'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US
Before 9 o'clock every weekday morning, the secret to one of the most successful drug rehabilitation clinics in Portland, Ore., waits behind a locked door. Meet David Fitzgerald, leader of the mentor program at Central City Concern, which claims a 60 … Read more on Bradford Era

Newscaster Laurie Dhue is guest speaker for Drug Education Council Luncheon
Now a recovering alcoholic, Dhue serves on Caron's New York Advisory Board and the boards of the National Youth Recovery Foundation and the Bridge Way School in Philadelphia. She gives frequent speeches on the nature of addiction and reality of … Read more on The Huntsville Times – al.com (blog)

US OKs portable antidote for painkiller overdoses
The Food and Drug Administration said making the cellphone-sized device with the recovery drug naloxone available for wider use could help save lives as opiod drug overdoses increase. The approval means emergency responders or even family members … Read more on Reuters