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Lab results come back negative
We are pleased to report that the Marion County Public Health Department and the FBI have notified Fairbanks that preliminary reports on the unknown substance delivered to us yesterday, May 13, have come back negative for harmful agents.

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Update: Unknown Substance Delivered to Fairbanks
Earlier this afternoon an envelope with an unknown substance was delivered to Fairbanks. Following protocol, IMPD was contacted to ensure the safety of our patients, employees and visitors. According to a Marion County Public Health Department representative, field screenings of the substance did not detect anything hazardous

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Continuing Education

Continuing Education Programs For Professionals, Businesses, Organizations and Others

Fairbanks is licensed by the State of Indiana and the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) to provide continuing education and training programs for professionals from a variety of fields, including:

Addiction and recovery specialists
Social workers
Marriage and family therapists
Mental health counselors

First offered in 1987, these programs offer current, practical and research-based, theoretical approaches to treatment and recovery.

Susan Li Conference - July 19 and 20, 2012
Held annually, Fairbanks’ Susan Li Conference offers 12 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This is two-day event featuring keynote speakers in addition to best-practice learning opportunities focused on addiction treatment and recovery. Past speakers have included former National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism president Dr. Ting Kai Ling, Dr. James Prochaska, co-developer of the Transtheoretical model of stages for change, and Dr. Marcus Heilig from the NIAAA. For more information about this year's conference click here.

Corporate/Non-profit Programs
Fairbanks also offers educational programming for corporations, schools, mental health centers and other organizations designed to help better understand the disease of addiction – and how it may be successfully treated. For more information, please contact us.

WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

“For me rock bottom isn’t a place, it’s a feeling,” added Frank.

Frank chose recovery on September 13, 1996 when he came to Fairbanks. Although he had attempted sobriety many other times, this time he wanted it for good.

“Fairbanks had my best interest,” said Frank. “Everyone at Fairbanks helped me get honest and cut through the denial to see who I really was.” According to Frank one of the ways he stays sober is through volunteering at Fairbanks with the adolescents. For him, it is how he gives back.

“Life today is 180 degrees different from what it was when I was using,” said Frank. “It’s not what I have, it’s how I feel.”
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Cindy came to Fairbanks with the desire to put her drug-using lifestyle behind her.

Now, she is an active volunteer through Fairbanks’ alumni services.

She helps greet individuals and families as they take their first step in seeking treatment at Fairbanks. She helps ease their anxiety by sharing her story. Cindy describes her life as active and full of opportunities to succeed and assist others. She feels that her future, without drugs and alcohol, has a lot in store for her.

“During my use, I described myself as living on the dark side of the moon, but now I am on a brighter side. On this side I feel like I am supposed to help others who are struggling. So I keep reaching out to them, which also keeps me sober.”
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David, a past patient and active volunteer at Fairbanks, was the recipient of the 2008 Volunteer of the Year award.

David works hard to assist other individuals and families, helping them understand that there is hope; and that the impact of recovery is real and powerful.

“I remember Dr. Tim Kelly told me to get in the backseat and let my recovery program drive me, and I’ve been doing that ever since,” said David. “Now, I’ve got my family back. I’ve found peace, I’m happy, healthy and I am complete. I have a sense of peace and serenity that I’ve never had in my entire life.”
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