Compulsive Gambling Recovery Darby PA

By means of this recovery process compulsive gamblers can realize for the first time in their life that they have been trapped in a world of self destruction.Self help manuals help the compulsive gambler to see things in a new perspective. While a person in under the grips of this addiction they seem to have a hard time focusing on everyday tasks including work. Then one day they realize they have a problem but are not yet ready to deal with it.

Northwestern Human Services of
(610) 534-3636
800 Chester Pike
Sharon Hill, PA
Hotline
(877) 762-3711
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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My Sisters Place
(215) 727-1640
5601 Kingsessing Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children

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Mercy Hospital Of Philadelphia Outpati
(215) 748-9634
501 South 54 Street
Philadelphia, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Men

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Harwood House
(610) 853-3440
9200 West Chester Pike
Upper Darby, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)

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Women''s Institute for Family Health
(215) 763-3680
6250 Walnut Street OFC
Philadelphia, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Family and Community Service of
(610) 626-5800
37 North Glenwood Avenue
Clifton Heights, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Changing Times Center
(610) 534-3636
9 South 69th Street
Upper Darby, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Southwest NU Stop
(215) 729-2014
5616 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
Hotline
(215) 998-3326
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia
(215) 748-9188
501 South 54th Street
Philadelphia, PA
Hotline
(215) 748-9525
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Riverside Care Inc
(215) 747-6480
5501 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Compulsive Gambling Recovery

Self help instruction manuals and chat rooms help out compulsive gamblers to face their addiction directly. By means of this recovery process they can realize for the first time in their life that they have been trapped in a world of self destruction.Self help manuals help the compulsive gambler to see things in a new perspective. While a person in under the grips of this addiction they seem to have a hard time focusing on everyday tasks including work. Then one day they realize they have a problem but are not yet ready to deal with it. They start to learn a little more about what’s happening to them. Even though they realize they have a problem, they don’t know what to do or where to go. In most cases they know about Gamblers Anonymous but are unwilling to reveal their identity. They take the time to surf the internet but still not sure what to do.

They see a recovery program that cost less then twenty dollars. They make the excuse that’s ridiculous it should be for free. That same night they decide to go out to the gambling establishment. They lose over three hundred dollars. They now realize they need help. They go back to that same website but have no credit card or means at that point in time to make a purchase. They decide as soon as they get money they will purchase the stop gambling manual. As soon as they get money they forget they ever have an addiction and head right to the local gambling establishment only to start the cycle all over again. Once they have had en...

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