Alcohol & Drug Rehab Saguenay Launches Program to Help Adolescents Stop …
A Saguenay alcohol and drug rehab center is launching a program to help adolescents stop LSD addiction through services available at Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. Information from a Government of Canada website indicates that LSD "is a hallucinogen … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Justin Bieber: Jars of Weed and Rude Texts…Not
Not only did police allegedly find weed and enough bongs in the house to excite a pre-treatment Amanda Bynes, law enforcement officials also found some cell phone evidence that would make most 19 year-old's blush. If reports are to be … This latest … Read more on Guardian Liberty Voice

Drug awareness poster contest draws 43 entries
All students were eligible to participate in "Drug Abuse: What Parents Should Know and Do," a competition to raise awareness and spread information about drug abuse prevention. The poster contest is sponsored by Frederick County Public Schools, the … Read more on Frederick News Post (subscription)

Amanda Bynes Agrees to Therapy for Marijuana Case
After being detained over the summer for starting a fire in a residential driveway, Bynes was placed in the psychiatric wing of UCLA Medical Center and then moved to a Malibu rehab center in September. She was released in December from that treatment … Read more on ABC News

Lindsay Lohan risks being out on her OWN
LiLo granted her first interview to Oprah last August, just days after being discharged from Cliffside Malibu, a ritzy drug and alcohol rehab facility known for catering to the rich and famous. A major element of Oprah's big get included a reported … Read more on New York Daily News

Tips for Sticking to Your Resolutions in 2014
In the spirit of turning over a new leaf, Passages Malibu, a healing sanctuary of addiction treatment in coastal Southern California, has issued a list of tips for individuals committed to breaking free of the habits and dependence that may have … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Seriously Mentally Ill: Moving Away from Institutions to the Community
In the period from 1993 to 2003, the cost of treatment for the mentally ill has shifted from hospitals to drug treatment. The National Institute of Mental Health's website notes, “the percentage … According to Treatment Advocacy Center, “Eight states … Read more on Decoded Science

Trying To Make Sense Of This Whole Shia LaBeouf Plagiarizing Fiasco
Like, say, when Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. because “Ghostbusters” sounded too much like “I Want a New Drug.” If I listen to both of those songs back …. Celebrity Photos: December 2013. Amanda Bynes headed to outpatient rehab with her mom on Dec. Read more on Huffington Post

Dr. Janet Rowley, cancer genetics pioneer and mentor to women scientists, dies …
The result, he said is that, with what used to be fatal diseases, can now be treated on an outpatient basis with drugs taken orally. “It was the very first effective targeted therapy in a human cancer,” Larson said. The reason it took so long between … Read more on ModernHealthcare.com

Question by Skull Boy: Does anyone know of any free drug/alcohol rehabs in So Cal?
I have a nephew that has a really bad alcohol and speed addiction. He’s been in the emergency room several times over the past two years and almost died the last time. He needs to go a rehab center, but the family can’t afford it. Does anyone know of any free rehab centers in So Cal? He lives in Victorville CA, but will travel if needed. It needs to be a place where he can stay. Out patient won’t work for him I’m afraid.

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Answer by shawniewap
Wow, this is a bad situation. I went to inpatient treatment for alcohol a couple of years ago myself…and I am a completely different person now, thanks to treatment/the desire to heal/God’s grace. I wish I had some answers for you as far as facilities go, but I reside and was treated here in Virginia. if there is a Community Services Board in your area, that needs to be his first stop. They assess the person to establish “need for treatment” to form a diagnosis axis, and are the ones who make referrals to treatment facilities. They are publically funded, and should be able to cover his costs if he is categorized by the intake counselor as “indigent”. Get out the phonebook, make some calls…he can’t do it for himself right now…GOOD LUCK..to you, and him..

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Amanda Bynes out of rehab; looking at colleges
5 (UPI) — Actress Amanda Bynes has completed inpatient treatment for mental illness and is staying at her parents' Los Angeles home, a family representative said. "Amanda and her entire family would like to thank everyone who's contacted them with … Read more on UPI.com

Cedars-Sinai, UCLA team up to open inpatient rehab facility
The new hospital, expected to open in late 2015, will more than triple the capacity for inpatient rehabilitation in the community. The beds currently available for inpatient rehab—28 at Cedars-Sinai and 11 at UCLA Health—are usually full, according … Read more on ModernHealthcare.com

