Philip Seymour Hoffman's diaries reveal late actor was 'caught in between' two …
The actor Philip Seymour Hoffman revealed in private diaries shortly before his death that he was trapped in a love triangle between the mother of his three children and a new girlfriend, according to reports. The star reportedly wrote that he was … Read more on National Post

Philip Seymour Hoffman kept diaries about his battle to stay sober.
The late actor, who was found dead in his apartment in New York City from an apparent heroin overdose on February 2, wrote detailed accounts about his struggle to control his "demons," drug deals and his desire to stay clean by attending Narcotics … Read more on NZ City

Los Angeles Drug Rehab Center Responds to Recent Hoffman Loss
The Lakehouse Recovery Center provides an array of addiction and alcoholism treatment services including but not limited to: medical detoxification, residential treatment, outpatient treatment resourcing, private and family coaching & therapy and … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Question by Mary From Wyoming: I am looking for help with my drug abusing drunk husband!?
I asked a question the other day and I got many responses, I was surprised! now I have decided to put my husband into an alcohol treatment center in iowa. can anyone recommend one? It must not be a co-ed facility, I do not want him around other women who are drunks, that will just encourage him, so, what is a good all male alcoholism treatment center?

Best answer:

Answer by Jo
Don’t know if a center, but I know of something for you. Read this. http://jocelynstorm.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/loving-an-addicted-person/

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Midwives leave one in four alone in labour: Appalling treatment of mothers-to …
One in four new mothers were left alone by midwives when they were in labour, the NHS watchdog has revealed. Some were forced to give birth on the floor in waiting rooms, having earlier been told not to come in as they were 'not in enough pain'. Read more on Daily Mail

'Cruel and vicious' treatment of cattle in Gaza sparks Labor call to ban exports
Labor has called for the suspension of selected animal export licences in the wake of harrowing new footage of “cruel and vicious” treatment of Australian cattle in Gaza. The footage, filmed by local civilians and uploaded to YouTube, shows cattle tied … Read more on The Guardian

Geme Mutation Potential Target for Diagnosis, Treatment of Insulinoma
Dec. 11, 2013 — Chinese researchers from Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, BGI and other institutes identified the recurrent T372R mutation in the transcription factor YY1 (Yin Yang 1) are related with insulinoma … Read more on Science Daily (press release)

Question by Maryy: What percent of rehabilitated people actually are cured?
ok so this is for a project….
does anyone know what percent of rehabilitated people get out and dont do the same mistake agian??? (i.e.- they would use drugs daily, went to rehab, then when they got out they quit completly)
i searched yahoo, google, and ask jeeves. i did all of my project and this is just a small part of it wich isnt really gonna be graded so keep your useless coments to yourself

Best answer:

Answer by raysny
Rehabs often claim amazing results, but the reality is less than spectacular.

According to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_addiction
“The effectiveness of alcoholism treatments varies widely. When considering the effectiveness of treatment options, one must consider the success rate based on those who enter a program, not just those who complete it. Since completion of a program is the qualification for success, success among those who complete a program is generally near 100%. It is also important to consider not just the rate of those reaching treatment goals but the rate of those relapsing. Results should also be compared to the roughly 5% rate at which people will quit on their own. A year after completing a rehab program, about a third of alcoholics are sober, an additional 40 percent are substantially improved but still drink heavily on occasion, and a quarter have completely relapsed.”

That estimate is based on information from Dr. Mark Willenbring of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and in my opinion, optomistic.

” About 80 percent of addiction patients will relapse, studies suggest, and long-term success rates for treatment are estimated at 10-30 percent.
“The therapeutic community claims a 30 percent success rate, but they only count people who complete the program,” noted Joseph A. Califano Jr., of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. “Seventy to eighty percent drop out in three to six months.” ”
http://www.addictioninfo.org/articles/1633/1/Little-Evidence-that-Costly-Treatment-Programs-Work/Page1.html

90-95% of rehabs in the US are 12step-based. The rest are Scientology or religion-based.

The 12step treatment method has been shown to have about a 5% success rate, the same as no treatment at all:

Although the success rate is the same, AA harms more people than no treatment:
1) Dr. Brandsma found that A.A. increased the rate of binge drinking, and
2) Dr. Ditman found that A.A. increased the rate of rearrests for public drunkenness, and
3) Dr. Walsh found that “free A.A.” made later hospitalization more expensive, and
4) Doctors Orford and Edwards found that having a doctor talk to the patient for just one hour was just as effective as a whole year of A.A.-based treatment.
5) Dr. George E. Vaillant, the A.A. Trustee, found that A.A. treatment was completely ineffective, and raised the death rate in alcoholics. No other way of treating alcoholics produced such a high death rate as did Alcoholics Anonymous.
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-letters85.html

1) http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html#Brandsma
2) http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html#Ditman
3) http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html#Walsh
4) http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html#Orford
5) http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html#Vaillant

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Genetic aberration paves the way for new treatment of cancer disease
Nov. 6, 2013 — Researchers from Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, have characterized a genetic aberration on a group of colorectal cancer patients. The discovery gives hope for a new and efficient treatment of … Read more on Science Daily (press release)

NFL culture again scrutinized because of Richie Incognito's treatment of Miami …
Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito (68) and tackle Jonathan Martin (71) are no longer with the team after Incognito's reported verbal and mental abuse caused Martin to leave the team … and the team to suspend Incognito. (Lynne Sladky, AP file photo). Read more on Plain Dealer

Obama writes post urging equal treatment of gays
Obama writes post urging equal treatment of gays. President Obama is calling on the Senate to pass legislation prohibiting employment discrimination against gays. Loading… Post to Facebook. Obama writes post urging equal treatment of gays on … Read more on WKYC-TV

Question by Eggggpie: Does the line under the newspaper headline need to end in a period?
It is not common that you would see a line under the headline of a newspaper that explains a little further of what the content of the article is about. However, I must include one in my article for an English assignment but I’m not sure whether I need to end it off with a period or not:

“Transplant recipient dies from liver failure after alcohol abuse”

Best answer:

Answer by rejectedzipper
I guess you mean the sub-heading.

Headlines and subs are NOT punctuated except for colons, thus

“Miller to Unions : Drop Dead”

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Action plan to help tackle alcohol abuse
Venues and shops which sell alcohol were also involved and the plan sets out how agencies will work together to cut drink-related hospital admissions, crime and domestic abuse. It follows an alcohol conference held at Nottingham Racecourse in July. Read more on Nottingham Post

Alcoholism Treatment Can Help Some Liver Transplant Patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) — Liver transplant recipients with a history of alcoholism are much less likely to start drinking again if they undergo substance-abuse treatment before and after their transplant, new research finds. And a second … Read more on HealthDay

COUNTIES ARE PREPARING NEW LAWS TO HELP CONTROL DRUGS AND …
Uasin Gishu, Nandi and Elgeyo Marakwet are among the counties which have already began working with NACADA to formulate new policies and laws on the control of drugs and alcohol abuse. William Okedi from NACADA says they are already working on … Read more on The Star