Vivitrol Cuts Relapse Risk in Opioid Addicts
About 2.6 million people in the U.S. are addicted to opioids, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Since 2001, the number of people who have fatally overdosed on prescription opioids has more than tripled, and the … Read more on WebMD

Lamar Odom — Khloe Demanding Trip to Rehab … He's Saying No, No, No!
… us Khloe's doing everything she can to convince him to get treatment for addiction. We're told LO's happy to go to physical rehab, but refuses to deal with his drug demons. We're told Khloe's even suggested an outpatient program, but Odom remains … Read more on TMZ.com

Curbing pain prescriptions won't reduce overdoses. More drug treatment will
In addition, looked at from the chronic pain treatment perspective, studies find that very low percentages of people who do not have previous drug abuse histories become addicted during pain care. In a large study of overdose victims, only 13% had a … Read more on The Guardian

Question by Joe: Is this illegal “Lie online about an “addiction” and tell them you need money for rehab?
Is this illegal “Lie online about an “addiction” and tell them you need money for rehab and ask them to send you money?”

Best answer:

Answer by Sara
of course because it is stealing…

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

New Best Drug Rehabilitation Blog Post Asks: What are the Most Addictive …
“Many people still believe that drug abuse and drug addiction only refer to illicit drugs, such as cocaine, heroin and so on,” commented Best Drug Rehabilitation's CEO Per Wickstrom. “However, there is a prescription drug abuse problem happening in our … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott work through marriage problems on 'True Tori'
After weeks of rumors and no comment from the couple, McDermott went to rehab. Now Spelling and … The filming began earlier this month and includes some very raw footage of the couple working through Dean McDermott's sex addiction. Both Tori … Read more on Examiner.com

Report: Knicks considering signing Lamar Odom
Last summer, he was under significant scrutiny for what was reportedly a drug addiction. He was not signed this season, eventually going to Spain. He returned to the United States recently to rehab an injury. Would Odom help the Lakers? Usually this is … Read more on CBSSports.com

Question by Guinness: How much booze can the human liver really handle?
I have to admit, I have been “using” “abusing?” alcohol for what seems to be ages, and have researched alcoholism on line, it seems to me that I should be dead by now. I want to know, seriously, have any of you been drinking for decades, and, if so, how do you feel? Besides drunk….
jerry s, haha, no really, this is a serious question about the resilience of the organ.

Best answer:

Answer by shea
i really think it depends on your family. for example.. a lot of my chinese friends lack the enzye (Alcohol dehydrogenase) which allows one to break down alcohol. So they get read and drunk fast.

However in my family, people drink for several hours everyday. and they are okay, but we are irish. and it is literally in our blood to drink.

it depends on your race, your family, and what you have gotten your liver to live wit

What do you think? Answer below!

Lamar Odom Sentenced to Probation, Alcohol–Abuse Treatment
Lamar Odom, the former Lakers and Clippers forward and the husband of Khloe Kardashian, was sentenced to three years of probation and three months of alcohol-abuse treatment, following a "no contest" plea on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Read more on The Root

Hospital emergency units tell how alcohol-related cases disrupt treatment of …
A survey of 92 emergency departments across Australia has revealed that up to one in three patients attending hospital at 2am last Saturday was as a result of alcohol abuse. ''Emergency physicians are sick and tired of dealing with the people that … Read more on Sydney Morning Herald

Florida Drug Rehab Facility Announces New Christian Treatment Program for …
Cornerstone Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, proudly announces the addition of a Christian treatment program to its recovery services. Reverend Charlotte Day joins Cornerstone Recovery Center as the … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Lane, Christian drug center reach agreement
(AP) — Lane County will allow a Christian group to expand a residential drug treatment center for women as part of a proposed settlement of a federal lawsuit. County commissioners are expected to vote Tuesday on a consent decree that will allow Teen … Read more on Ct Post

Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom Spend Time At Kanye West Concert
Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian. By Christine Thomasos, Christian Post Reporter. October 30 … However, TMZ is reporting that 29-year-old Kardashian met up with her husband at The Staples Center where the recent "Yeezus" tour took place since he has … Read more on Christian Post