new
frontier
of
genetic
research
and
substance
abuse
·
Insatiable
Hungers:
Eating
disorders
and
substance
abuse.
·
Pain
medications:
The next
epidemic
·
The
Modern
Family:
Focusing
on Love
in a
Stressful
World
·
Subtle
Abuse:
Reclaiming
Your
Values
and
Worth
·
The Laws
and
Addiction:
What you
need to
know
about
liability
and
ordinances
in your
own
backyard
Co-chairmen
for the
event
are
Robin
Bagwell
and Jan
Osborn.
Education
chairman
is
Leslie
Melson.
“Addiction
is an
epidemic
and it
does not
discriminate,”
said
event
co-chairman
and
Caron
Texas
board
member,
Robin
Bagwell.
“Every
day we
see a
tragic
headline
of drug
or
alcohol
abuse
affecting
our
community.
Knowledge
and
understanding
of
addiction
and the
steps we
can take
to
combat
this
disease
is why a
day of
education
is
essential
for
everyone.”
Committee
members
for the
event
include
Don
Benton,
Mary
Ellen
Bluntzer,
Ouida
Bradshaw,
Andrew
Clyde,
Brooke
Cohen,
Candice
Connor,
Mallory
Creixwell,
Juli
Ferraro,
Michael
Fowler,
Elizabeth
Gambrell,
Daniel
Gowan,
Kal
Grant,
Jim
Hutcheson,
Susan
Hutchison,
Lois
Jordan,
Susan
Keene,
Ashlee
Kleinert,
Marie
Krebs,
Karl
Kuby,
Ray
LaDriere,
Scott
Murray,
Eric
Niedermayer,
Liz
Pasquinelli,
Bryant
Patton,
Katie
Pedigo,
Paul
Rasmussen,
Dotti
Reeder,
Kellie
Schriver,
Sharon
Seagraves,
Lisa
Schlachter,
Garrett
Smith,
Sue
Strauss,
Jill
Tannenbaum,
Dale
Truitt,
Diana
Weaver,
Roger
Welder,
Rosemary
Werner,
Joe Wood
and Jack
Zogg.
“We are
truly
grateful
to the
community
for
their
support
of
Caron’s
presentation
of this
special
educational
event,”
said
Amara
Durham,
Director
of
Development
and
Community
Relations
for
Caron
Texas.
“It is
mission
critical
for our
community,
and I am
delighted
to
welcome
such a
diverse
group of
speakers
and
presenters.
There is
something
here for
everyone.”
Caron
Texas
opened
its
doors in
July
2010 and
is
providing
comprehensive,
high-quality,
gender-specific
addiction
treatment
to
adults
in Texas
and the
Southwest.
Part of
the
Caron
Treatment
Centers
network,
the
28,000-square-foot
facility
is set
on 40
acres
and
offers
many
amenities
for
patients
and
their
families
in a
serene
and
secluded
setting,
just 40
miles
north of
Dallas.
A new
14,000-square-foot
fitness
center
and
swimming
pool
were
completed
on the
campus
last
winter.
In
addition
to its
new
center
in
Texas,
Caron
offers a
continuum
of
care,
operating
residential
treatment
centers
in
Wernersville,
PA, and
Boca
Raton,
FL with
regional
offices
in
Boston,
Philadelphia,
New York
City,
Washington,
D.C.,
and
Bermuda.
More
information
on Caron
Texas is
available
at
www.CaronTexas.org/CaronCares
or @CaronTreatment
on
Twitter.
Tickets
to Caron
Cares
are $150
per
person,
with
discounts
available
for
students
and
clergy.
For
general
or
sponsorship
information
on Caron
Cares,
please
reach
Amara
Durham,
Director
of
Development
and
Community
Relations
for
Caron
Texas at
214-287-1968
or
ADurham@caron.org
.
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