Mindfulness therapy helps prevent drug and alcohol relapse
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A treatment program incorporating mindfulness meditation is better over the long term than traditional approaches at preventing relapses of drug and alcohol abuse, according to a new study. One year after treatment for … Read more on WHBL Sheboygan

Community Notes
Integrity House, a nationally recognized substance abuse rehabilitation center, will host its annual Golf Classic on May 19. The event will take place at the Mountain Ridge Country Club, 713 Passaic Ave., Caldwell. The event will benefit Integrity … Read more on The Jersey Journal

'Significant' oil spill closes US ship channel
Fewer than 10 oiled birds had been found and recovered for transfer to a wildlife rehabilitation center as of Sunday afternoon, according to the Coast Guard. The Texas General … Some black tar-like globs, along with a dark line of a sticky, oily … Read more on Beaumont Enterprise

Spate of heroin ODs in Camden
… a disturbing new relationship between the doctor's office, pharmacy and back-alley drug pusher.” The report's numbers are stark. The state has seen a nearly 700 percent increase in admission to substance abuse treatment programs over the past decade. Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post