Similar cases yield very different results in Wisconsin prison system
That means Whiteside could have been set free after about 12 years, and will likely have to be released after about 31. He has …. Another roadblock Whiteside faces is that he must complete a substance abuse treatment program before he can be released. Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Legal marijuana may have unintended consequences
Ironically, treatment centers such as Serenity Lane stand to benefit from the election results. It's not uncommon at all for us to see marijuana addiction among our patients who come in for treatment for alcoholism, prescription drug and/or opiate … Read more on The Register-Guard

Lincoln Park students hear how childhood trauma can result in addiction
By the time he was discharged in 1994, he was institutionalized in maximum security at a Veterans Administration hospital, where he was treated for alcoholism and bipolar disorder. It was during that treatment that he discovered his own self. "You have … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Houston sobering center turns to public for help
The vans are part of what substance abuse professionals call the "warm handoff" principle, the idea that a person who agrees to get help should be quickly shepherded to a detox or treatment center, whatever the next step might be, without pause and … Read more on Houston Chronicle