George Clinton: Doctor Atomic
Eventually, we wander into another room to watch a video of the band's first backing-track performance, an industry show in L.A. At one point, an 11-year-old guitar virtuoso joins the group onstage and furiously shreds. Clinton extracts ….. Though … Read more on RollingStone.com

Mental-Health Treatment for Defendants Dogged by Delays
Florida diverts some mentally ill defendants facing low-level charges to a treatment center designed to prepare them to return to their communities, where they continue to receive treatment, as part of a five-year-old pilot project. There are more than … Read more on Wall Street Journal

From the Archives: Impaired drivers rarely face jail time
Michot then fined Tolbert $ 750, placed him on two years' probation, assigned community service work and substance abuse evaluation with treatment if needed, and required Tolbert to use an ignition lock on his vehicle. For Nathan … The average drunk … Read more on The Daily Advertiser

Delinquent. Dropout. At-Risk. What's In A Name?
The culprits, Dilulio wrote, were drugs, child abuse and other types of "moral poverty." The concept caught on in the media and among politicians. In the 1990s, as part of a broader "tough on crime" trend, almost every state passed laws that raised the … Read more on KRCB

Church News
For almost 30 years, MN Adult and Teen Challenge has been restoring hope to adults and teens struggling with drug and alcohol addiction with effective and affordable shorter-term programs called Life Renewal, as well as the distinctive long-term faith … Read more on Brainerd Daily Dispatch

Manchester Group Home Task Force Agrees On Key Points
The facilities serve clients who include mentally ill people, paroled prisoners, teenagers with chronic behavior problems and others with alcohol and drug addictions. The town … •When the state closed mental health facilities years ago, the state did … Read more on Hartford Courant

Orthopedic Surgeon's License Suspended for Working Under the Influence
Dr. Strasburger completed 1 month of residential addiction treatment for healthcare professionals and submitted to 1 year of professional aftercare, health department records show. But on July 8, 2014, notes the health department, Dr. Strasburger … Read more on OutpatientSurgery.net

How to give a great, relaxing head massage
We all crave for head massages after a long tiring day. But what we don't know is how these head massages actually work. When you massage your head with your finger tips the nerves in your scalp get stimulated and increase the blood flow to the brain … Read more on TheHealthSite

Ghosts in the machine
Dorion's case is complicated by illness and by poor cognitive skills that have left him "borderline" in intelligence and that are nonetheless not acute enough to have him placed in the category of mentally ill and eligible for other treatments. It … Read more on Winnipeg Free Press

Fortney: Where there is help, there is hope
Still, those dedicating their careers to promoting mental health are buoyed by the fact that more is known than ever before about the complex conditions underlying illness, as well as the development of effective treatments and workplace and community … Read more on Calgary Herald

Local veterans being sent 235 miles for detox services
Veterans who arrive at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center needing intensive services to detoxify from alcohol or opioids like heroin are being transported 235 miles west for inpatient care, according to the provider of those services. Until Friday … Read more on Albany Times Union

Tulare teen, Porterville woman killed in county crashes
Pacheco, who the CHP said was driving under the influence of alcohol, made an unsafe turn, causing the vehicle to travel off the road. The SUV … Pacheco, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered major injuries and was taken to Kaweah Delta Medical … Read more on Visalia Times-Delta

New approaches seem to be helping homeless
It's a woman asking for money on the Evangeline Thruway — money we silently assume will go toward drugs or alcohol. It's a man … Housing the chronically homeless while they receive treatment for mental illness or addiction is a different approach … Read more on The Daily Advertiser

Program to help mentally ill in home begins to show results
Now six agencies that contract with the county are being trained by professors from the Center for Evidence-Based Practices at Case Western Reserve University in assertive community treatment and drug and alcohol dependency. The county is paying … Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

School board discusses drug testing
“During that 30 days they would have to get enrolled into a drug counseling program,” said Moyers. “We have forms for parents and students to fill out and also be signed by a drug counselor showing proof they have enrolled and underwent the proper course. Read more on Daily Journal Online

Local law enforcement, doctors, judges express concern over plight of mentally ill
“They take these drugs because they feel better on them. Some just get off … The mental health clinic prescribes medicine and they do their best to make sure they take their medication, but jail is not set up for counseling like in a treatment … Read more on Monroe News Star

Guest Column: 'Substance abuse' is not a crime
If Alcoholics Anonymous doesn't work for you, motivational counseling and group therapies provide alternative treatment approaches. Now what happens if the drug of choice is heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine? First, unlike alcohol, you can't purchase … Read more on Tahoe Daily Tribune

Midland class teaches first aid strategies for assisting the mentally ill
There are 18 more of your neighbors who are better equipped to deal with the latter situation, thanks to a day-long training session recently at the Community Mental Health Center in Midland. … Dealing with someone who may show signs of developing a … Read more on Midland Daily News

Valley drug deaths outpace past 2 years
Suboxone can be used to treat pain and to help addicts get off opiates. Fighting the trend. Even if parents are vigilant, children sometimes pick up pills that … Task force member Dirk Matson, county director of human services, said the group has a … Read more on Tribune-Review

Robert Downey Jr.'s son used drugs from age 12
The 'Iron Man 3' star – who famously battled substance abuse in the past – accompanied his eldest child, Indio Downey, to the well-known rehab facility Cliffside in Malibu, California, following his arrest for cocaine possession on Sunday (29.06.14 … Read more on Times of India