Detox Afghan – style : Drug addicts chained up at shrine for 40 DAYS in bid to …
Chained to the wall with both arms and legs shackled tightly and just a meagre portion of bread for sustenance, you'd be forgiven for thinking that these men were incarcerated for some heinous criminal act. But these men aren't criminals, this is … Read more on Daily Mail

A jail by another name: China labor camps now drug detox centers
New York-based Human Rights Watch estimates more than 60 percent of the 160,000 people in labor camps at the start of the year were there for drug offenses. Those people were unlikely to see any change in their treatment, it said. "The drug detox … Read more on Reuters

Letter: Roseburg veteran wanted to detox
On Nov. 4, 2014, my husband, Jerry Sofranko, took his life. Jerry was battling prescription drugs: methadone, oxycodone, mood and stress drugs prescribed for years by the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center. These prescribed pain medications … Read more on NRToday.com

Human Rights Watch Submission to Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs …
The arrest of Tohti, a peaceful, moderate advocate of the rights of Uyghurs in China, who was prevented in 2013 from taking a position as visiting scholar at Indiana University, further closes avenues for the expression of peaceful dissent in Xinijang … Read more on Human Rights Watch

Prescription drug abuse task force makes progress
In late December, the Indiana Attorney General's Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force made efforts to tackle the prescription drug abuse problem in Indiana, prevent abuse from happening and heal those already affected by it. Joan Duwve, chief medical … Read more on Purdue Exponent

Pseudoephedrine prescription is no answer to the problem of meth
Truth: The retail and pharmaceutical industries have joined with the Indiana State Medical Association, the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians, the AFL-CIO, the Indiana Pharmacists Alliance and the Indiana Minority Health Coalition, among others, to … Read more on News Sentinel

Common practice: Doctors with abuse problems allowed to continue practicing
“It's a bit like playing roulette,” said Dr. Sidney Wolfe, founder and senior adviser of Public Citizen's Health Research Group in Washington, D.C. “With the best of intentions of a rehab program, such a person is more likely to go back to drugs or … Read more on Jamestown Sun

Cambodia Drug Detention Centers Rife With Abuse
Cambodian authorities illegally imprison hundreds of drug users and other "undesirables" in detention centers where they don't get drug treatment but instead face torture, sexual abuse, and forced labor, Human Rights Watch charged in a report released … Read more on Cannabis Culture

Lucida Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Center Opens in Florida
Elements Behavioral Health opens Lucida, a substance abuse and mental health treatment center that blends evidence-based and alternative therapies, exceptional clinical and medical staff, personalized care, and resort-style amenities in a safe, private … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

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Joint Letter to President Hassan Rouhani re: draft Citizen's Rights Charter
The vast majority of executions in Iran are for drug-related offenses or other offenses that under international standards do warrant the death penalty. In other cases where courts have issued death sentences for serious offenses, such … Religious … Read more on Human Rights Watch

Most read stories of 2013
“I consider myself a good Christian … and I don't think God thinks any less of my daughter than he does of any one of you in here. The law is an … A Lockwood man who dealt methamphetamine out of his home and got shot in his driveway in a gunfight … Read more on Billings Gazette

Recent movie releases: 'American Hustle,' 'Anchorman 2,' 'Hobbit: The …
Christian Bale is Irving Rosenfeld, a New York lowlife who runs scams all over the city, and Amy Adams plays his paramour and partner in crime. Bradley Cooper, meanwhile, is Richie DiMaso, … Rated PG-13; crude and sexual content, drug use, language … Read more on Detroit Free Press

This economy kills!: Pope Francis
“Afterward the HIV rate skyrocketed because not enough needles were distributed to drug addicts. Child mortality rose 40 percent (ibid). In the following years, the health budget was … “The side-effects of the treatment are catastrophic and often … Read more on Bay Area Indymedia

Butler Twp. rehab center plans nixed
Developers have abandoned plans for opening an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center near a golf center on St. Johns Road in Butler Township. Dr. Jude Sidari and John Darrow announced Thursday that they're exploring "alternate sites" for the proposed … Read more on Standard Speaker

Drug and alcohol support centre to open at North Walsham in March.
The recovery partnership brings together Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust's Alcohol and Drug Service, The Matthew Project and Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners' Trust to provide integrated, seamless services within the community and Norfolk … Read more on Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Drug treatment centres give more abuse than therapy
Scattered across Cambodia are eight "drug treatment" centres. Each holds between 40 and 400 people whom the government claims are receiving treatment and rehabilitation for drug dependency. But don't be fooled. These centres are often surrounded by … Read more on Human Rights Watch

Novus Medical Detox Says Illicit Drug Use Affects Economy – Drug Incarceration …
Florida-based detox center Novus Medical Detox suggests the use of treatment programs instead of prison sentences as the best means of ending drug abuse in the U.S., as well as reducing the costs of incarceration. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Cambodia: Drug Centers Detain, Abuse 'Undesirables', Says HRW
Cambodian authorities unlawfully detain hundreds of drug users and others deemed “undesirable” in centers where they face torture, sexual violence, and forced labor, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch called for the … Read more on Eurasia Review

NAS: Rise in substance abuse during pregnancy
Family Recovery Center promotes the well being of individuals, families and communities with education, prevention and treatment programs for substance abuse and related mental health issues. For more information, contact FRC at 964 N. Market St., … Read more on SalemNews.net