'Stormont has ignored 50000 Derry people'
He says the Health Minister now needs to make it easier and make funds available for individuals here who require urgent detox treatment so that they can attend facilities at Whiteoaks in Donegal. … officials have already stated their willingness to … Read more on Derry Journal

Heroin overdoses kill three users in Lynn
“It took us four days to get a girl into a detox bed,” said Mary Wheeler, program director of Healthy Streets, an HIV/AIDS and overdose prevention program. “It would be nice if we could have more treatment beds than people selling drugs.” … “Twenty … Read more on Boston Globe (subscription)

Jail Diversion a Hot Topic at Homeless Coalition Meeting
ADACCV provides rehabilation services and after-care programs for patients in recovery, but is lacking a detox center. Detox centers are impairative for those with addictions that make the choice to seek treatment, as "coming down" off of drugs or … Read more on San Angelo LIVE!

Deeper Denver Broncos cut Vickerson, Ihenacho
Elway added depth to his defense through free agency and the draft in the aftermath of Denver's Super Bowl debacle, and two veterans who paid the price Saturday were Kevin Vickerson and Duke Ihenacho. Vickerson, a nine-year veteran defensive tackle … Read more on Belleville News Democrat

Resource center offers Strengthening Families
The Strengthening Families Program has been rigorously evaluated and is one of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's “Evidenced Based” programs, indicating it has been proven to be effective. Past grant funding enabled the … Read more on Hometownlife.com

Pot is becoming legal in more places, but we should drug test employees anyway
If successful, this movement will damage the safety and productivity of U.S. workplaces and take away one proven way to reduce substance abuse. Workplace drug testing became commonplace in the 1980s as employers sought to reduce the negative effects of … Read more on Washington Post

Heroin epidemic hitting Medina County families
Children without family members to take them in most often go into a foster care program with the hope of them being adopted. He said occasionally children are returned to the parent or parents under court-ordered drug-free conditions. Wilkins said the … Read more on Medina County Gazette

Question by Tar?k O?uz Onur: what does “detox cold turkey” mean?

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A cure for drug addiction where they suddenly stop all the drugs.

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Experts say medicine can beat opiates
“I say it was because God has delivered me of drugs. I am completely against this medication-assisted program they have,” she said. “I agree with the Suboxone for a short-term detox, but it is not needed any longer than a couple of weeks. … Addiction … Read more on Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

Rick Holmes: Mass. human services workers do God's work for Walmart pay
She directed the Head Start child care program, the substance abuse detox unit, the homeless shelters, the intake desk. She worked seven days a week until she turned 70, Cuddy said, when her supervisors got her to cut back. She's 84 now, still works … Read more on Wicked Local Berkley

Pocono Medical Center sponsoring "Biggest Winner Challenge"
But just in case, the challenge forbids the use of dietary supplements that act as stimulants, legal and illegal drugs, and over-the-counter diuretics unless prescribed by a physician, laxatives, cleansers or a detox plan, including a total liquid diet … Read more on Pocono Record

Heroin Fix Starts In Doc's Office
His dentist nonetheless offered him Percocet—a dangerous drug for someone recovering from addiction. Botticelli said the incident highlighted the need to better train health care professionals in how to treat patients who are addicted to, or … Read more on New Haven Independent

Robert H. Richards IV, Du Pont Heir Who Admitted To Raping His 3-Year-Old …
He was also to “participate in a sex offenders” treatment program, to undergo inpatient treatment followed by outpatient treatment, and to have no contact with children under 16 years old. “Defendant will not fare well in Level 5 [prison] setting,” the … Read more on International Business Times AU

Govt Intensifies War Against Drugs in Eldos
Those who are chronically addicted and require intense treatment are referred to inpatient treatment centres. "Upon exiting the programme, all the beneficiaries will enter the after care programme, where they will receive on-going professional support … Read more on AllAfrica.com

Sober smartphone app aids boozers' recovery
Adults released from inpatient alcoholism treatment centres who got free sober smartphones reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support. The results were based on patients' self-reporting on … Read more on The Australian

Question by Joni: What is the best way to support a friend in rehab?
hi, my best friend since I was a little girl checked in to rehab for two years on November 6th. I get to see him on Christmas day for the first time which is so so so exciting for me! I know that we will get to write letters and after 3 months he will be able to make phone calls and I will be able to visit him on Saturday from 7-10 P.M. I’m trying to be as supportive as possible with this whole ordeal. I’ve never done this before & I live over 2 hrs away so going see him every Saturday will be hard to do, but I’m willing to do it as often as I possibly can…I plan on going see him once every month, but I’m scared that won’t be enough. I just want to know what I can do to be THE most fully supportive of him?!
I want to add that we are strictly friends – the friend I’m talking about likes boys. I can see why it would sound like we have more than friendship, but we just have a really strong friendship and always have- I doubt he would ever relate me to the reason why he does drugs or think of me and think of drugs, I am the only one that has really supported him and I have never done drugs and never will he knows this, and has told me he needs friends like me in his life to keep him on the right track!

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Answer by Kenneth
Two years for Rehab ? That’s a very long time. What can you do to be supportive ? Well, I would say, first of all, be a very upbeat when you write to him or when you visit. No negitive thoughts. Smile, be just like if you were setting at home.
There seems to be more than friendship here. You want to be the most supportive of him. If you do have feelings for him, more than friendship, let him know how you feel, when he can see you and talk to you. Joni, I don’t know why he is rehab for two years, just be careful. Please let me know how things are going.

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The Ranch Treatment Center in Tennessee Completes Cultural Sensitivity …
The Ranch is part of Elements Behavioral Health, a family of behavioral health care programs that also includes Promises Treatment Centers, The Recovery Place, the Sexual Recovery Institute, Lucida Treatment Center, Journey Healing Centers and Right … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Will Addiction Be the Downfall of Your Family Business?
While many factors play into a business' success, including the efficacy of management, insufficient planning and lack of funds, there's another significant yet often overlooked threat that is crippling more than half of family businesses: addiction. A … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Gulf Coast Drug Rehab Sees Success with New After Care Program
Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment has now followed suit with its own after care program that offers the elements and tools to help prevent relapse once people return to their communities. Vital components of an after care program include continued contact …
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Picking Addiction Help
“Treatment is not a prerequisite to surviving addiction.” This bold statement opens the treatment chapter in a helpful new book, “Now What? An Insider's Guide to Addiction and Recovery,” by William Cope Moyers, a man who nonetheless needed “four …
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