Adult Drug Court helps addicts recover
Hoping to get the recovery help he needed to stop using drugs, Verbal, who is 53, chose the tougher route, drug court. Designed to help non-violent drug users break the cycle of addiction through a program where participants commit to an intensive … Read more on Sierra Vista Herald

After death of Johnathan Crupi, 21-year-old heroin addict, another recovering …
Life for a recovering addict is more complicated than just avoiding old friends and staying away from the wrong parties on weekends. It's about finding a passion, something to fill the void drugs once occupied. And Madino admits he hasn't found his yet. Read more on SILive.com

Official: Recovering drug addicts should speak up
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The president's top adviser on drug policy urged those recovering from drug addiction to give hope to others by speaking out, saying that stigma and denial about substance abuse are obstacles to treatment. Michael Botticelli, acting … Read more on The State

Tennessee bill OKs criminal charges for mothers' prenatal drug use
A bill to allow criminal assault charges against women whose infants suffer harm from their mothers' prenatal drug abuse may soon be on the books in Tennessee. The bill now awaits a signature from Republican Gov. Bill Haslam. The measure would allow … Read more on MSNBC

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie signed a bill aimed to improve treatment programs in New Jersey correctional facilities and county jails. While Christie has frequently said that drug and alcohol abuse is an … Read more on CNN (blog)

Forum On Drug Abuse Hears from Recovering Addicts
(AP) _ The president's top adviser on drug policy urged those recovering from drug addiction to give hope to others by speaking out, saying that stigma and denial about substance abuse are obstacles to treatment. Michael Botticelli, acting director of … Read more on CBS Local

Recovering Addicts, Alcoholics, News Junkies, Addiction Industry Has New …
Among the advocacy organizations referenced in the publication are Shatterpoof.org, Faces and Voices of Recovery, NCADD (National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence.) “Another cool thing about the eBulletin and website,” said Buschel, “is that we … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Connecticut drug addicts describe recovery, challenges
Michael Botticelli, acting director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said Thursday that 23 million Americans are in recovery from substance abuse. Botticelli, who is in recovery from alcohol addiction, encouraged people to speak out about … Read more on Norwich Bulletin

Drug, alcohol program office back downtown
STEUBENVILLE – The Jefferson Behavioral Health System has moved its drug and alcohol abuse services back downtown to an office at 525 N. Fourth St. The Community Outreach Recovery Environment, or C.O.R.E., replaces the former CARE Network after … Read more on Steubenville Herald Star

Miley Cyrus has ditched cigarettes
… apparent heroin overdose in New York City on Sunday (02.02.14), the 'Skyscraper' hitmaker, who has struggled with marijuana and cocaine abuse in the past, tweeted: "I wish more people would lose the stigma and treat addiction as the deadly and … Read more on Starpulse.com

Steve Cohen: 'Ask The Late Philip Seymour Hoffman' If Pot Is As Dangerous As …
tore into deputy drug czar Michael Botticelli on Tuesday, highlighting federal drug policy's failure to address the substances "ravaging our country" while still considering marijuana to be as dangerous as heroin. Speaking during a hearing … When … Read more on Huffington Post

Why Heroin Is Becoming Deadlier
… oxycontin pill, a user has no way of knowing how much of an illegal drug they're getting — or exactly what's in it, said Dr. Kyle Kampman, medical director of the Treatment Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Study … Read more on Discovery News