Serial shoplifter earns 21st conviction, but avoids prison with 'last chance …
They supported sentencing him to probation and sending him to inpatient drug and alcohol treatment through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Mitchell would become part of a new program in Multnomah County Circuit Court tailored to veterans who … Read more on OregonLive.com

Conrad Hilton — Checked Into Rehab After Mid-Flight Tirade
0203-conrad-hilton-tmz-01 Paris Hilton's little brother got his ass into rehab almost immediately after he allegedly went nuts on a British Airways flight last summer … TMZ has learned. Conrad Hilton appeared in court Tuesday after surrendering to … Read more on TMZ.com

Safe driving by immigrants forum focus
Slattery also advocated for expanded residential outpatient mental health treatment, especially in Manitowoc County which has no hospital inpatient mental health unit. •Cherilyn Stewart, Manitowoc Public Library … •Drug tests: Childless adults on … Read more on Herald Times Reporter

Community unites in battle against drug abuse
MANITOWOC – Unless you've invited him for dinner, you don't want Manitowoc County Coroner Curtis Green showing up at your front door. All too often he has to break the bad news that a loved one has died from a drug overdose or accident involving drugs. Read more on Herald Times Reporter

Drug addiction
PICTURE a heroin addict. “A bum sitting under a bridge with a needle in his arm, robbing houses to feed his addiction,” is what many people might imagine, believes Cynthia Scudo. That image may have been halfway accurate when heroin first ravaged … Read more on The Economist

WTF! Zayn Malik Accused of Drug Abuse
Remember that one time when The Today Show host Matt Lauer asked the boys of One Direction if Zayn Malik had a substance abuse problem? On LIVE television? And the guys reactions were priceless? And Directioners around the world came together to … Read more on Hollywire

Voices: Women drinking more like men
As I reported this week, addiction treatment centers say insurers have gotten tougher about how much they'll cover, often approving just a few days at a time when the center says a month or more is required. Though there's little agreement on what … Read more on Herald Times Reporter

Clint: A path out of the darkness of addiction
Every time a celebrity is whisked off to rehab it sends the message to substance abusers and the people who love them that in order to recover from alcoholism and drug abuse you must go to treatment. In Texas, if you don't have private pay insurance … Read more on Longview News-Journal

Man Headed To Rehab Disrupts JetBlue Flight
Koshinsky, whose Facebook page lists his most recent employer as a Massachusetts produce market, had originally been headed to the drug and alcohol treatment center before his alleged in-flight antics caused the JetBlue flight to be diverted. (4 pages). Read more on The Smoking Gun