Marion Barry, District Council Member and Former Mayor, Dies at 78
Ward 8 D.C. Council member and former Mayor Marion Barry left a rehab facility in the District on Wednesday afternoon and took the opportunity to address his health, rumors and political future. News4's Mark Segraves reports. (Published Wednesday, Mar … Read more on NBC4 Washington

Link Between Underage Substance Use & Problems in Adulthood (SAMHSA …
“Knowing the age a person starts the use of a substance can inform treatment facilities so that they can better provide timely and appropriate prevention and treatment programs.” Adolescent years can be … Among those are the Partnerships for Success … Read more on The Roundup

Surviving the Secret Childhood Trauma of a Parent's Drug Addiction
When my mother explained his absence by telling us that he was volunteering at a fire station (which I'd later find out was part of a rehab program), I'd tell myself lies in order to cope with the embarrassment. He was too busy fighting wildfires in … Read more on Pacific Standard

Signs of designer drug Molly
Alana, a 21-year-old from Spring Lake, was a pre-medical student at the University of Michigan living in the party scene, going to raves, drinking, and even using cocaine. She was also using the designer drug Molly — a powder or … Her parents … Read more on WOOD-TV

Trey Radel — from lawmaker to lawbreaker
Radel isn't Rob Ford, the Toronto mayor who jokes about his substance abuse. He's not even Marion Barry, who blamed his drug arrest on others. Yet Radel acted Wednesday as though the most important thing were his job, not his recovery. He said in his … Read more on Washington Post

Paul Flowers arrested over drugs scandal
He has since been engulfed in allegations of illegal drug use, gay sex, questions over his expenses claims at a drug charity and drink-driving. It also emerged he had resigned as a Labour councillor after adult material was discovered on his computer. Read more on Telegraph.co.uk