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Hazelden Adds Renowned Experts to Their MyStudentBody Team
These two professionals are the leading experts in the nation for preventing alcohol and other drug use and sexual violence among college students.

Hazelden Names New Executive Director of Naples
Highly respected health care executive Brenda Iliff, M.A., has been named executive director of Hazelden in Naples, Fla.

Hazelden Partners with Inflexxion to Develop New Program for Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment
New intervention program aims to lower risk of relapse during early recovery.

Study Shows Young Adults With Addiction Benefit From Active Twelve Step Group Participation
Young adults undergoing addiction treatment benefit from regular participation in Twelve Step-based self-help groups after discharge, according to a naturalistic study published electronically and in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Hazelden responds to national opioid epidemic with enhanced evidenced-based treatment protocols
The death toll from prescription painkiller overdose across the U.S. has increased more than fivefold in the past decade (from 3,000 deaths in 1999 to 15,500 in 2009), prompting the Centers for Disease Control to define the problem as an epidemic.

Hazelden and HealthWorks Northwest to combine forces
Hazelden, the national nonprofit addiction treatment provider, has acquired the assets of HealthWorks Northwest, a multidisciplinary practice in Beaverton, Oregon.

Hazelden Acquires College Health Program MyStudentBody from Inflexxion, Inc.
Developed with more than $9.7 million in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), MyStudentBody takes an evidence-based, comprehensive approach to reducing the risk of drug and alcohol abuse and sexual violence among college students.

Multicultural Student Association at Hazelden Graduate School Awards its First-Ever Grants to Three Students
Three students at the Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies were named as the first-ever recipients of grant awards from the school's Multicultural Association of Student Counselors (MASC)

Hazelden Legal Professionals Program Awards First Excellence in Legal Community Leadership Award
Link Christin, Hazelden's Legal Professionals Program Director, presented the award to Judge Childers on Saturday evening, October 6th as part of the annual Legal Professionals Retreat at Hazelden's Dan Anderson Renewal Center in Center City, Minnesota.

Hazelden selected as a ValueOptions Diagnostic Specialty Unit provider
The designation from the nation's largest independent behavioral health care and wellness company means that Hazelden is recognized not only for its excellence in diagnosing and treating the disease of addiction but also for diagnosing and treating co-occurring mental-health issues including post traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and eating disorders.