Substance Abuse Helpline Improving Lives of Addicts in Pittsburgh, PA
LIGHTNING RELEASES 12/04/14 — Too many people in Pittsburgh, PA struggle with substance abuse every day. The vicious cycle of drug and alcohol addiction has long been a major concern. For many years, very little information on drug rehab was … Read more on Ticker Report

Beyond the sectarian fighting lies Myanmar's dark drugs problem
Even on the campus of Myitkyina University, used syringes spill out of metal garbage bins marked with signs urging users to properly dispose of drug paraphernalia to avoid the spread of infections like HIV. More needles litter the rocky banks of the … Read more on CNN

Bronx Nursing Home Tackles Baby Boomer Addiction
Experts said a focus on elderly addicts is increasingly needed as the population grows. A 2009 study in the journal Addiction found that because of the large size "and high substance abuse rate" of the baby-boom generation, the number of Americans over … Read more on NBC New York