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Valerie Tecci, MEd, LADC-I

Valerie has been working in the human services field for the past twelve years in a variety of roles and treatment settings, including Clinician, Clinical Supervisor and Program Director. Valerie received her master’s degree in Education Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in addiction and trauma from Cambridge College. Valerie brings a safe, positive outlook and therapeutic approach to the recovery process. Valerie maintains a philosophy of positive reinforcement, personal accountability, and a sense of humor. Valerie has extensive experience in motivational interviewing, treating co-occurring disorders and correcting distorted thinking. Valerie is fluent with developing individualized treatment plans, facilitating group therapy and individual counseling, trauma informed care and person-centered treatment therapy. Valerie utilizes evidence-based solutions to enhance each individual’s recovery potential.

VALERIE TECCI, MEd, LADC-I

Drugs

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Ativan Side Effects, From the First Dose to Long Term Use

Lorazepam side effects start with the ones everyone gets, drowsiness, dizziness, and a heavy, slowed down feeling, and end with the ones nobody expects, physical dependence within weeks and withdrawal…

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Drugs

September 10, 2026

Street Drug Names Explained, Which Ones Are Stimulants and Which Are Not

A street name for stimulants is any slang term for a drug that speeds up the brain and body. Speed, uppers, smart drug, bennies, ice, coke, and molly are the…

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Recovery

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How to Celebrate a Sober Anniversary and Every Sobriety Milestone Before It

A soberversary is the anniversary of the day someone got sober, the last day they drank or used. Some mark it quietly. Some throw a sober celebration. Almost everyone in…

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Drugs

July 17, 2026

What Is Meth Mouth?

Meth mouth is the rapid, severe tooth decay linked to methamphetamine use, and it can turn a healthy smile into cracked, blackened, and missing teeth within months. The damage comes…

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Drugs

July 13, 2026

Can You Beat a Drug Test for Cocaine?

Searching for how to beat a drug test for coke usually starts from a place of real fear, and that fear is understandable when a job, a court date, or…

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Drugs

July 10, 2026

Cocaine Nose: Understanding Nasal Damage and Pathways to Healing

Cocaine nose is the internal and external damage that develops when snorting cocaine chokes off blood flow to the delicate tissue inside your nose. If you have noticed frequent nosebleeds,…

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Treatment

July 8, 2026

Will Health Insurance Cover Rehab?

Most private insurance plans in the United States cover addiction treatment, so the real question is not whether help is affordable but how much of it your policy pays for.…

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Treatment

July 6, 2026

How to Find Residential Treatment for Boys

Residential treatment for boys is a fully supervised, 24-hour program for teens whose behavioral or mental health struggles have grown beyond what home and outpatient care can safely manage. Families…

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Treatment

June 19, 2026

Residential Treatment for Girls: A Path to Healing

When a daughter's mental health or substance use spirals past what weekly therapy can hold, families start asking whether she needs to live somewhere safe while she stabilizes. Residential treatment…

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