Gamblers Get Less Of A Buzz From Pleasure, Study Finds
disorders in clinical expression, brain origin, comorbidity, physiology, and treatment,” the DSM website says. But this new small study shows that it might be unique in some neurologic ways, too. … “These findings suggest the involvement of the … Read more on TIME

Google Glass user addicted to Internet
SAN DIEGO — When a 31-year-old, local Navy serviceman checked himself into a Point Loma rehabilitation program this summer, it was for an alcohol addiction. But after his doctors picked up on a peculiar tic, they started suspecting another addiction … Read more on U-T San Diego

Downstate Delaware's hidden heroin epidemic
Treatment services are sparse, requiring addicts hitch rides or drive 30 miles to counseling sessions and support group meetings. There are no …. The facility has 16 beds for young adults who get inpatient drug and alcohol treatment for up to six months. Read more on The News Journal

Cured in paradise: Why Aussie addicts are going to rehab in Chiang Mai, Thailand
She's one of the thousands of Australians who have checked themselves into rehab overseas for drug and alcohol addiction. Rehab in Australia is expensive and too close to where an addict's habit can flourish. “I wanted to get out of Australia,” Rosa said. Read more on NEWS.com.au

New Best Drug Rehabilitation Blog Post Looks at 8 Biggest Recovery Mistakes …
“The road to recovery is less of a road and more of a voyage from the addict that someone used to be, towards the sober person they're striving to become,” commented Best Drug Rehabilitation's CEO Per Wickstrom, who struggled with addiction in his youth. Read more on Midland Daily News (blog)

Sheriff candidates offering different visions for department
Battling illegal drug use is a priority for both candidates and Reynolds said if he is re-elected, he will improve cooperation with federal and state law enforcement officials to hit harder at the source of the drug flow in Chicago. "We have to take a … Read more on nwitimes.com

Poor health, depression and substance abuse are leading causes for those who …
To improve the coordination of resources across agencies, the county has established the Coordinating Council on Suicide Prevention, according to Dan Hicks, prevention services manager for Ventura County's Alcohol and Drug Programs Division. The group … Read more on Camarillo Acorn

IPO Preview: ACC Holdings (ACC)
ACC believes it is a leading provider of inpatient substance abuse treatment services for individuals with drug and alcohol addiction. As of August 31, 2014, ACC operated six substance abuse treatment facilities located throughout the United States … Read more on Seeking Alpha (registration)

Christie: The War on Drugs Failed
Instead, those types of drug offenders must submit to mandatory, inpatient treatment. … But, eventually, the friend's addiction to alcohol and prescription painkillers led to a divorce, the loss of his job, the loss of his driver's license and … Read more on Guardian Liberty Voice

Letter: UMass failed to treat addiction as a disease
I currently work as a guidance counselor at William J. Ostiguy High School, an alternative high school in Boston for students in recovery for drug and/or alcohol addiction. Ostiguy … Logan's health and addiction were neglected and his life was viewed … Read more on The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

DUI court showing success; may expand to treat drug addiction
The effort has received wide support throughout the county, with a treatment team made up of Leete, President Judge Stephen Minor, District Attorney Andy Watson, Public Defender Brent Petrosky, members of the probation department, alcohol and drug … Read more on The Wellsboro Gazette

AAC Holdings IPO May Be Addicting To Growth Investors (AAC)
AAC, a provider of inpatient treatment for individuals with drug and alcohol addictions, plans to raise $ 80,500,000 with its upcoming IPO, set for Thursday, 10.2. With reported growth (AAC recently posted positive revenue and net income figures … Read more on Seeking Alpha (registration)

Opinion: Dr. Drew was wrong when he said pot “causes severe addiction”
Jane Coxwell was a residential addictions counselor at one of Canada's most prominent inpatient treatment programs and studied drug and alcohol counselling, social service work and sociology. Her studies included designing and completing a course on … Read more on The Cannabist

Binette backs efforts to open a drug, alcohol treatment facility
The judge who supervises Erie County's adult probation department says he strongly favors the Erie County Health Department's efforts to establish an inpatient treatment program for addicts struggling with drug or alcohol issues. "I'm behind it 100 … Read more on Sandusky Register

Christie preaches drug treatment over jail, ending mandatory prison terms for …
NEWARK — Speaking before a packed inner city gospel church at an addiction roundtable, Gov. Chris Christie declared making drug and alcohol treatment “more available for everybody” was “part of government's job,” and then wasted no time in assailing … Read more on Hunterdon County Democrat

Most People With Addiction Simply Grow Out of It. Why Is This Widely Denied?
But although I got treatment, I quit at around the age when, according to large epidemiological studies, most people who have diagnosable addiction problems do so—without treatment. The early to mid-20s is also the period when the … not what the … Read more on Pacific Standard

At Eva's Village in Paterson, personal tales ease stigma about addiction
The forum was hosted by Eva's Village and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of New Jersey, a non-profit based in Robbinsville that advocates for people living with drug or alcohol addiction. Tuesday was the last day of National … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Gateway CEO Rallies Alcohol & Drug Rehab Industry to Reach More Patients
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers provide substance abuse treatment services for adults and adolescents at drug treatment centers throughout Illinois and the St. Louis Metro East area. Gateway's outpatient and residential treatment centers are … Read more on The Edwardsville Intelligencer

Macon dinners to foster family dining
Research shows children of hands-on parents are less likely to succumb to peer pressure leading to smoking or abusing alcohol or drugs, according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. The organization started national Family Day on … Read more on Macon Telegraph (blog)

Marion VA hosts town hall
He touched on initiatives the center is working on including expanded hours, adding more providers and improving phone services. Concerns from the audience included the treatment of veterans overcoming drug and alcohol addiction, the origin of the … Read more on The Southern