Tom Hanks's Son Reveals Cocaine Addiction, Says He's '50 Days Clean'
Chester "Chet" Hanks, the eldest son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, has revealed that he entered rehab for an addiction to cocaine – but is now "50 days clean and sober from everything, including alcohol." "I've been struggling with substance abuse … Read more on People Magazine

Inside Heroin: Local agencies combat addiction to drug
… use — and addiction to any other drug — through the many programs the nonprofit Christian organization offers its community. Those services range from a soup kitchen and homeless shelter to drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs and a family … Read more on Yuma Sun

Parking woes at Navy hall
He purchased the former Navy League hall, at 19 Regent St., in trust to make money for Caritas (www.caritas.ca), a Vaughn-based drug and alcohol rehab program. “It saved my son's life,” the retired lawyer said Monday. … The residential program … Read more on The Sudbury Star

The ice age: 12-year-olds are slaves to the drug but school counselling …
… from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre revealed that amphetamine related hospital admissions are at a 19-year high among 10-19 year olds. Last week, The Sun-Herald spent time with six teenagers, aged 16 and under, who as ice addicts, … Read more on Sydney Morning Herald

Salvation Army reports 88pc rise in Townsville ice treatment numbers
The Salvation Army, which runs treatment centres, said there had been an 88 per cent increase of people treated at their recovery centre in Townsville in the past year. Brisbane saw a 40 per cent rise. … Those presenting with alcohol as a problem was … Read more on ABC Online

Dover's Milestone House planning special Thanksgiving
“Alcohol and drug addiction is the number one problem in America. It affects every family and it's an issue we need to talk about to break the stigma associated with it,” Danicic said. “These are good people with an illness and recovery makes them … Read more on Daily Record

Suit filed against Torrance rehab center in fatal drunk driving case
"If they had caught her drinking and using drugs they could've terminated her employment or at least got her drug and alcohol rehabilitation themselves." Kabateck said the center would conduct drug tests on clients but would not do the same for its … Read more on Los Angeles Times

Austin Alcohol Drug Rehab Benchmark Recovery Center on Top of Industry Trends
Benchmark Recovery Center officers interviewed by Addiction Professional Magazine and discuss the benefits of a 90 day residential program for alcohol and drug addiction. Benchmark Recovery Center provides an extended-care recovery program for adult … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Lake County veterans find help for drug, alcohol abuse
"At one time, I got up in the middle of the night and started drinking alcohol and watching the Andy Griffith Show," McMiller said. "Today, I get up. I drink plenty of water, not alcohol." "At the end of the road, we do recover," McMiller said. "Help … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Dinner raises funds
A fundraising dinner was the first step in a mission to raise $ 650,000 to upgrade a Blenheim alcohol and drug addiction rehabilitation centre. About 300 people attended the dinner and auction at the Convention Centre, which raised almost $ 40,000 for St … Read more on Marlborough Express

Dual-purpose drug and alcohol support centre officially opens in Carnarvon
The 24-bed Turner River rehab facility opened in July and is also the first residential drug and alcohol rehab facility in the Pilbara. Ms Rodenburg says the two facilities work hand-in-hand to support addicts. "People who come in are supported through … Read more on ABC Local

Ghanaians cautioned against stigmatising addicts
Inaugurating the House of Saint Francis Alcohol Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre at Ashiaman near Accra, Most Reverend Palmer Buckle asked Ghanaians to deprive themselves of their comfort zone and identify with people who find themselves in … Read more on GhanaWeb

Pot should be legalized, sold like alcohol, says addiction centre
TORONTO – Canada's largest mental health and addiction treatment and research centre is calling for the legalization of marijuana, with strict controls that would govern who could buy weed, from where, and in what quantity. In a policy statement … Read more on Macleans.ca

Bury St Edmunds brewery to host charity ball in aid of Focus12
Bury St Edmunds brewery Greene King will host its annual charity ball this month in aid of drugs and alcohol rehabilitation charity Focus12. … Tickets are available from the Greene King Visitor Centre on 01284 714297 and cost £400 for a table of eight. Read more on Bury Free Press

FOCUS: An injection of life
“We figure that if we're nice to people when they're using and they don't harm themselves, one day when they're ready to move along in treatment then they'll be open to it,” she says. These days there is a surfeit of prescription drug abuse, which … Read more on Surrey Now

Gauteng MEC shuts down illegal rehab centre
"Records of meetings between the organisation and the department indicated disregard of decisions that were intended to help them to comply with legislation that govern centres that run services on alcohol and substance abuse," the department said in a … Read more on Times LIVE

Meth use on the rise in the Kimberley
Milliya Rumurra Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre, just outside Broome, was initially set up to combat deep-seated problems with alcohol and cannabis. Chief executive Andrew Amor says the centre is now seeing a steady trickle of meth addicts, some … Read more on SBS

Plan to open drug and alcohol rehab clinic in Southgate thrown out by council
PROPOSALS to create a drug and alcohol rehab clinic in Southgate have been rejected by the council due to concerns it could increase antisocial behaviour and crime. The charity Crime Reduction Initiatives (CRI) applied to use office space at Longley … Read more on Crawley News

Drug rehab center opens in Bay Ridge
Donna Mae DePola (seated) president and CEO of the Sunset park-based drug and alcohol counseling program, Resource Training and Counseling Center, announced that the center has opened up a new site in Bay Ridge. She is pictured with Dona Pagan … Read more on Brooklyn Daily Eagle