College athletes would face mandatory drug testing under proposed bill
First-time offenders would have to complete an on-campus drug treatment program offered by the school. Repeat offenders would face a multi-game suspension, loss of any state-supported financial aid, and – after four violations – would no longer be able … Read more on The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com

Drug Rehab For Women Offers 101 Reasons to Celebrate Recovery
Destination Hope: The Women's Program is a full service addiction, drug, alcohol and dual diagnosis drug rehab for women treatment facility in Florida for women suffering from substance abuse and mental health issues. Treatment programs include: drug … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Builders of drug/alcohol treatment center want public feedback
The T-Center will be the first of its kind in the state, a stand alone, drug-alcohol treatment center. The program focuses on residential and medical treatment to help addicts detox and get clean for good. The typical stay for a patient would be … Read more on West Virginia MetroNews

'Exceptional responders' may point to personalized cancer therapy
In the meantime, individual hospitals are setting up their own programs. A Boston-area team of physicians, cancer researchers, and genome specialists collaborated to unravel the case of Grace Silva, 58, … Then, they studied the new mutation in cells … Read more on Boston Globe

Inspire Malibu Redefines Addiction Treatment With Groundbreaking 'Hybrid …
Only possible when implemented by accredited and proven medical experts, Dr. Mohammad's Hybrid Treatment Model and Hybrid Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center are being touted by addiction insiders as the future of effective addiction medicine and … Read more on GlobeNewswire (press release)

Firelands gets grant for drug, alcohol treatment
Firelands Regional Medical Center is boosting its efforts to fight substance abuse after receiving a grant of nearly half a million dollars. The Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services grant totals $ 457,600 and was given to Firelands Counseling and … Read more on Sandusky Register

San Antonio Alcoholism Treatment Helpline Assists Addicts in Finding Therapy
The innovative new Troubled Teen Helpline in San Antonio, TX is a wonderful resource for adolescents who need assistance finding a reliable drug and alcohol rehabilitation center offering a variety of treatment methods for teenage drug addicts … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Josh Gordon says he “definitely” does not have a drug problem
Browns receiver Josh Gordon, who checked into a rehab facility after a drunk driving arrest and is suspended for the entire 2014 season for multiple failed drug tests, says he does not have a drug problem. “Do I believe I have a drug problem … Read more on NBCSports.com

Parental watch: Drugs of abuse
Over the years my colleagues and I have been most perplexed by the lack of parental involvement concerning drug abuse. Whereas children know a great deal about drug abuse; what is being used, who uses drugs, etc.; most parents do not. In fact, in … Read more on Valley morning Star

To prevent drug use, it is necessary to keep youngsters busy: advisor
TEHRAN – In order to tackle drug addiction among youths, it is necessary to fill their spare time with positive activities, the advisor to the minister of youth affairs and sports said on Monday. Mohammad Reza Rostami said such activities that should … Read more on Tehran Times

Reports: NFL, NFLPA "very close" on new drug testing program, Gordon could …
The lack of an agreement on blood testing for hGH had delayed the implementation of other terms on which the two sides agreed, including the potential shift of substances like amphetamines from the PED policy to the substance-abuse policy. The hGH … Read more on Dawgs By Nature

Deeper Denver Broncos cut Vickerson, Ihenacho
Elway added depth to his defense through free agency and the draft in the aftermath of Denver's Super Bowl debacle, and two veterans who paid the price Saturday were Kevin Vickerson and Duke Ihenacho. Vickerson, a nine-year veteran defensive tackle … Read more on Belleville News Democrat

Resource center offers Strengthening Families
The Strengthening Families Program has been rigorously evaluated and is one of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's “Evidenced Based” programs, indicating it has been proven to be effective. Past grant funding enabled the … Read more on Hometownlife.com

Pot is becoming legal in more places, but we should drug test employees anyway
If successful, this movement will damage the safety and productivity of U.S. workplaces and take away one proven way to reduce substance abuse. Workplace drug testing became commonplace in the 1980s as employers sought to reduce the negative effects of … Read more on Washington Post

Heroin epidemic hitting Medina County families
Children without family members to take them in most often go into a foster care program with the hope of them being adopted. He said occasionally children are returned to the parent or parents under court-ordered drug-free conditions. Wilkins said the … Read more on Medina County Gazette

State drug courts boost treatment for addicts
Heffernan presides over a specialty court where defendants with substance abuse problems are closely supervised, subjected to random drug testing and required to participate in support groups and treatment programs as an alternative to jail … Read more on GazetteNET

Tazewell County grand jury hands down drug indictments
as an example of the work done by the prevention and treatment programs. He called on the medical community to use more caution in prescribing drug s for their patients. He said reformulating opana ended overdose deaths from use of that drug. Read more on Southwest Virginia Today

California Poised to Lead the Nation in Innovative Overdose Prevention Effort
AB 1535 is supported by a long list of public health organizations, drug treatment providers and advocacy groups including: California Pharmacists Association (co-sponsor); Drug Policy Alliance (co-sponsor); California Narcotic Officers' Association … Read more on Drug Policy Alliance (press release) (blog)

Patients face 'hoop-jumping' to gain medical marijuana
Julie Falco was active in lobbying Illinois to legalize medical marijuana, a drug she credits with "saving my life" since she started eating pot brownies to treat to multiple sclerosis 10 years ago. Yet now that the state has enacted a medicinal … Read more on Chicago Tribune

37 Tons of David Victorson: A Tale of Ballsy Redemption
Ultimately, he became a skillful drug counselor and for some years a rehab center owner himself, specializing in treating young addicts. For years he had sold drugs without thinking about any harm the drugs might cause to his customers, but now his … Read more on Huffington Post

NFL Notes: Houston WR Andre Johnson reports to camp
He entered the league with a history of marijuana abuse after failing two drug tests in college. Gordon reportedly entered a rehab clinic following a recent DUI arrest in North Carolina. Gordon participated with Cleveland's other veterans in a … Read more on Yakima Herald-Republic

Jim & Doreen: NBC4's top-rated anchors are still leading the pack after 25 years
She thought she wanted to be a print journalist, but at the University of Georgia, she discovered she liked broadcasting. … Once, years later, when his mother visited him in a drug-rehabilitation facility, a counselor asked him what he wanted to say … Read more on Washington Post