What's happening in Central Jersey: June 15 and later
Carriage House Poetry Series invites the public to hear readings by five local poets on Tuesday in Fanwood. …. Freedom House of New Jerseyprovides three major programs for those suffering from substance abuse and co-occurring disorders: long-term … Read more on MyCentralJersey.com

Tasmanian band inspired by poem written by Forth man about battle with ice …
Meaningful art often comes from suffering and there is no doubt that Mark Bramich conveyed the pain and damage of ice addiction when he wrote Tough Times in a prison cell. The poem, as was his time behind bars on ice-related charges, was part of Mr … Read more on ABC Online

Former Oak Creek resident honored in poetry contest
The Arts Center's At-Risk Youth art program brings teaching artists into low income schools, alternative schools, drug and alcohol treatment centers, youth homeless shelters and other institutions where at-risk youth can be found. More information … Read more on Albany Democrat Herald

'Heaven Knows What' shows life on the streets as life passes by
The repetitive, deadening routine of a drug addict's life makes "Heaven Knows What" kind of a bore — appropriately so — and filmmakers Ben and Joshua Safdie make it even less compelling by filming it in the same improvisational, naturalist style they … Read more on Houston Chronicle (subscription)

Similar cases yield very different results in Wisconsin prison system
That means Whiteside could have been set free after about 12 years, and will likely have to be released after about 31. He has …. Another roadblock Whiteside faces is that he must complete a substance abuse treatment program before he can be released. Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Legal marijuana may have unintended consequences
Ironically, treatment centers such as Serenity Lane stand to benefit from the election results. It's not uncommon at all for us to see marijuana addiction among our patients who come in for treatment for alcoholism, prescription drug and/or opiate … Read more on The Register-Guard

Lincoln Park students hear how childhood trauma can result in addiction
By the time he was discharged in 1994, he was institutionalized in maximum security at a Veterans Administration hospital, where he was treated for alcoholism and bipolar disorder. It was during that treatment that he discovered his own self. "You have … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Houston sobering center turns to public for help
The vans are part of what substance abuse professionals call the "warm handoff" principle, the idea that a person who agrees to get help should be quickly shepherded to a detox or treatment center, whatever the next step might be, without pause and … Read more on Houston Chronicle

NIH medical research funding is vital in Louisiana and across the nation: Dr …
LSU Health New Orleans research programs address some of the most important health issues today — cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, childhood obesity, Alzheimer's disease, stroke and substance abuse. Recent discoveries made by our faculty … Read more on The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com

From jail cell to voting booth, ex-prostitutes and drug addicts find a voice …
"I've never voted in my life," the 30-year-old Louisiana native said with a shrug. "I don't even understand politics." Fisher came to Houston five years … Those who do are moved to a "tank" at the jail where they all live, and where specialists visit … Read more on Houston Chronicle

Fighting an Epidemic With Hands Tied
Organizing workers in West Africa has been a problem. Credit Daniel Berehulak for … Although there are currently no drugs or vaccines approved in the United States to treat or prevent Ebola, health officials have used several experimental drugs in … Read more on New York Times

L.A. County backs laws allowing access to experimental drugs for the …
“Terminally ill patients should not have to navigate the FDA's bureaucratic process to access a drug and treatment that may help save their life,” Antonovich, who is in Washington, D.C., and did not attend today's board meeting, said in a statement … Read more on MyNewsLA.com

Health Notes
Bridgeport Hospital orthopedic surgeons David Bindelglass, MD and Joel Malin, MD, orthopedic nurse Karen Essig and Ahlbin Rehabilitation Centers physical therapist Devin Ruggiero will discuss the causes and treatment of hip and knee pain during … Read more on Monroe Courier

Women who diet during childhood may face problems as adults
The participants who took acetaminophen (or paracetamol, as they call it Down Under) three times a day, those who took it as needed and those who got a placebo reported no differences in pain and disability, symptom change, sleep or recovery time. Read more on Houston Chronicle

Carolyn Livengood: 29th annual Pacific Coast Fog Fest planned
Cash awards will be awarded in three divisions and winner will have their photos also displayed in a group show in the East Wing Gallery at the Sanchez Art Center, 1220B Linda Mar Blvd., from Jan. 16 to Feb. 15. • Sept. …. Set up is from 6 to 7:30 a … Read more on San Jose Mercury News

Church boosts growing addiction recovery program
What: Lifeway International's eighth annual "Angels of Hope Gala, A Masquerade Unmasking Addiction," a black-tie masquerade affair benefiting Lifeway's programs for families coping with chemical dependency. When: March 7. Silent auction preview at 6:30 … Read more on Houston Chronicle

New exhibit explores science behind drug use
It highlights the costs and consequences of illegal drugs from manufacturing to trafficking to the way it affects addicts lives. "You'll find artifacts from investigations of the past. You'll have education from our abuse programs and community-related … Read more on WBAL Baltimore

Buffalo Treatment Center for Alcohol & Drug Addiction Announced
A Buffalo treatment center is pleased to announce that programs to help adults and adolescents end their alcohol and drug addiction are now available. Alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and Oxycontin are just a few of the substances that the treatment center … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Welfare drug screening bill divides lawmakers
Welfare abuse such as Boster's is driving an Indiana effort to require recipients to be screened for the likelihood of addiction and limit food stamps to the purchase of only "nutritional foods. … "It can be thousands of dollars to treat an addiction … Read more on Houston Chronicle

Democrats facing uphill fight on nixing gay marriage ban; elusive leak leaves …
Also, the United States Department of Agriculture gets to designate treatment areas for forest lands hard hit by disease and insects. The package also gives state foresters a …. About 150 regional police officials were expected to be on hand from … Read more on River Towns

Manic Researchers Announce They Are Hours Away From Cure For Depression
BLOOMINGTON, IN—Speaking loudly and quickly without any notable pauses, a team of manic researchers at Indiana University announced at a press conference Wednesday that they are mere hours away from a permanent cure for depression. … the podium … Read more on The Onion (satire)