Teenage victim of axe attack that killed three members of her family out of …
A teenage girl seriously injured in a brutal axe attack in South Africa that killed three members of a Perth family has been moved to a rehabilitation centre. Sixteen-year-old Marli van Breda suffered brain injuries and a severed jugular in an attack … Read more on 9news.com.au

Anger brewing over North Vancouver group home
… reschedule after attendance swelled well above the Parkgate Community Centre's meeting room capacity. Turning Point Recovery Society is hoping to build a nine-bed home for men recovering from drug and alcohol addiction on a vacant lot on Windridge … Read more on North Shore News

Burton Addiction Centre model to be mirrored at new Cannock recovery house
THE Burton Addiction Centre is to offer its support and expertise in the development of a new recovery house. Staffordshire County Council recognises the Burton centre as one of the best rehabilitation services in the country, and wants to duplicate … Read more on Burton Mail

Alcohol: 'a significant issue everywhere'
Initiatives to assist students in recovering from alcohol addiction are becoming increasingly common in universities throughout the country. The Association of Recovery in Higher Education provides education, support and resources for … Students with … Read more on Duke Chronicle

Pharmalot, Pharmalittle: We're Reading About Johnson & Johnson, Alcoholism …
Drugmakers aiming to tackle alcoholism, a condition that affects 17 million Americans, may have a smoother path to market under an FDA proposal to guide development of treatments, Bloomberg News writes. Drugs to treat alcoholism may now gain approval … Read more on Wall Street Journal (blog)

Alcoholics and addicts lie, it's part of their disease
More knowledge of the warning signs and complexities of alcoholism and addictions are desperately needed, along with more treatment centers and helping professionals who specialize in substance abuse and an evidence-based approach to replace the … Read more on Baltimore Sun

Former Canton woman sentenced on three counts of heroin delivery
It begins with at least eight months of regular state prison, followed by custody in a drug/alcohol addiction center, followed by restricted living in a residential program. The prison administration must be satisfied that the prisoner has made … Read more on Towanda Daily Review

John Galliano Reflects on His New Role Helming Maison Martin Margiela
The rabbi coached Galliano on the tenets of Judaism as an element of his rehabilitation after the designer's meteoric glory burned out ignominiously in an alcoholic blur in a smoky café in the Marais where, in 2011, he was filmed hurling anti-Semitic … Read more on Vogue.com

Drink up and pay up: Lawmakers propose charging more for alcoholic drinks in …
… alcoholic drinks at a higher rate than soft drinks. But under a proposal by a trio of Paterson lawmakers, bar and restaurant customers in the state's urban centers would pay even more for stiff drinks. … The money would be put towards the Alcohol … Read more on NJ.com

Lancaster County Drug & Alcohol Commission present rehab budget
The Lancaster County Drug & Alcohol Commission presented its rehab budget on Wednesday at the County Government Center. The county ran through its budget for in-patient treatment just five months into its fiscal year. Officials say this is a result of … Read more on FOX43.com

Student drug testing offered for Struthers students
Also being added to the curriculum this Spring will be lessons about the medical effects of drug and alcohol addiction through a program called "BRAINWORKS". Taught in all science classes, the curriculum is aligned with the new state standards and … Read more on WFMJ

Focus on Health
Family Addiction Education Program: When someone is addicted to drugs or alcohol, the disease affects the entire family. Each month, PRO-ACT (Pennsylvania Recovery Organization–Achieving Community Together) hosts a Family Addiction Education … Read more on Daily Local News

Addiction programs for incarcerated included state budget
Statistics show that about 10 percent of inmates who get alcohol and drug treatment later return to prison, compared with about 27 percent of those who don't get treatment. The change pushed by Kasich would shift responsibility for inmate-recovery … Read more on Columbus Dispatch

Son gets probation for threatening mother
In exchange for his guilty plea, Ciccarone, 26, was sentenced to two years' probation, ordered to undergo a drug and alcohol evaluation, and must continue his current treatment. He also must spend 20 days on electronic home confinement and complete 80 … Read more on Daily Local News

Paris Hilton's Brother Conrad Checked Into Rehab After Mid-Flight Outburst
Sources connected to Conrad tell TMZ that shortly after the incident last summer, he voluntarily checked into a 30-day inpatient drug and alcohol treatment program. Appearing in court on Tuesday afternoon, Conrad was ordered to surrender his passport … Read more on AceShowbiz

AAC Holdings, Inc. Expands De Novo Pipeline with Hospital Entry in Southern …
American Addiction Centers is a leading provider of inpatient substance abuse treatment services. We treat adults as well as adolescents who are struggling with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and co-occurring mental/behavioral health issues. We … Read more on MarketWatch

Time Running Out to Relocate Western Mass. Alcohol Center
Today, all eyes focused on the alcohol treatment program and what needs to be done to keep it operating somewhere else. The Western Mass. Correctional Alcohol Center treats addicted offenders from the four western Mass. counties, as well as Worcester … Read more on abc40

Utah's Chief Justice urges lawmakers to fund more drug and
SALT LAKE CITY — During his annual State of the Judiciary Address Monday, Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant urged Utah lawmakers to provide adequate resources for drug or alcohol treatment or mental health treatment to all offenders who need it. Read more on Standard-Examiner

Proposed Ohio budget boosts addictions treatment for inmates
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-siks) proposed $ 72 billion budget would boost the number of state workers helping prison inmates beat drug and alcohol addiction. The proposal shifts such treatment from the state prisons agency to the … Read more on The Olympian