It's one step at a time at 5K Walk for Recovery at Mercer County Park
WEST WINDSOR—While on the road to recovery from drug or alcohol dependence, many choose the mantra “Take it one step at a time.” … He mentioned one patient in particular who was pulled out of a treatment center in Florida due to probation violation. Read more on The Times, Trenton – NJ.com

Treating Prescription Opioid Dependence
There are several well-established methods for measuring baseline severity of opioid dependence, such as the Addiction Severity Index (ASI)7 and the Michigan Assessment-Screening Test for Alcohol and Drugs.8 These assess drug and alcohol use severity … Read more on JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Biotie: Selincro enters the market in France
Selincro is indicated for the reduction of alcohol consumption in adult patients with alcohol dependence who have a high drinking risk level (>60 g/day for men, >40 g/day for women) without physical withdrawal symptoms and who do not require immediate … Read more on NASDAQ

West Side groups begin working to solve heroin problem
By the time he was 12-years-old, he said he was an everyday drinker. "I enjoyed the effects produced by alcohol. I wanted to feel that all the time," he said. "It's a disease that latches hold of people, and it doesn't take long. It's fast." His … Read more on Cincinnati.com