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Jim & Sue's Corner and Monthly Updates.
Veritas Villa 2010 Winter Edition
Top-Ranking Professionals in Field of Chemical Dependency Honored at Veritas Villa's 36th Annual Dinner Dance
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Veritas Villa's 36th Annual Picnic
Stories and pictures from the annual Veritas Villa picnic, and Jim gets surprised (again)
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Veritas Villa Celebrates Jim Cusack’s 80th Birthday!
In this Summer 2009 addition, The Villa celebrates founder, Jim Cusack’s, 80th birthday and acknowledges his achievements over the years
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Keeping Passion in the Field of Addiction!
(Summer 2008)
By Francis Lovell
One of the challenges working in the field for many years is keeping the passion alive in our work with alcoholics and drug addicts.
Over the years when looking at all the alternative treatment modalities that have been developed Alcoholics Anonymous was getting lost in the shuffle.
(Read the Newsletter PDF)Over 35 million smokers try to quit every year, yet less reach their one-year anniversary. It is a rare person who wakes up and spontaneously throws their cigarettes out and never smokes again. Nicotine's powerful grip on smokers effects their body , mind and habits, and these aren’t changed easily...
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Welcome to our website. I am Michele Panko, CASAC and have been working at Veritas Villa for 10 years. I began as an Intern on the Women’s Unit and stayed on to become a Counselor’s Aid until I began my counseling career with the Women’s Treatment Team. I find my work extremely fulfilling and rewarding helping women to start their lives over in recovery as I was helped 13 years ago when I began my own journey. I look forward to seeing you when you visit the Villa. |