Dad's cocaine use may help protect son from addiction
When they got repeated doses of cocaine, rats sired by undrugged fathers responded with an escalating frenzy of movement – in rats, a sign of incipient addiction. The male offspring of fathers who went on a two-month cocaine bender did not show the … Read more on Los Angeles Times

Can Acupuncture Help With Pain And Addiction? From Dr. Oz (VIDEO)
While he wouldn't resort to acupuncture for serious or life-threatening illnesses or wounds, Dr. Oz highly recommends acupuncture to help treat a host of different chronic issues. Learn more about Dr. Oz's Partnership for a Healthier America. Get more … Read more on Huffington Post

Vail Daily health column: Partners of sex addicts usually seek help first
Partners of sex addicts are often the ones who first seek help to address these questions and others. Addicts can be very persuasive, and often the addict will reveal only a small portion of the addictive behavior or as little as they imagine they can … Read more on Vail Daily News

Courts helping to break the cycle of drug addiction
How courts can help people overcome their drug addiction will be the focus of a Drug Court Forum to be held at the University of Wollongong on Saturday 30 November. The Drug Court of NSW is a specialist court that takes referrals of offenders from the … Read more on HealthCanal.com

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Epilepsy Drug Gabapentin Shows Promise In Treating Alcohol Dependence
There are just three medications used to treat alcohol dependence that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. One drug called disulfiram discourages drinking by making it quite unpleasant — it blocks the metabolism of alcohol and … Read more on Huffington Post

Elizabeth Vargas: ABC '20/20' newswoman in treatment for alcohol abuse
Elizabeth Vargas hasn't been on ABC's newsmagazine "20/20" for a while, and now we know why: The veteran newswoman is being treated for alcohol abuse, the network confirmed. The Daily News broke the story Wednesday that Vargas, 51, checked … Read more on Los Angeles Times

NIH-funded study finds that gabapentin may treat alcohol dependence
The generic anticonvulsant medication gabapentin shows promise as an effective treatment for alcohol dependence, based on the results of a 150-patient clinical trial of the medication. Conducted by scientists supported by the National Institute on … Read more on National Institutes of Health (press release)

Rob Ford's mother thinks her son's biggest problem is his weight
Ford admitted earlier this week that he has smoked crack cocaine after months of denials. He also acknowledged … Hours after admitting to his drug use and his drinking problem Tuesday, Ford vowed to stay on as mayor and run again in 2014. His brother … Read more on National Post

Epilepsy Drug Gabapentin Shows Promise In Treating Alcohol Dependence
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 18 million people in the United States are affected by alcohol-use disorders, but there are few drug options available. [7 Ways Alcohol … It was detailed this month in the journal JAMA Internal … Read more on Huffington Post

SPECIAL REPORT-How Big Formula Bought China
"The nurses told us not to use our own formula. They told us if we … It bars hospital personnel from promoting infant formula to the families of babies younger than six months, except in the rare cases when a woman has insufficient breast milk or … Read more on Reuters UK

'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood Released From Prison Early
She will also be subject to random drug tests. “Amber will have to report to a parole … Lohan, taken March 19, 2013. The troubled 26-year-old actress accepted a plea deal on March 18 in a misdemeanor car-crash case that includes 90 days in a locked … Read more on Huffington Post

Broncos coach John Fox undergoes heart surgery
Denver Broncos interim head coach Jack Del Rio, right, watches as the team practices at the NFL football team's practice facility in Englewood, Colo., on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Del Rio, the defensive coordinator, will serve as head coach while John Fox … Read more on Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Bee Spill In Georgia Covers Highway In Honey
'Sprinkles' the Koala following her life saving radiation treatment at the Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre in Brisbane, Australia, August 9, 2011. Suffering from an extremely rare case of excessive drooling, sprinkles developed a skin infection … Read more on Huffington Post

Serge The Llama Rages In Bordeaux After Drunken Young Men 'Borrow' Him …
It's settled: Llamas are the ultimate party animals. A particularly adventurous llama named Serge proved as much when the animal — assisted by a group of five intoxicated young men — fled a circus in Bordeaux early Thursday morning to tour the town. Read more on Huffington Post

Bee Spill In Georgia Covers Highway In Honey
'Sprinkles' the Koala following her life saving radiation treatment at the Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre in Brisbane, Australia, August 9, 2011. Suffering from an extremely rare case of excessive drooling, sprinkles developed a skin infection … Read more on Huffington Post

Prescription drug use at root of many Utah addictions and deaths
He also said Medicaid expansion for low income people would lead to expanded coverage of treatment. Weber Human Services executive director, Kevin Eastman said he is not surprised by Utah's ranking. "We have noticed for years an increase in those we … Read more on El Estándar

Question by Paris: Can someone explain the inpatient rehab “level” system?
My boyfriend is in an inpatient rehab facility because of his drug use and threatened suicide. His mom told me he’s a “level 2” and I can’t communicate with him at all until hes a “level 3.” Can someone please explain what this means and what he has to do to be a “level 3” so I can talk to him again? I really miss him 🙁

Best answer:

Answer by Mattshark
It is a fairly common practice in institutional care to create a level system, although each facility puts its own spin on how it works for that unit. Generally, patients come in at a low level, like a 0 or a 1, and can increase levels depending on several factors. Generally, behavior is an important part of moving up levels, so the patient that attends treatment, stays safe and generally stays out of trouble earns points toward moving up. The other factor is often time. For example, a unit may require you to behave as they want for 24 hours before moving to the next level. Each higher level generally comes with more privileges, so by moving up levels the patient may earn phone calls, unsupervised time, time on the video game, etc. Finally, it is generally practiced in drug treatments in particular that time away from the environment the patient came from is a good idea, so they generally start the lower levels without family or friend contact and then allow it with good behavior and time.

The thing I would want to say to you is that this is probably a good thing, and that although I know it is hard on you, I also know you care about him, and so following the units rules is a good thing all around. Find some way to meet your emotional needs while he is out of contact, such as spending time with your family or friends, take walks, read books, knit, etc. The time will pass quickly enough, and hopefully you will get a boyfriend back who is sober and safe and working on his life in a positive way.

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Heroin: Treating Kitsap's addiction | Herald series
Some go through outpatient treatment, while others may go through inpatient. “I just had a gal who has been in inpatient treatment for six months, and she's pregnant,” Ackerman said. “After that she'll go to outpatient.” When going through outpatient … Read more on North Kitsap Herald

Dwyer sentenced to 60 days for driving impaired, boating under influence
Attorney David W. Fischer said in May that Dwyer had completed a weekend alcohol treatment program and a 26-week program. In court Friday, Fischer said the delegate has since completed another 28-day inpatient treatment program and continues with an … Read more on Baltimore Sun

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Lebanon man sentenced to prison for threatening grandmother and niece, 6
Gregory Taylor, 51, of 314 E. Chestnut St., Jonestown, was sentenced to 18 months of intermediate punishment, with the first 28 days in inpatient treatment and the next 45 days in county prison, and fined $ 1,700 for driving under the influence … Read more on Lebanon Daily News