New Drug Czar Tackles Weed, Prescription Pain Pills
He's also a recovering alcoholic, sober for 25 years. And he is coordinating national drug policy at a time of rapid changes in state laws controlling marijuana. It's also a time when prescription painkillers have become a huge drug problem. Michael … Read more on KQED

Teens work to turn their lives around through substance abuse treatment program
“Our big strategy is about teaching what the implications are (of substance abuse), what it does to your brain, how addiction works,” said Klinefelter, sitting with a small group next to a pit fire on the ranch. “Marijuana, it's … “It really helps so … Read more on The Columbian

Canaan Cafe Gives Ex-Addicts a Second Chance
For a recovering addict at Mountainside, this is one of the final steps. The next level of recovery is introducing normalcy and getting back to a healthy, sober life. Nothing is quite as mundane and sobering, most would agree, than the daily grind of a … Read more on Litchfield County Times

Drug czar approaches challenge from a different angle: As a recovering alcoholic
Insurance companies often do not cover inpatient treatment, and an obscure federal rule restricts the expansion of addiction treatment under the Affordable Care Act. The White House also is grappling with the legal, financial and political implications … Read more on Washington Post

Group aimed to address Maine's addiction problem to bring US drug czar to …
BANGOR, Maine — A group of area health care leaders, law enforcement officials, educators and politicians are forming a plan of attack to combat drug abuse and addiction in Bangor and, perhaps, across the state. The group of 20-plus members convened … Read more on Bangor Daily News

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HEROIN'S PAIN: Epidemic's scourge reflected in loved ones, recovering addicts
The numbers tell part of the story: 12 deaths in Oneida County last year, 108 admitted heroin users entering the Oneida County Correctional Facility in four months, and three to five heroin users admitted to one local treatment program every week. Read more on Utica Observer Dispatch

'My life was like Hiroshima': Readers' stories of homelessness and addiction
Last week, we visited Fort Lyon, a treatment program for formerly homeless addicts and alcoholics in Colorado. Fort Lyon's rather unique approach centers on keeping this population away from urban centers in a relatively remote location. One in four … Read more on Washington Post

Drug czar promotes treatment, tells personal story
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – As the nation's drug czar continues to warn people about the potential death and destruction from substance abuse, he's also encouraging them to tell their stories about treatment and recovery. Usually he starts with himself. Michael … Read more on Mississippi News Now

Combined therapies: New tools for addiction and illness for mental health …
At Confidential Care, the Jayachandrans designed an out-patient detoxification program to avoid the disruption of in-patient care for addiction treatment. As Dr. Sanker Jayachandran, who is board certified in Addiction Psychiatry explains, by offering … Read more on nwitimes.com

Hydrocodone Restrictions Spark Discussions of Addiction and Abuse
Hydrocodone restrictions recently implemented by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have sparked debate in the ongoing discussion about prescription drug abuse and put addiction treatment in the spotlight. The DEA's decision to enact more … Read more on Guardian Liberty Voice

Drug czar promotes treatment, tells personal story
MINOT, N.D. — As the nation's drug czar continues to warn people about the potential death and destruction from substance abuse, he's also encouraging them to tell their stories about treatment and recovery. Usually he starts with himself. Michael … Read more on Merced Sun-Star

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

Question by lastavailidtome: Alcohol Rehab?
What does it mean to “enter alcohol rehab”? What is done, how long, and why can’t it be done at home? Thanks all.

Best answer:

Answer by cowboydoc
This is something that has to be done by the indivigual and the family. If the person is forced to, then it isn’t going to work. That person has to realize thier going to lose everything if they don’t go for treatment.

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Barriers Remain Despite Health Law's Push To Expand Access To Substance …
"There is no illness that will be more favorably affected [by the Affordable Care Act] than substance abuse," said A. Thomas McLellan, former U.S. deputy drug czar and now chief executive officer of Treatment Research Institute in Philadelphia. … In … Read more on Kaiser Health News

Doctors call for boost in weight loss surgery
The country's largest treatment clinic for obesity now has 183 people on the waiting list for a gastric bypass. … However, surgery is only suitable for around 20pc of patients. "Gastric bypass surgery is the main surgery we do here. It involves … Read more on Irish Independent

Tiverton Hospital loved by patients but dogged by staff sickness
The commission has told Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the community hospital, that it must make improvements to ensure the consent of patients in relation to treatment and resuscitation decision is sought. The hospital did not always … Read more on Mid Devon Gazette