Question by Sarah: How does Crack Cocaine use affect Diabetes, specifically?
Hi – I’m a Type 1 – insulin dependant – diabetic (have had it for 23 years, since I was 5 yrs old), and I am / have been in drug treatment / “rehabilitation” for crack cocaine and heroin addiction for the past 10 years. Every 3 months, when it is mandatory to see an actual Doctor, rather than just a key-worker, for a so-called “medical review”, when I tell the ‘Doctor-Of-The-Day’, (dubbed so because my treatment centre is SOOO good and consistent that I get to see a new and totally unfamiliar Doctor each and every time!), that I am diabetic, I am ALWAYS, without fail, met with the cliche, car-mechanic style sharp intake of breath, followed by, “Oooo! Well then you REALLY need to be careful of what you’re doing then, in that case!”…. But NEVER an explanation as to WHY, EXACTLY, I, especially, i.e., more than other, NON-diabetic clients need to be SO careful! I have asked, more than once, why diabetics in particular need to be so much more especially careful when using drugs, as a result of the condition, but the Doctors (don’t know why I insist on using a capital D for Doctor, like they’re all God-like or something?!?! but that’s besides the point here isn’t it?, SO…), The ALL the doctors I’ve so far put this question to just fob me off with, “Well, you’re key-worker can/will answer that for you if you ask them another time; I’m simply here to review your prescription and unfortunately don’t have the time to discuss other, non-drug-related matters, at this time.” I.e., I don’t really know, so I’ll use my apparent/imagined importance to avoid the question altogether.”!!!!!!! I think it’s obviously needless for me to say here that my key-workers are just as baffled / ignorant on the subject as I and all the so-called ‘professional’ doctors are, so I still don’t have an answer! I understand diabetes, and I studied Biomedical Science at degree level for one year, so I’m not STUPID and I DO understand how the human body works better than most, so I tried to find the answer for myself using information that is available online – However – Trying to find info’ that explains or describes how crack and/or heroin use / addiction affects a diabetic user, specifically, with regard to their diabetes only, I’ve found is near enough impossible! Everywhere you go, for info’ on “effects of crack cocaine and heroin on diabetes/diabetics” supplies only generic info’ on the drugs’ common (side) effects with NOTHING specific pertaining to how exactly diabetes does, or potentially could, affect or complicate the drugs’/body’s usual interaction / metabolism of the drugs in question. Can someone with REAL knowledge on this subject please tell me why a diabetic addict/user is so much more at risk than a non-diabetic addict/user?!?! I would really appreciate REAL, solid, scientific info’ on this subject rather than simple conjecture, theory and suggestion/personal opinion! Many thanks, Sairra x X x

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Answer by Mr. Peachy®
You’ll never catch me capitalizing doctor unless it’s a salutation like “Dr.”, for example. There are a few doctors worthy of respect, but I suspect they won’t be found in a treatment center. At any rate, I have learned (the hard way) that drugs… all drugs, tend to interfere with the metabolism in one way or another. Many of them can either increase insulin resistance or cause excess release of cortisol which causes the liver to release stored glycogen as glucose into the blood. As a type one, the last thing you want is insulin resistance (my particular situation as a type two). It would, in effect, make you “double diabetic” meaning you would have to increase your insulin dose for the same amount of carb intake. Trust me, you don’t want to go there. As to specifically which drugs cause what, I don’t really know as I have investigated myself (a former meth and alcohol user) and found very little specific information on the subject. What I can tell you is this. Since getting off of all drugs (that includes the diabetes drug, Metformin), and learning a lot on nutrition, my life has improved significantly. I would never consider going back. Sorry I couldn’t have been more help, but there just isn’t a lot of stuff available out there. Perhaps this might be an opportunity for you to continue your Biomedical Science education and become an educator on the subject. The more I learn about what drugs do to me, the less I want them in my body. And that includes legal, and especially prescription, drugs

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Amanda Bynes checks out of Malibu rehab facility
The mental health conservatorship now governing Bynes' life has more power than a probate conservatorship because caregivers can force medical treatment and the administration of therapeutic drugs. Bynes has been in intensive treatment since she … Read more on New York Daily News

The Men's Association for Addiction Treatment (MAAT) Welcomes Special Guest …
Newport Beach, CA — (SBWIRE) — 10/29/2013 — Balboa Horizons, a leading alcohol and drug addiction and dual diagnosis treatment center, proudly hosts this month's MAAT meeting on Tuesday, October 29th from 8:30-10:00am, featuring Mike Schaub! Read more on SBWire (press release)

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Cecil officials debate merits of lobbying for Kent County rehab facility funding
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Orange County board of health talks substance abuse and legal options
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