Homemakers book club
Lunch and learn will be from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday at the Shelby County Public Library, 309 8th St. The legal documents, estate and long term care planning program will be presented by John Dotson, attorney, Elder Care of Louisville. Bring your … Read more on Shelbyville Sentinel News

Kiambu Needs Alcohol Rehab Centre, Says MP
"Our youth are getting carried away by alcohol and drugs. We are wondering who will implement Vision 2030 if we are losing our children to these substances. We therefore request our leaders to build a public rehabilitation centre in the county,". Read more on The Star

Former Westford selectman guilty to drug charges
Crane sentenced Romeo, an attorney, to one year of probation, with a substance-abuse evaluation and treatment if necessary, and no alcohol. But Romeo, who continues to deny the drugs found in his truck last December were his, describes his arrest and … Read more on The Sun

Ex-Sen. Dawson gets rehab for drug violation
MIAMI (AP) — Former state Sen. Mandy Dawson has been ordered into a residential treatment program after violating probation because of cocaine use. U.S. District Judge Robert Scola also sentenced Dawson on Monday to time served for violating her … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

Street Fair Held for New Recovery Center Opening
TJ's is a not-for-profit safe place for kids and teens to recover with peers after drug or alcohol rehab. The new …… River Valley Credit Union, FOX45, and ABC22 recognize the good deeds of people and organizations who make the Miami Valley a better … Read more on WKEF ABC 22

Helping Young Addicts: TJ's Place of Hope Plans Second Location
Helping Young Addicts: TJ's Place of Hope Plans Second Location. WEST CARROLLTON– Reports often capture numbers and details of heroin overdose deaths and addiction rates in the Miami Valley, but what's being done about the root of the issue– kids … Read more on WRGT TV Fox 45

Justin Bieber takes plea deal to end DUI case
Although Bieber has never been charged with a felony crime or a drug charge — and he has never been in drug or alcohol rehab — the judge compared the singer to actor Robert Downey Jr. when he was young. Altfield said that Downey got into trouble … Read more on KPRC Houston

Sports agate — August 14, 2014
1 Da Vinci Art (C. Huckabone III) 2-1 3-X-X2 I Saw Red (Capizzano) 3-1 5-6-23 Little Town Malone (Johnston) 9-2 4-6-54 Hurrikanekeelynora (Bailey) 5-1 5-X-X5 Won Ideal Night (H. Okusko Jr) 8-1 X-X-X6 Bettor Twilight (Zombick Jr) 8-1 7-X-X7 Cheap Wine … Read more on Rome Sentinel

Proposed homeless shelter sparks controversy in Central El Paso
Fear and compassion clashed at a community meeting Wednesday evening regarding a plan to move a homeless shelter into the Houston Park area just north of Downtown El Paso. More than 100 people attended the standing-room only meeting at the Pat O'Rourke … Read more on El Paso Times

Sudden loss of Robin Williams stuns Hollywood
Williams made at least two trips to rehab for drug treatment, including a visit this summer, and he underwent heart surgery in 2009. Williams, born in Chicago on July 21, 1951, studied theater at Juilliard School before taking his stand up act to … Read more on KPRC Houston

Official: Robin Williams hanged himself with belt
Nieder said she wasn't close to Williams and his family, but she still felt comfortable enough to approach him and ask him about his latest stint in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. "He was very open about it," Nieder said. "He told me he was doing well." Read more on KATC Lafayette News

Sheriff official: Robin Williams hanged himself
Nieder said she wasn't close to Williams and his family, but she still felt comfortable enough to approach him and ask him about his latest stint in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. "He was very open about it," Nieder said. "He told me he was doing well.". Read more on KATC Lafayette News

Rural Health Services Outreach Program
Treatment and Education D04RH23582 Hospital Service Delhi LA Not to exceed District No. 1-A of the $ 25,000 . Parish of … D04RH23557 Armstrong-Indiana Drug Shelocta PA Not to exceed and Alcohol Commission, $ 25,000 . Inc D04RH26834 Community … Read more on Insurance News Net

After revival by Narcan, some left severely disabled
Heroin deaths across the country have soared: from 2011 to 2012, they rose 200 percent in Louisiana, 60 percent in Ohio and 300 percent in Maine. … "The ones who survive that I have taken care of — many are in a minimally conscious state or a … Read more on Worcester Telegram

Cuomo Studies Options For Use Of .2 Billion Budget Surplus
The administration said the windfall from the Paribas penalty will be used to help limit annual spending growth to less than 2 percent, not on special one-time programs or projects. And $ 298 million from that settlement will go into a special fund for … Read more on CBS Local

5 Realities of College Life Every Parent Needs to Know
Many students report drinking to relax, manage stress or forget about problems. … Yet many schools have a dire shortage of qualified treatment professionals that has only worsened as a result of recent budget cuts in mental health programs. Why are … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Iran opens first state-run alcohol rehab center
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has opened the country's first, state-run rehab and treatment center for alcoholism, an Iranian semi-official news agency reported on Friday. According to the report by ISNA, the center was inaugurated at the Tehran University … Read more on Post-Bulletin

Poorly Defined Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Used to Blame, Criminalize Mothers
Because fetal alcohol syndrome is difficult to treat (and the small treatment programs that exist are underfunded), public health programming has focused mostly on convincing pregnant women not to drink. But part of the tension inherent in any … Read more on RH Reality Check

Sheriff's office eyed as million drug treatment center
In addition, the move would allow McKinley Hall, a drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation facility in Springfield, to establish Clark County's only women's residential drug treatment center. It would also result in the sheriff's detectives and … Read more on Springfield News Sun

A vision for family-centric addict rehab
She wanted to know whether the brand-new alcoholism and addiction treatment center in rural Cumberland County, N.J., could help her husband. Seabrook cofounder Margaret "Peg" Diehl gave the visitor the answer she'd learned by heart in the 1960s, … Read more on Philly.com

Dallas Drug Treatment Centers Invites New Patients to Seek Alcohol and Drug …
Very few offered long-term, residential alcohol rehab treatment services. Medicaid, for various reasons, was unable in the past to provide treatment for drug addiction. Thankfully, this is no longer the case and people living in Dallas can now receive … Read more on PRunderground