Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery at The Abbey's Karen Relf, interviewed by KWQC TV as part of major drug-related news story. Interesting report about what's happening on I-80.
 
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Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery at Proctor Hospital chimes in on sexual addition debate on WEEK

Sexual Addiction is often a misunderstood diagnosis. Many individuals debate whether or not it is truly an addiction. The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery has been treating sexual addiction since 1996. We have seen the devastating effects of engaging in this compulsive behavior. The IIAR was featured by WEEK (a local NBC affiliate) for our work with those suffering from sexual addiction. This interview identifies sexual addiction is real and it is treatable.

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The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery at Proctor Hospital is pleased to announce its new facility at The Abbey, in the Quad Cities in Bettendorf, IA.

The new facility will be known as the Illinois Institute for AddictionRecovery at The Abbey and provide comprehensive adult residentialtreatment for chemical, gambling, Internet, video gaming, food,spending/shopping and chronic pain with addiction.

The Abbey will also offer residential, intensive addiction day treatment, aftercare and individual and family treatment.
Joseph Lemon, Jr., Founder of The Abbey states: “The Abbey is thrilledto enter its partnership with the venerable Illinois Institute forAddiction Recovery at Proctor Hospital. Each institution is steeped inhistory – Proctor Hospital has been serving the community for over 125years, and The Abbey was originally founded as a monastery at the turnof the century. How glorious that we are able to combine these richbackgrounds in a common mission of helping people suffering fromaddiction!”

Rick Zehr, Vice President of Ancillary Services at Proctor Hospitalsaid: “The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery at ProctorHospital is excited to partner with The Abbey, a premier “four-diamond”facility and expand comprehensive, state-of-the-art addiction treatmentservices into the Quad Cities.” He also added, “The private, serene,and luxurious amenities of The Abbey allows us to provide unmatchedaddiction treatment experiences…every day!”
The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery (at Proctor Hospital)also has offices in Springfield, at Advocate BroMenn Regional MedicalCenter, Normal, and at Ingalls Memorial Hospital, South SuburbanChicago.

The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery (IIAR) was established in1979 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria, Illinois. Since that time, theInstitute has developed a wide variety of services and programs to meetthe growing need for hospital-based addiction recovery treatment in theregion.
Its staff has traveled extensively both nationally and internationally,working with other treatment facilities and professionals, teaching,consulting, and sharing their talent and expertise, for the benefit ofpatients around the world.

For more information about the Illinois Institute for AddictionRecovery please contact: Coleen Moore, Marketing & AdmissionsManager, 1-800-522-3784 or coleen.moore@proctor.org