Some residents want Charleroi Suboxone clinic closed
With a limited number of addiction treatment centers and a growing heroin epidemic, a Suboxone clinic in Charleroi is at risk of closing. A case in Washington … day care center. “Trust me I am all about drug addicts getting help, but it can't be by a … Read more on Observer-Reporter

Brookfield grads share stories of drug addiction to spare others
Brookfield CARES, a substance abuse and suicide prevention organization, will be hosting "Courageous Kids Dare to Discuss Drugs" in which former students discuss their battle with substance abuse and road to recovery. The program will be held during … Read more on Danbury News Times

'Addiction' is a combination of entertainment and intervention
There's a love addict who ignores her children, a sugar abuser, a gambler who can't walk away from a sure thing, a social media junkie, and a few drug abusers. The characters each employ humor, grief, and reflection to work through their issues, and … Read more on Detroit Metro Times

Speech by feminist blogger canceled after anonymous threat
The man, an enlisted service member, checked into the U.S. Navy's Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program over the summer for alcoholism. While there, doctors realized he was also going through withdrawal from his Google Glass, Dr. Andrew Doan told … Read more on The Week Magazine

S. Ogden neighbors line up to oppose drug rehab center
The nonprofit Horsley Foundation and STEPS Recovery Center recently purchased the property, pending city approval of a conditional use permit that would allow 64 potential clients to live on the closed campus. … The U.S. Department of Justice lists … Read more on Standard-Examiner

FDA Prescription Drug Abuse Plan Hits – and Misses – the Mark
He is CEO of Elements Behavioral Health, a network of mental health and addiction treatment centers that includes an adolescent rehab at Right Step as well as Promises, The Ranch, The Recovery Place, The Sexual Recovery Institute, Clarity Way, Journey … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

'Cost of Addiction Rehab Increases, Yet Relapse Rate Stays the Same,' Says …
Even though the cost of drug addiction rehab is rising by leaps and bounds every year, the benefits offered by many rehab centers in the US or Canada is of dubious value. Especially for short-term drug rehab programs, relapse rates remain astonishingly … Read more on Motor E magazine

New grief group for loved ones of those lost to heroin
His addiction, his father explained, started when a person who owed his son money gave him oxycodone instead. While in a rehabilitation facility to battle his painkiller addiction, he learned to shoot up heroin, his father said. After stints at other … Read more on The Journal News / Lohud.com

Glen Park area residents shoot down addiction rehab facility 0
A plan to build a drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation centre in southern Leduc County was killed before it even got off the ground. A large group of riled up residents of the Glen Park area of south Leduc County, north and west of Wizard Lake … Read more on Leduc Representative

Ministry aims to help addicts in recovery
Celebrate Recovery, an international ministry and support group for addicts who are trying to recover, is a 12-step program based on biblical principals, according to Kennedy, senior pastor. The program is not limited to any one type of addiction, but … Read more on Jacksonville Daily News

Drug Addiction Treatment Centers Becomes Brainwashing Center
Following the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policy to abolish forced labor camps Drug Addiction Treatment Centers (DATC) have been established. Currently, the DATC in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province has become a 'brainwashing center. Read more on New Tang Dynasty Television

Lorcet Withdrawal and Lorcet Detox

Bullying: A Problem That Starts and Ends at Home
He is CEO of Elements Behavioral Health, a network of mental health and addiction treatment centers that includes an adolescent rehab at Right Step as well as Promises, The Ranch, The Recovery Place, The Sexual Recovery Institute, Clarity Way, Journey … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

What's happening this week in Mansfield area
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA). Thursdays, 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, 29 North Main …. Overeaters Anonymous is a 12-step program for recovering from compulsive overeating. There are no dues; no fees and no weigh-ins. Meetings are … Read more on Wicked Local Norton

12-Step Programs Lose Validity, Chapters Capistrano Offers Addiction Recovery …
In the alcoholism and drug addiction circles, recovery has often hinged on the infamous 12-step program; a systematic structure that has become popular among sobriety support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous. However, Chapters Capistrano and … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Arrest of 49ers' Aldon Smith Makes San Francisco Anything but Above Reproach
Smith played in the game and then entered rehab afterward. That'll teach him. He is also currently facing … Not sure what alcohol has to do with alleged illegal possession of an Armalite AR10-T .308 caliber rifle, a Bushmaster ACR rifle and a … Read more on Bleacher Report

Chad Michael Murray On 'Chosen' Season 3 And His Dark Journey
On July 24, 2007, less than two-weeks after she left her 45-day stay at Promises, Lohan was pulled over by police and arrested on five counts, including driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on a suspended license and possession of narcotics … Read more on Huffington Post Canada

Passages Malibu Marks Alcohol Awareness Month
“In our clinical experience at Passages, young people with unresolved traumatic experiences or mental health issues are particularly at risk for becoming dependent on alcohol,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. “As a … Read more on PR Web (press release)

New Study Reveals Anti-Anxiety Meds Raise Risk of Death
“Prescription medication can be misused just as easily as illegal drugs or alcohol,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. “Our treatment team focuses on transitioning our clients away from mind-altering substances, so they … Read more on PR Web (press release)

For Northern Cebu's Yolanda-hit areas: Ping to ask PNoy to do rehab ASAP
Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery Secretary Panfilo Lacson (4th from right), Department of Education Secretary Armin Luistro (2nd from right) and Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III (5th from right) led yesterday's burial of a time … Read more on Philippine Star