Hazelden study compares parental concern, drug abuse
The study released last week finds that as youth drug and alcohol abuse continues to grow, parents say they are uninformed — and largely unconcerned — about the threat to their children. Audrey Klein, PhD, executive director of Hazelden Betty Ford … Read more on KARE

NFL suspends Fred Davis indefinitely for violating substance abuse policy
He was suspended for the final four games of the 2011 season after he failed a drug test when training camps resumed after a four-month lockout. A report by CBS Sports last month indicated that Davis was facing a six-game suspension to start the coming … Read more on Washington Times

Joe Avellone Understands Substance Abuse More Than Most
Having already conveyed plans to create a cabinet-level position aptly referred to as the Office of Recovery, substance abuse was not initially a campaign platform Joe saw himself advocating for; prescription drug use specifically, he told us, had … Read more on BostInno

Mind control: Alcohol, drug addiction stew in the brain
"Every drug of abuse has its own receptors that it acts on," said addiction specialist Dr. Joseph Beck, head of the addiction program at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey. "What they all have in … Long-term recovery can take a few tries. "On … Read more on nwitimes.com