Tackling the scourge of addictions
While most news reports headlined with the IMO's call for an immediate ban on sports sponsorship by the alcohol industry, the IMO's Position Paper on Addiction and Dependency is wide-ranging in approach to the problem of addictions and recommends a … Read more on Irish Medical Times

Women's Drug Rehab Coming
The operators of Serenity Lodge, a drug and alcohol rehab center for men in Lake Arrowhead, have announced their plan to open a 24-bed rehab center for women on this 31-acre parcel above the Lake Arrowhead Presbyterian Church on Highway 173. The … Read more on Mountain News

A Community Leader for 30 Years
In the fall, the center will open a new state-of-the-art building covering a city block at 619 W. Walnut St. to shelter and treat victims of domestic violence. Sojourner's new facility will contain a … When Pitre left the AIDS Project, she went to … Read more on urbanmilwaukee

Marcia Lee Taylor Named President and CEO of the Partnership for Drug-Free …
We develop public education campaigns that drive awareness of teen substance abuse, and lead teen-targeted efforts that inspire young people to make positive decisions to stay healthy and avoid drugs and alcohol. On our website, drugfree.org, and … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Drug rehab centre plan for Isa Town
'Most don't go to the Psychiatric Hospital's Almoayyed Drug and Alcoholic Rehabilitation Unit because it doesn't have enough space, and prefer to go abroad or to local private facilities. 'We are not looking to purchase private plots of land '“ there … Read more on Gulf Daily News

Fighting HIV where no-one admits it's a problem
The phrase "Aids epidemic" awakens distant memories in most of Europe, Australia or the Americas, where infection rates have generally been in decline for years. But as former UK Health Secretary Lord Fowler explains, the phrase is not used in Russia … Read more on BBC News

Attorney Jones dies at 49, recalled as being 'special'
Patrick Pait, who has served as Robeson County's attorney for the past year, said that Jones was helpful to him as he made the transition from private practice to representing a local government. Jones had served briefly as an interim Robeson County … Read more on The Robesonian

Hopefest music festival full of fun, fellowship and celebrating sobriety
In the case of Chris Macomber, his founding of the Hope All Day Recovery Center was born out of personal experience, a gratefulness for having reversed a life that was spinning out of control, and a willingness to assist those whose places to turn for … Read more on Atlantic City Weekly

Strategies shift to recovery
There are more recovery centers and support services for those in recovery, faith-based programs, preventative measures and efforts underway to solve the problem from all angles. That being said, it's no secret that more needs to be done to prevent new … Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch

Ron NaVarre to Offer Tai Chi for Actors, 5/26-6/30
… The Smithers Center for Alcoholism, The Pacific Institute of Oriental Medicine, The Dorot Center for senior citizens, The Regent Hospital Drug Rehabilitation Division, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The Mattel Corporation, Bally's Total … Read more on Broadway World

Alcohol-free 'Paint Nite' at Gallery by the James to be held Friday, May 22
There will be painting but with no alcohol. Go home with a finished … Mildred Cochran Dickerson, 95, passed peacefully into the arms of Her Lord on Monday, May 18, 2015, at the Waddell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Galax, Va.She was born May 20, … Read more on Roanoke Times

Drug Rehab Nashville Releases New Website Connecting Drug and Alcohol …
Drug Rehab Nashville Releases New Website Connecting Drug and Alcohol Addicts with Information on Getting Treatment in Nashville, TN. Drug Rehab Nashville is a full service inpatient medical detox and addiction rehabilitation center for victims of … Read more on PR Web (press release)

City must put toilets, showers on Soledad Street now
The area has become a cauldron of human despair, mental illness and drug and alcohol addiction. That's why we can't just go on doing … These people also need mental health and substance abuse treatment and rehab. And, eventually, they will need to be … Read more on The Salinas Californian

Will Schick: Anti-GMO elitists stand in way of food aid
Shoeless Joe Jackson was not the first and Tom Brady will not be the last to stink up the place — keep your eye on young sensation “Johnny Football” Manziel, currently in drug rehab and already gunning for the Scumbag Hall of Fame. There are … Read more on Galesburg Register-Mail

Indiana governor overrides law to authorize needle exchange
Without drug treatment or syringe-exchange programs, these areas "are ripe for outbreaks, and we should expect more of them unless we really ramp up our HIV-prevention services in those areas," he said. The county's 79 HIV cases represent more than … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Medical marijuana issue is scrambling party lines
House Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-62, Indiana, said he anticipates a floor vote soon on a medical marijuana bill that helps those in need under a tightly regulated framework. “I think there is widespread support for the concept, but folks are … Read more on Standard Speaker

NFL: Browns' Manziel released from rehab
The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner from Texas A&M entered the undisclosed clinic, which specializes in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, on Jan. 28 for treat-. ment of an unspecified problem. Manziel is expected to participate in Cleveland's offseason … Read more on Indiana Gazette

Indiana's religious freedom law was inspired by a controversial Supreme Court …
Smith, two Native Americans in Oregon, who worked as counselors at a drug rehab facility, ingested peyote, a small cactus known to contain mescaline, a powerful hallucinogen. The Native American Church, also known as Peyotism or Peyote Religion, … Read more on Business Insider Australia

Jets agree to terms with LB Erin Henderson: source
Henderson, 28, told multiple outlets last May that he had completed a 30-day drug and alcohol rehab program and was sober after battling an alcohol problem. "There would be times where I would come to practice hung over," Henderson, 27, told USA Today … Read more on New York Daily News (blog)

Inside Peace Goes Behind Bars At SA's Dominguez State Jail
For someone who has spent much of his adult life in and out of the prison system for drug and alcohol-related crimes, it isn't a place he wants to return to anytime soon. "I was ready for … The Peace Education Program (PEP), which started at … Read more on San Antonio Current (blog)

Brookline doctor with ties to Quincy, Weymouth pleads guilty to multi-million …
MassHealth is Massachusetts' Medicaid program, which provides health insurance to the poor. Kishore's … Before his arrest Kishore, who founded his for-profit company in 1996, had been widely quoted in newspaper stories about drug treatment methods. Read more on The Patriot Ledger

Best Drug Rehabilitation Helps Pennsylvania Musician to Overcome Addiction
The treatment program at Best Drug Rehabilitation has many options that the patients can choose from, with guidance from the professional substance abuse treatment counselors and case managers employed there. The result is a personalized program that … Read more on Press Release Rocket