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

Prescription Drug Use on the Rise With Teens
The National Institute on Drug Abuse says every day an average of 2,000 teens use prescription drugs without a doctor's guidance for the first time. From there, the results are staggering, with nearly 15-percent of high school seniors reporting non … Read more on NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

France is the Latest Nation Grappling With Online Drinking Game
According to 2011 statistics from the French Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 53 percent of 17 year olds reported having engaged in binge-drinking (consuming five or more drinks in one sitting) during the previous month. The National … Read more on Boise Weekly

Desert base, deadly highway
Other deaths were caused by illness, training accidents, on-duty vehicle crashes, drownings, drug use and homicide. One Marine was shot to death during a drunken altercation with Palm Springs police. …. drinking and alcohol abuse. According to a 2012 … Read more on Marine Corps Times

Medical marijuana research hampered by Federal rules
First, she had to apply to the Department of Health and Human Services to purchase the research-grade samples from the one farm in the United States — housed at the University of Mississippi and managed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse — that … Read more on Standard-Examiner

Miel de Botton: 'Singing has always been my secret dream'
In her bedroom – first in Switzerland and later, after her parents moved to the UK, in London – she would spend hours listening to Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison in-between writing poetry and pretending to conduct in front of the mirror. Music was … Read more on Daily Mail

Movies: 'Ernest & Celestine'
It also lacks the heroic proportions and poetry of “300,” mainly thanks to a less impressive cast and murky, forgettable script. Sullivan … 91 minutes; not rated, but with drug and alcohol abuse, sex, vandalism and profanity worthy of an R. — Roger … Read more on Ventura County Star

Surprisingly sophisticated rap lyrics
It's a reference to a well-known trend in ancient Greek poetry and literature: the invocation of the Muse. Migos is calling upon the inspirational … This is frankly the most artful satirization of recreational drug use that I have ever heard. Young … Read more on Johns Hopkins News-Letter

North Shore News in Brief
“Get to Know the Festival Poets,” a program at the Peabody Institute Library, will discuss the work of poets who will be featured at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival, which will be held in Salem from May 2 to 4. Led by poet and Salem State … Al-Anon … Read more on The Salem News

Narconon Freedom Center Releasing New Information on Alcohol Abuse During …
Narconon Freedom Center drug rehab program is kicking off their national campaign for Alcohol Awareness Month this April to educate people on the dangers of alcohol and prevent alcohol abuse. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Florida Medical Care: Mental Health Is Priority
However, mental health treatment and drug and alcohol rehabilitation have been kept at tight funding levels through the recession and recovery years, even as surpluses began to appear. Funding could have been worse, mental health officials concede, but … Read more on The Ledger

Harford County Office of Drug Control Policy, Partners Supply Funding for …
Bel Air, MD) – The Harford County Office of Drug Control Policy in partnership with the Harford County Narcotics Task Force; The Homecoming Project, a certified inpatient treatment facility located in Bel Air; and Addictions Connection Resources (ACR … Read more on The Dagger

Clarissa Dickson Wright, respected cook and co-star of BBC's 'Two Fat Ladies …
Her father also left, freeing the mother and daughter from ongoing physical abuse. Her parents eventually divorced. Molly Dickson … At 40, Ms. Dickson Wright emerged sober from 10 weeks at an addiction treatment center. After months of clean living … Read more on Washington Post

Fort Lauderdale Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility Announces Family Night …
Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cornerstone Recovery Center provides individualized addiction treatment for those suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction and other forms of substance abuse. Cornerstone, a drug and alcohol rehab center, is … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Dauphin County to make drug/alcohol counseling available to school students
In an effort to make sure help is available for teens dealing with a drug or alcohol abuse problem, Dauphin County Commissioners are working with county school districts to make counselors available to meet privately with students during the school day … Read more on Patriot-News

Question by cool.panamania: How did that lady die in the airport ?
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I just heard on the news that she was strangled when she tried to get out of her handcuffs. I don’t know if it was an accident or not.

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Local news is safe: Turnbull
… in a major decision yesterday. Wasted: The SMH reports the government has paid nearly a million dollars to cover its sudden axing of Australia's peak drug and alcohol body, documents reveal. … Nepotism denied: The Canberra Times reports federal … Read more on The Australian

Destined to Stereotype? How the Mind's Gift for Grouping Gets Us Into Trouble
Among the research is the examination of implicit associations regarding mental health, including self-esteem, anxiety, alcohol use, eating disorders, depression and more. Visitors to the Project Implicit site can even gauge their own hidden biases … Read more on Huffington Post

Lawmakers urge alcohol curbs on minors
Abuse of alcohol can have severe consequences for individuals and society as a whole, said Romana Jordan, a Slovenian MEP from the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), who co-authored the resolution. "Alcohol abuse has a number of societal … Read more on EurActiv

Kesha moves to Los Angeles after rehab
… has moved to Los Angeles following her stint in rehab. The 'Timber' hitmaker finished her treatment for an eating disorder at the Timberline Knolls centre earlier this week, and has now decided to make a fresh start by moving from Tennessee to … Read more on Castanet.net