Congress Members to VA: Let Veterans Smoke Marijuana
Some statistics show that more than 20 veterans a day commit suicide as a result of PTSD and depression, while many others succumb to the perils of painkiller addiction and alcohol abuse in an effort to shadow the pain long enough to function like a … Read more on HIGH TIMES

Mexican Lawmakers on Medical Marijuana Legalization: Current Policy 'Not Working'
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified a ballot initiative late Wednesday to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana in the State of California after proponents of the measure submitted over 690,000 signatures. The measure will … Read more on Latinos Health

British Company Developing Field Sobriety Test for Marijuana
"THC is a molecule that really loves human fat, and when you ingest it, it sticks in the fat, and then it slowly seeps out over the course of a week, or a month if you are a heavy user," Timothy Fong, an addiction psychiatrist at the University of … Read more on ATTN

The online program that may revolutionize addiction treatment
The program, an online system designed to teach people how to reformulate their relationships with abusive substances at a fraction of the cost of traditional face-to-face therapy, was the culmination of a multidecade effort to revolutionize how … Read more on The Kernel

Feds give million to drug treatment programs
The federal government is contributing $ 24 million to drug abuse treatment initiatives under a two-year program announced Wednesday in London. The funding will be distributed to 14 provincial and territorial providers across the country and will help … Read more on CTV News

How The Alleged Neglect of a Patient in 2010 Lead To One of the Nation's …
The A Better Tomorrow drug and alcohol treatment center is one of seven similar facilities operated across the country by a company named American Addiction Centers. American Addiction Centers is itself the main operating unit of AAC Holdings, a … Read more on ThyBlackMan

States find their own path on medical marijuana policy
Dr. Anthony Anzalone is a New Jersey doctor who paved the way for more than 1,000 of the state's medical marijuana patients. This "My Dr. Greenleaf" soothing cream, shown here, is just one of the many all-CBD medical marijuana products the doctor and … Read more on Center for Public Integrity

Discussing drug use with your preteen and teens
SalusCare, Inc has a variety of programs suited to address the various levels of drug use disorders in adolescents and teens. Screening is available as well as a full continuum of treatment services from outpatient services to residential service for … Read more on The News-Press

Indiana governor overrides law to authorize needle exchange
Without drug treatment or syringe-exchange programs, these areas "are ripe for outbreaks, and we should expect more of them unless we really ramp up our HIV-prevention services in those areas," he said. The county's 79 HIV cases represent more than … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Medical marijuana issue is scrambling party lines
House Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-62, Indiana, said he anticipates a floor vote soon on a medical marijuana bill that helps those in need under a tightly regulated framework. “I think there is widespread support for the concept, but folks are … Read more on Standard Speaker

NFL: Browns' Manziel released from rehab
The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner from Texas A&M entered the undisclosed clinic, which specializes in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, on Jan. 28 for treat-. ment of an unspecified problem. Manziel is expected to participate in Cleveland's offseason … Read more on Indiana Gazette

Indiana's religious freedom law was inspired by a controversial Supreme Court …
Smith, two Native Americans in Oregon, who worked as counselors at a drug rehab facility, ingested peyote, a small cactus known to contain mescaline, a powerful hallucinogen. The Native American Church, also known as Peyotism or Peyote Religion, … Read more on Business Insider Australia

Ellenton health resort pulled from planning commission agenda; family says …
Steve Bedi, a former Tampa Bay doctor who now lives in Palmetto, had run-ins with the law in the 1980s and early 1990s, leading to the suspension of his medical license by the Florida Board of Medicine and time in federal prison. … Bedi used "faulty … Read more on Bradenton Herald

How special interests killed Utah's medical marijuana bill
“If medical marijuana can advance in Utah—with significant support from Mormons in and out of the legislature—it can advance anywhere in the U.S.,” said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. “Medicine is …. Cathy is a … Read more on SFGate (blog)

Former Governor Rick Perry Joins Right on Crime Campaign
Over his fifteen years as Texas' longest serving Governor, Perry supported and signed into law multiple reforms, including expanding alternatives to incarceration like drug treatment programs and community supervision for low risk and first time non … Read more on Breitbart News

American arrested on Lanta for DUI worked at Thai hallucinogenic drugs clinic
However, the Daily Mail Online revealed she is also linked to another fatality involving a man who died after undergoing an experimental drug treatment at an unregistered Thai clinic. Australian Brodie Smith, 33, checked into the Ibogaine Thailand … Read more on The Phuket News

Medical marijuana support is growing, Iowa Poll shows
They're pushing to broaden the law, to allow people to obtain marijuana products to treat epilepsy and a range of other issues, including cancer, Crohn's disease, chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder. The advocates say Iowa should join the … Read more on DesMoinesRegister.com

DC-area news briefs
Wolfe was taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries not considered life-threatening, police said. Bell was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where she died, police said. An investigation indicated that alcohol may have been a … Read more on Washington Post

As You Were Saying…Raise glass to a fairer alcohol tax
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate the cost of alcohol consumption in Massachusetts paid by government, including local governments, at 75 cents per drink — or $ 338 per capita. By comparison, the … This special treatment is not … Read more on Boston Herald

In Theory: Should church leaders abstain from alcohol?
Anyone for whom alcohol is a problem needs help and it seems that abstaining is safest, though I have read of treatment programs that allow social drinking. Those in a leadership position such as the ministry should be concerned that their behavior is … Read more on Burbank Leader

Elkhart drug rehabilitation center launches .5 million expansion plans, aims …
… group shares with the Life Center on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Eric Frankenberger, also of Teen Challenge, works inside the car. Teen Challenge, a faith-based addiction treatment facility, plans to expand and more closely collaborate with the Life … Read more on The Elkhart Truth

Mental-health funding could get boost in Indiana's budget
“We don't put a lot of money into mental health and substance abuse in Indiana.” But the state's withering mental-health spending could see a … He said the question now is how and where to allocate that funding to provide local authorities the … Read more on Evening News and Tribune

Indiana University studying marijuana's effect on brain
The product, sometimes called cannabis oil, has shown promise in treating children who have epileptic seizures, said Van Ingram, director of Kentucky's Office of Drug Control Policy. In general, efforts to legalize medical marijuana … “There's been a … Read more on USA TODAY College

Ebola, cybersecurity and religious freedom top 2014 news list
The psychoactive drug saw gain as Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia joined Colorado and Washington state in legalizing its use. What most observers forget, however, is that marijuana remains illegal under federal law. It's merely that … Read more on Deseret News