Neuroscience: Rewiring the brain
Sullivan's research suggests that people recovering from alcohol addiction manage to work around brain damage; in other words, their brains find ways of accomplishing tasks by avoiding using damaged areas and they start to regain their working memory. Read more on Nature.com

Blood pressure medication could prevent alcohol, drug addiction
Now, more and more regard addiction as a brain rewiring problem, and that relapse during recovery can be triggered by encounters with environmental cues that have become strongly associated with the addictive substance. Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov … Read more on Medical News Today

Genesis Recovery Kentucky Center to serve men with addiction in Eastern …
Ground has been broken in Grayson for the new Genesis Recovery Kentucky Center, a 100-bed center, which will provide supportive housing and peer-to-peer support services to help men to recover from substance abuse and restore opportunities for them … Read more on KyForward.com

Rick Scott Signs HB 21 Substance Abuse Services into Law, Sober Living …
Harbor Village Detox is a drug and alcohol addiction treatment center offering Miami-Dade rehab and recovery services. The addiction treatment facility welcomes the voluntary certification legislation. They believe the distinction is important to root … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Phoenix House director, addict-turned-advocate, honored for helping others …
He received treatment for substance abuse and was placed in recovery at Phoenix House. He became a certified drug counselor in 1985 and again in 1994 before becoming the executive director of Phoenix House. Phoenix House serves 40 recovering … Read more on Tuscaloosa News (subscription)

A painful problem: Haywood teams up to fight prescription drug abuse
Recently recovered from rotator cuff surgery, Haywood County Sheriff Greg Christopher hasn't popped a single prescription pain pill since the operation. Instead, he's been using a combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen, over-the-counter … She was … Read more on Smoky Mountain News

After Losing Son To Drugs, Hotel Exec Starts National Group To Combat Addiction
But after losing his son, Mendell began to rethink the meaning of success and what his life was all about. In 2012, Mendell left his career of 25 years to start a national organization to combat drug and alcohol addiction. The group is called … Read more on CTNow

Exhibition explores art and substance abuse recovery
A new exhibition highlights how exploring ceramic materials, methods and processes can be a catalyst for positive change for people in recovery from substance abuse. Typecast-Manchester, at the Manchester School of Art, until May 29, features works and … Read more on Care Appointments

Recovering alcoholic Mike McKenzie looks to set up men-only support group in …
A LONGHILL resident wants to start a community group for men dealing with drug addiction and mental health problems on the estate. Recovering alcoholic Mike McKenzie hopes to launch the men-only support group to help those struggling with depression, … Read more on Hull Daily Mail

Drug Rehab Nashville Releases New Website Connecting Drug and Alcohol …
Drug Rehab Nashville Releases New Website Connecting Drug and Alcohol Addicts with Information on Getting Treatment in Nashville, TN. Drug Rehab Nashville is a full service inpatient medical detox and addiction rehabilitation center for victims of … Read more on PR Web (press release)

City must put toilets, showers on Soledad Street now
The area has become a cauldron of human despair, mental illness and drug and alcohol addiction. That's why we can't just go on doing … These people also need mental health and substance abuse treatment and rehab. And, eventually, they will need to be … Read more on The Salinas Californian

Will Schick: Anti-GMO elitists stand in way of food aid
Shoeless Joe Jackson was not the first and Tom Brady will not be the last to stink up the place — keep your eye on young sensation “Johnny Football” Manziel, currently in drug rehab and already gunning for the Scumbag Hall of Fame. There are … Read more on Galesburg Register-Mail

A new drug and alcohol addiction recovery program opens in Yanceyville
New Directions Now is a faith based addiction recovery program started two years ago at Lively Stones Baptist Church in Pelham. The newly opened second site in Yanceyville marks their ongoing success. Alice and her husband, Paul, use the former … Read more on Caswell Messenger

Medford state Rep. Christine Barber hosts film screening on addiction recovery
Medford state Rep. Christine Barber will host a screening of “The Anonymous People,” a documentary about Americans in long-term recovery from drug addiction, at 11 a.m. April 23 at Gardner Auditorium in the Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St., … Read more on Wicked Local Medford

Inside recovery: Mom opens up about drug addiction
A friend suggested she call Susannah's House, a new recovery center specifically for drug addicted moms and their babies. Childcare is available for the mothers. She appreciated that she could continue to be a mom to her 4-month-old child while … Read more on WBIR-TV

Toad art sales benefit addiction recovery program
RACHEL PARKER DICKERSON STAFF PHOTO Artist Linda Flake sits next to a print of her painting "Moonstruck Toad" at Art on the Green. Posters of the artwork will be for sale at the gallery for $ 10 each, with all proceeds benefitting Renewal Ranch. Read more on Log Cabin Democrat

Atlanta – the most unequal city in America
Atlanta claims the dubious title of being the most unequal city in America, according to a new Brookings Institution report, quoted by CNN. The analysis compared the income of the Top 5% of households in a city with that of the bottom 20%, using Census … Read more on Israel Diamond Portal

Bobbi Kristina Brown latest update; Her aunt, grandma will become millionaires
Renowned singer and actor Whitney Houston's daughter, she remains on the life support at a rehab facility in Atlanta. Don't get confused about this rehab facility with any other rehab center where people's drug or alcohol addictions are treated. At the … Read more on Northern Voices Online

Amber Joy Vinson released from Atlanta hospital; doctors say aggressive …
But after the successful treatment of Dallas nurse Amber Joy Vinson and other patients, that thinking is changing, Emory University Medical Director Dr. Bruce Ribner said. Doctors believe that aggressive treatment can be used to help even the most … Read more on The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com

NFL investigates Georgia Dome noise
Atlanta has been accused of piping in the noise while the opposing team was huddling, trying to call its play. Some around the … The exact nature of Manziel's treatment is unclear, but the facility that treated him specializes in drug and alcohol … Read more on ESPN