Kiwi mum sticks by cancer stance
"Now that the treatment's finished he's making a recovery. … Roberts, 38, lost a legal battle to stop her son receiving radiotherapy treatment, which she believed would cause Neon to suffer long-term harm, after the removal of the tumour in October 2012. Read more on Ninemsn

Court fights addiction
The program consists of a weekly regimen of meetings, activities and classes, plus drug and alcohol tests. / James … PORT CLINTON — Ottawa County Common Pleas Court Judge Bruce Winters' new drug court, which began in November, has five participants … Read more on Port Clinton News Herald

Super Bowl pomp countered by retired NFL players' painkiller abuse
By the time he was 24 and trying to catch on with the Detroit Lions as a defensive tackle, he was living with chronic back spasms and the after-effects of knee surgery. His knee constantly swelled with fluid and required repeated draining to at least … Read more on The Star-Ledger

Ex-users help heroin addicts out of death spiral
It's a facility funded by taxpayers through the county Alcohol Drug and Mental Health board. Soper oversees about 30 … The recovery from heroin addiction is long-term, said Rebecca Mason, CHC's director of outpatient services. Some patients have been … Read more on Sioux City Journal (blog)