Event calendar for the week
Al-Anon 12 step recovery meeting: Held daily in the Athens area for friends and families of people with addictions to drugs, alcohol and others. … Athens Mothers' Center meeting: 9:30-11:30 a.m., Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1065 Gaines School Road. Read more on Online Athens

Mystery kidney disease killing Sri Lankan farmers
She's heard arsenic is to blame along with cadmium, lead and even home-brewed alcohol. Like most, she believes there's something in the water. But she has long given up trying to determine the source of her family's killer. Instead, she lives day to … Read more on Macon Telegraph (blog)

Authentic Recovery Center Launches New Website to Bridge Massive …
In 2012, an estimated 23.1 million Americans (8.9 percent) needed treatment for a problem related to drugs or alcohol, yet just 2.5 million people (1 percent) got treatment at a rehab center, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services … Read more on Press Release Rocket