Students studying abroad can get covered for bail bonds, drug, alcohol …
Indian insurers such as ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz General and Tata AIG General Insurance offer plans that cover unexpected expenses on almost anything that a student could face abroad – bail bonds and drug and alcohol rehabilitation to abortion … Read more on Economic Times

Aid in Recovery Comments on Reported Heroin Crisis Skyrocketing Among …
Aid in Recovery, a full service drug and alcohol treatment center servicing South Florida, released a statement today highlighting a report concerning the increasingly worsening heroin and opioid addiction and drug abuse crisis among young people ages … Read more on PR Web (press release)

I-Team: Lawsuits target Scientology rehab center in Nev.
LAS VEGAS — Several federal lawsuits now target an unlicensed Nevada drug and alcohol rehab center first exposed by the I-Team. Patients and the families say the rehab center isn't curing addictions; it's trying to recruit people into Scientology … Read more on KLAS-TV

For Addicts, There May Be Another Road To Wellness
The Betty Ford Center, an alcohol and drug rehabilitation clinic, is famous for its intensive rehabilitation that takes patients out of their regular lives. New thinking in the medical community, however, advocates treating addiction as a chronic … Read more on WBUR

Rehab business still seeking permit; petitions are running about equal
The petitions were running about equal, about 85 for and against, as of Thursday night at the Paulden Area Community Organization (PACO) meeting at the Paulden Community Center. Their neighbor, Rodney Zimmers, and his business partner, … Zimmers owns … Read more on Chino Valley Review

Residents oppose planned drug rehab facility
Even then, the foundation was caring for addicts and alcoholics as many of its homeless residents were suffering from those problems, said the Rev. Timothy Kruthaupt … And another, Lorna Vite, owner of Yellow Creek Campground and a former executive … Read more on Indiana Gazette

Hotel founder Chatwal beats drug-trafficking case after a year of rehab
Dream Hotel founder and world-renowned playboy Vikram Chatwal has beaten the rap on his felony drug-trafficking case that could have landed him in a Florida prison for 20 years, sources familiar with the matter told The Post. The 17th Circuit Court in … Read more on New York Post

Former US drug czar talks substance abuse, treatment
The nation has come a long way in dealing with substance abuse problems, but a widespread treatment gap and skyrocketing heroin and opiate rates are holding the country back, the former U.S. drug czar said Thursday at the La Quinta Resort and Club … Read more on The Desert Sun

Treatment should follow welfare drug tests
Drug tests for welfare recipients could only work if those who tested positive were funnelled into rehabilitation, the head of one of the Illawarra's leading drug rehabilitation services says. Watershed Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education Centre … Read more on Illawarra Mercury

Fort Lauderdale Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center Expands Successful Family …
Family Night at Cornerstone Recovery Center in Fort Lauderdale is moving to twice a month starting in June. The next Family Night event will be hosted at Cornerstone's Fort Lauderdale drug and alcohol rehab center from 6:00pm to 7:30 pm on Friday, June … Read more on Busbyway

Rehab center documents provide more details
I like to provide documents to the public when I can, and the story about the new drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in St. Augustine has given me an opportunity to do so. The center is expected to open in about a year at 189 San Marco Avenue, but … Read more on St. Augustine Record (blog)

How Addiction Works, And What You Can Do About It
According to the Australian government, almost 700 agencies provided over 150,000 treatment episodes for alcohol and other drug issues in Australia in 2011 and 2012. Add to that the millions of teens and adults with other addictions, such as gambling … Read more on Lifehacker Australia

Lauderdale man says he was a voracious car burglar
In a recent interview at the North Broward Bureau detention center in Pompano Beach, Jasinski said he does have other skills. He has a degree in computer repair from Florida Career College and experience in telephone sales, he said. But when using … Read more on Sun-Sentinel

Nurses and addiction: He knows how and why it's possible to cross the line
Michael Humphrey, director of the nurse professionals treatment track at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Center City, Minnesota. Michael Humphrey knows firsthand what it means to … They also nudged him into a new career — in the field of addiction … Read more on MinnPost.com

Heroin Addiction and Navigating Treatment
The Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board provides a list of resources in Lorain County including residential treatment facilities and detox centers. A list of Heroin Anonymous meetings (12 step programs) that you can attend in Ohio. Read more on ideastream

?Generic Addiction Rehabilitation Drugs Regain Spotlight with Increased …
Addiction rehabilitation drugs naltrexone and acamprosate take center stage again as big media corporations like CNN and The New York Times published stories about them. The media attention came following the publication of a recent analysis … Read more on SmallCap Network

Drug and Alcohol Rehab Volunteers at Victims of Abuse Awareness Event
The Discovery House, which is located in the San Fernando Valley, offers residential treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. The treatment center uses client-based treatment programs to address the underlying causes of addiction, and helps … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Arizona Long Term Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program 'Springs' Into Action
Back2Basics Outdoor Adventures is a niche drug and alcohol rehabilitation program geared toward young male addicts that encompasses various forms of life-skill building such as wilderness therapy — intensive hiking, camping, kayaking, Kung Fu, surfing … Read more on PR Web (press release)

The Dauphin County Drug Court holds rehab graduation ceremony
Authorities in Dauphin County held a graduation ceremony for 5 participants who successfully finished an intensive drug and alcohol rehab program. The ceremony also coincides with National Drug Court Month. Officials created the program in 2008 to … Read more on FOX43.com

New York Moves To Shut Troubled Rehab Clinic
When ProPublica first wrote about the Brooklyn drug rehab program New York Service Network (NYSN) last September, the outpatient facility only six months earlier had won a fresh license renewal from the state agency that oversees such clinics. Within … Read more on Mintpress News

Owners, other key employees should be included in the substance-abuse policy
At a time when more and more people are noticing the difference in the way the league treats players and owners, maybe the time has come to require all owners, along with other key team and league personnel, to participate in the program. “[If] it's … Read more on NBCSports.com

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