Beckley psychiatrist pens article on opiate drug abuse
The article, “Opiate Drug Abuse: Discovering Problematic Patients in the Office and What to Do About It,” written by Dr. M. Khalid Hasan, discusses risk factors for abuse, signs of addiction and recommendations for proper treatment. According to the … Read more on Beckley Register-Herald

Drug treatment van to remain on Ambaum Blvd. SW at SW 134th
“There probably have been more studies on medication-assisted treatments for opioid dependence than practically any other type of substance abuse treatment. What we do is very tightly controlled and regulated from the feds, down to the state, down to … Read more on The B-Town Blog (blog)

LePage's dangerous portrayal of drug addiction
In 2010, substance abuse cost the state $ 1.403 billion, according to a report by the state Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. Just 3.4 percent of that cost, $ 47 million, went to treatment. Crime-related costs, including police and … Read more on Bangor Daily News

Philip Hoffman's death prompts fresh medical debate on addiction
Los Angeles: Philip Seymour Hoffman suffered from a chronic medical condition that required ongoing treatment. An admitted drug addict who first sought professional help more than two decades ago, Hoffman apparently succumbed to his illness with an … Read more on Firstpost

Dean McDermott At Rehab Center — Getting Help For Sex Addiction?
Less than two weeks after Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott were snapped leaving a Los Angeles rehab center together, Dean was spotted at the facility again on Jan. 18 — and this time he was on his own. Do you think he's seeking treatment for an … Read more on Hollywood Life

Philip Seymour Hoffman's diaries reveal late actor was 'caught in between' two …
The actor Philip Seymour Hoffman revealed in private diaries shortly before his death that he was trapped in a love triangle between the mother of his three children and a new girlfriend, according to reports. The star reportedly wrote that he was … Read more on National Post

Philip Seymour Hoffman kept diaries about his battle to stay sober.
The late actor, who was found dead in his apartment in New York City from an apparent heroin overdose on February 2, wrote detailed accounts about his struggle to control his "demons," drug deals and his desire to stay clean by attending Narcotics … Read more on NZ City

Los Angeles Drug Rehab Center Responds to Recent Hoffman Loss
The Lakehouse Recovery Center provides an array of addiction and alcoholism treatment services including but not limited to: medical detoxification, residential treatment, outpatient treatment resourcing, private and family coaching & therapy and … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Battle against heroin an ongoing struggle
By: Denise Crosby | [email protected]. FILE – In a Sunday, March 5, 2006, file photo, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman poses with the Oscar he won for best actor for his work in "Capote" at the 78th Academy Awards, in Los Angeles. … Just a few … Read more on Naperville Sun

Aid in Recovery Comments on Study Measuring Link Between Mental Illness …
Aid in Recovery, a full service drug and alcohol treatment center in South Florida, released a statement today commenting on new research that examine s the link between mental illness and drug addiction. The study (Comorbidity of Severe Psychotic … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Human trafficking: modern-day slavery
“I think there is a perception that human trafficking is something that happens in large, urban centers or on the coast,” said Elizabeth Miller, chief of adolescent medicine at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, and associate professor of … Read more on Anderson Independent Mail

List of Giving Hearts Day participants for 2014
Anne Carlsen Center provides education, therapy and medical care to children with developmental disabilities in Fargo, Jamestown, Bismarck, Devils Lake, Grand Forks and their surrounding areas. 12. Arts Center … Best Friends Mentoring Program … Read more on In-Forum

Fresh Start Private Management, Inc. Announces Alcohol Treatment Program …
LOS ANGELES, CA — (Marketwired) — 02/11/14 — Fresh Start Private Management Inc. (OTCQB: CEYY) announces the availability of its revolutionary alcohol treatment program in the Northeast U.S., with the latest opening of a Start Fresh Recovery clinic … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release)

Surge in heroin use, overdoses hitting close to home
Some addicts seeking to change their lifestyles get help from Pathways Alcohol & Drug Rehabilitation Center on Riva Road. The facility has 40 beds for its inpatient programs. “There are many times when we don't have beds available — they're all full … Read more on CapitalGazette.com

Filming the truth about addiction
When he ended up at Falmouth Hospital one day in early 2012, a physician suggested he seek help from Gosnold on Cape Cod, the largest addiction treatment organization on the Cape. … "Some people need to be inpatient" to make it through the process. Read more on Capecodonline

For addicts, there's help and hope
He went to inpatient rehab, stays clean and sober through 12-Step meetings, and attends community college near Scranton. "Recovery doesn't stop when a person gets out of treatment," says Randy Brooks Miller, a nurse who works in Kennedy Health … Read more on Philly.com

Question by Unknown Person: Define “Addiction” in your own way?
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‘i cannot live without it!’

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Substance abuse counselor convicted of murder in Torrance pedestrian's death
Los Angeles >> A substance abuse counselor who drove two miles through Torrance with a dying man on her windshield was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder, drunken driving and hit-and-run charges. Sherri Lynn Wilkins showed no response as … The … Read more on Daily Breeze

Alcohol & Drug Rehab Kenosha Launches Center to Battle Substance Abuse …
Eugene, OR (PRWEB) February 06, 2014. A Kenosha alcohol and drug rehab center is announcing that it is opening its doors to help adults and adolescents fight back against their alcohol and drug addiction through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

Demi Lovato Talks Addiction and "Amazing" Friend Selena Gomez After Her …
Demi Lovato is breaking her silence on the news that her BFF Selena Gomez secrety went to rehab for two weeks last month. Lovato, who has battled substance abuse and eating disorder issues in the past, has nothing but kind words for Gomez. "Selena is … Read more on E! Online