When you are seeking help for someone is has an addiction to drugs or alcohol you want to be sure you’re finding the right rehab program. Finding US rehab centers that meet the needs of your loved one is vital to their success in getting off drugs and alcohol. Rebab centers are different and specialize in different types of substance abuse, in treating coexisting medical or mental health problems and in treating cross addictions.

Having a website that lists US rehab centers by state and then provides a detailed explanation of each center helps get you started in your search. As you go through the list, you’ll find where the center is located, what type of treatment they provide, what insurance is accepted, their website address and detailed information that you may not even think to ask about.

I found centers that provide help with child care, housing and guardianship. There’s also small homes that provide assistance with getting sober. Many have programs for families of the person who is addicted, which can make a true difference in a person’s life.  Some centers are located in urban areas, some in rural. Location can be a deciding factor for some people.

People who are addicted can navigate the site on their own as well. It is the start of getting help. They can share what they’ve found with family members and friends. They can also provide the US rehab centers they’ve found to their doctors and counselors who can provide assistance in making a choice on which center to chose.

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Stand Up To Cancer will be working with the hit show Survivor and issue the “Challenge The Odds” Team Challenge with Stand Up To Cancer Ambassador and winner of Survivor: Africa Ethan Zohn. Zohn is in remission from Hodgkin’s lymphoma and is the spokesperson for the Survivor teams SU2C fundraising efforts.

CBS will engage its viewers on-air and online through Survivor fan sites in the challenge. The SU2C fundraising widget is available to all SU2C Team Community participants to share on blogs and social media platforms (i.e., Facebook and Twitter) in order to rally support and encourage donations. Top fundraisers between Aug. 17 & Sept. 1, 2010 will be announced on the September 10th show. One lucky team member may have the chance to Skype with a celebrity on air!

In addition, a CBS PSA campaign driving viewers to the Survivor SU2C donations page will launch tonight and run throughout the year.   Among the Survivors participating in the spots are fan-favorites such as Rupert Boneham, Amber Brkich-Mariano, James Clement, Colby Donaldson, Cirie Fields, Russell Hantz, Jerri Manthey, Rob Mariano, Jenna Morasca, Parvati Shallow, James ”JT” Thomas Jr., Sandra Diaz-Twine, Benjamin “Coach” Wade, Tom Westman and Ethan Zohn.

Watch the SU2C TV show on September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT. The one-hour fundraising event will be simulcast live and commercial-free on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Bio, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, mun2, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The Style Network, TV One, and VH1.

To get involved by starting a team, becoming a member of Stand Up To Cancer, keeping informed of their work on Facebook and Twitter or to make a donation, visit the Stand Up To Cancer Survivor site.

Stand Up To Cancer is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. EIF meets all 20 BBB Charity Standards.

Celebrity health advocates often do a good job of  spreading the news about a specific medical condition. When you see a YouTube video featuring Zak Efron and Vanessa Hudgens for Stand Up To Cancer, the cause gets noticed. Think about Jerry Lewis and what he has done for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the conditions that the MDA covers.

Dick Van Dyke was recently named the spokesperson of the Cell Therapy Foundation which promotes stem cell therapy for diseases such as heart disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) and cancer. Kellie Martin, who you may remember from Life Goes On,  ER or Mystery Woman is a spokesperson for the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA).

Celebrities bring awareness to unknown diseases. They help to raise money for research. They also inform people about symptoms, how to get diagnosed and available treatments. It can be difficult, though, to find a celebrity advocate for a medical condition that they actually have, especially if they are working. Many celebrities want to hide any kind of illness they have. It can hurt their career because they can be seen as someone who may not be able to show up when needed.

As they say, the show must go on. If a celebrity can’t work because of being sick, being hospitalized, or having a flare up, they can shut down taping of a show. There are also insurance issues to be concerned about. If a celebrity is known to have some type of medical problem, the insurance for the project they are working on (TV show, movie, CD, video) can be increased. Let’s not forget the rumor mill and the embarrassing stories that will be reported. For example, there was recently a sighting of celebrity buying incontinence supplies and it was fodder for celebrity gossip.

Please help support Myasthenia Gravis awareness at the CBS Early Show on Monday, June 7, 2010. The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America invites you to join us for a LIVE taping of the nationally broadcast TV show, the Early Show on CBS on Monday, June 7 at 7:00 AM EST in front of the Apple store at 59th and 5th (near FAO Schwartz) in New York City.

In order to make a big impression on TV and help raise awareness for MG, we need your support! June is Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month! Please show you care by attending the CBS Early Show on June 7th.

We hope to see you there bright and early at 7 am. We will create a large presence on the plaza with T-shirts and a large banner to increase visibility during this time. Please bring your family and friends! The more people, the more likely the cameras will show the group at the CBS Early Show.

Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation in modern times, died April 7th, 2010 of Pancreatic Cancer. Mankiller had chronic illnesses including Mysthenia Gravis, Lymphoma, Breast Cancer and a Kidney transplant. She was only 64 when she died.

Although she had many difficulties with her health, as chief from 1985 to 1995, Mankiller she focused on health care, housing and other social and family issues within the Cherokee Tribe and she helped membership triple.

She was known as someone who not only cared, but who did something about her concerns. Her role as an advocate and leader began when she joined a 19 month long occupation of Alcatraz Island which demonstrated the US government’s recognition of tribal sovereignty.

After a car accident in 1979, which almost killed her and required 17 surgeries, Mankiller, still decided to campaign for chief and won in 1985. Through her health struggles, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 and continued to work for the Cherokee and Native American people.

Invisible Illness Week begins on Monday, September 14th at 9 AM. It’s a virtual conference and the schedule is for the whole week, ending on September 20th. This conference supports those of us who are chronically ill but don’t have outward signs of our illness. There has never been more of an important time, in my opinion to take part in National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week than now. Thank you to Lisa Copen who coordinates this event every year.

Since congress is making a decision on Health Care Reform, let our voices be heard! We are often the ones who pay high prescription costs, get denied Social Security Disability even though we cannot work so we go without insurance, and/or get denied insurance because of pre-existing conditions.

Please watch Marianne Hoynes, who has Sjogren’s Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis as she attempts to speak at a town hall meeting on Health Care Reform:

It was noted that many people could not see that Marianne was not in a wheelchair. So even those of us who have “visible traits” of a sickness are not given the right to speak out on issues that matter to us all.

We all matter.