Janitor charged with sexually assaulting 3 women at drug rehabilitation center …
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut — Bridgeport police say a man charged with sexually assaulting three women at a drug rehabilitation center where he worked as a janitor told investigators he had a "lust problem" and succumbed to "temptation." Forty-year-old … Read more on Greenfield Daily Reporter

State audit confirms weak oversight, potential fraud at rehab clinics
The review of the Drug Medi-Cal system validates the findings of a yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN. The 2013 investigation found a man convicted of organized crime running one clinic and other rehab centers … Read more on Center For Investigative Reporting

Nova Recovery Center Publishes New Blog Post Series on Drug Abuse and …
Nova Recovery Center, an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, has published a new series of blog posts which highlight emerging trends in illegal drug use and the dangers of new designer drugs. September 11, 2014. Austin, United States … Read more on Free Press Release Center (press release)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Report says Mathieu in rehab
NEW ORLEANS – Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu has entered a drug rehabilitation program in Houston since being dismissed from the Tigers, according to a television report. Fox 8 reports that Mathieu's adoptive father, Tryone Mathieu, says that the … Read more on Daily Breeze

Crackdown on Rehab Fraud Misses Clinics with Troubling Audits
State regulators have frozen funding to scores of clinics since The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN uncovered rampant fraud in Drug Medi-Cal, part of the nation's biggest Medicaid system. The crackdown has hit 88 clinics with 135 satellite … Read more on PublicCEO.com

Events Listings: March 21 to 27, 2014
The Dangers of Gambling, a prevention education program for all ages presented by the Wyoming Valley Alcohol and Drug Services. … Other films include “Philomena,” “Nebraska,” La Camioneta,” “Liv and Ingmar,” “Gloria,” “The Great Beauty,” “In Secret … Read more on Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Neuroscience Firm Partners with Los Angeles, CA Drug Rehab Center
Grey Matters International, a cutting-edge neuroscience recovery solutions firm specializing in a myriad of mental health advancement services, is announcing its Los Angeles, California presence through a new partnership with residential addiction … Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

California Non 12-Step Addiction Treatment Centers Awarded CARF Accreditation
Watsonville, California – In March 2014, the Redwood Cliffs alcohol and drug treatment facility (utilizing the Narconon drug rehabilitation method) was very pleased and proud to announce the achievement of three-year accreditation from CARF … Read more on Imperial Valley News

California crackdown on rehab fraud misses clinics with troubling audits
State regulators have frozen funding to scores of clinics since The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN uncovered rampant fraud in Drug Medi-Cal, part of the nation's biggest Medicaid system. The crackdown has hit 88 clinics with 135 satellite … Read more on Center For Investigative Reporting

Rehab crackdown misses clinics
By The Center for Investigative ReportingmidnightFeb. 26, 2014. ? … But in a brick office building on the same block, the U-Turn Alcohol & Drug Education Program continues to reap taxpayer money – despite the same kind of violations flagged in its … Read more on U-T San Diego

Heroin Epidemic in Central PA
Fern Wilcox, a Clinical Supervisor at the drug and alcohol treatment center, The Gate House in Lititz says, “I think we`re in an environment of an epidemic.” She says this drug doesn't discriminate, “Probably within the past 8 to 10 years there`s been … Read more on FOX43.com

Kentucky snake handler death doesn't shake belief
Williamson said believers describe the feeling they get when they are handling snake, "Like a high, but a greater high than any drug or alcohol. It's a feeling of joy, peace, extreme happiness." He said that many snake … Williamson said he has … Read more on Bradford Era

Medi-Cal agency to overhaul drug rehab program after critical audit
California's Medi-Cal agency is launching an overhaul of its drug rehabilitation program in light of a damning internal audit that spotlights ham-handed oversight and confirms many findings of a yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative … Read more on Center For Investigative Reporting

Honolulu Drug Detox Launches Women's Program for Substance Abuse …
According to an article, drug detoxification "is used to reduce or relieve withdrawal symptoms while helping the addicted individual adjust to living without drug use; drug detoxification is not meant to treat addiction but rather an early step in long … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Zoloft Addiction and Zoloft Abuse

California Rehab Clinics Recruit Group Home Residents to Pad Client Lists
A recent investigative series by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN uncovered rampant overbilling in California's publicly funded drug rehabilitation system for the poor. It prompted a state crackdown that has cut funding to 177 Drug Medi … Read more on NBC Bay Area