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

Tulsa Mulls a New Approach to Address Public Drunkenness
City officials are in talks with the Tulsa nonprofit addiction recovery center 12&12 about creating a “public inebriate alternative." Both city and 12&12 officials say any deal is likely a ways off. Police and substance abuse professionals believe it … Read more on Oklahoma Watch

There's a Drug That Prevents HIV. Let's Use It
In the study, conducted at two clinics treating sexually transmitted diseases and a community health center in three different cities, 437 men and transgender women took PrEP, which consists of emtricitabine and tenofovir (together called Truvada), for … Read more on TIME

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers Orlando launches Painkiller Addiction and …
Alcohol Treatment Centers Orlando are promoting their prescription drug addiction rehab in the Orlando area to help those suffering become aware of recovery programs that are available to them. Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers Orlando has provided … Read more on PRUnderground (press release)

Pence's billion highway plan makes even GOP fidgety
Unfortunately, Pence Luck seems patented in Indiana. The I-65 that extends from Louisville though the center of Kentucky down past Bowling Green is open, rolling, wide and without blemish. The shoulders are wide, well kept and exits are well marked and … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Japan trade deficit narrows but exports fall short
A 19-year-old Indiana University student accused of trying to remove a Muslim woman's headscarf and shouting racial slurs says he had been drinking alcohol and hadn't taken his anti-anxiety medication prior… Indiana University has expelled a 19-year … Read more on NewsWest9.com

Zoeller, state AGs urge Congress to pass opioid addiction legislation
As states continue to address the epidemic of heroin and opioid-based painkiller addiction and its devastating effect on public health, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller and 37 other state and territorial attorneys general today sent a letter to … Read more on WNDU-TV

California Governor Vetoes Drug Conviction Bill
In California, anyone who gets popped for a minor drug offense, like smoking a joint, can plead guilty and volunteer for drug treatment—usually about a year. Upon successful completion of drug counseling, that charge and conviction is wiped off one's … Read more on Northeast Indiana Public Radio

New grief group for loved ones of those lost to heroin
His addiction, his father explained, started when a person who owed his son money gave him oxycodone instead. While in a rehabilitation facility to battle his painkiller addiction, he learned to shoot up heroin, his father said. After stints at other … Read more on The Journal News / Lohud.com

Glen Park area residents shoot down addiction rehab facility 0
A plan to build a drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation centre in southern Leduc County was killed before it even got off the ground. A large group of riled up residents of the Glen Park area of south Leduc County, north and west of Wizard Lake … Read more on Leduc Representative

Ministry aims to help addicts in recovery
Celebrate Recovery, an international ministry and support group for addicts who are trying to recover, is a 12-step program based on biblical principals, according to Kennedy, senior pastor. The program is not limited to any one type of addiction, but … Read more on Jacksonville Daily News

Drug Addiction Treatment Centers Becomes Brainwashing Center
Following the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policy to abolish forced labor camps Drug Addiction Treatment Centers (DATC) have been established. Currently, the DATC in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province has become a 'brainwashing center. Read more on New Tang Dynasty Television

Lorcet Withdrawal and Lorcet Detox

GOP Moving to Ease Its Stance on Federal Sentencing
For Mr. Portman, it was his encounters with a man about his age, a drug addict who had been in and out of the system several times but received the assistance he needed in prison to help turn around his life. … “These stories are unbelievably … Read more on New York Times

Chamber lunch to spotlight heroin use in Porter County
“The first change I hope to accomplish by telling (my daughter's) story is from unawareness and ignorance of drug addiction to awareness and understanding of drug addiction,” said Dr. Spitler. “I once had a vague, intellectual appreciation of drug use … Read more on nwitimes.com

Zohydro Update: Senate Bill Would Ban Powerful Opiate Painkiller
… in approving Zohydro ER, the growing epidemic of painkiller addiction. My story also received an onslaught of comments from chronic pain sufferers arguing that they need Zohydro, and their opinions are worth reading as well. … In Senate hearings … Read more on Forbes

Florida House Experience Celebrates Alumni Wednesday's With Personal …
After providing addiction treatment for countless patients, the Florida House Experience has pledged to publish stories written by alumni who have successfully completed recovery programs at Florida House. The goal is provide hope to others seeking help. Read more on PR Web (press release)

Novi judge denies conflict over ties to testing firms
Treatment as option. MacKenzie was appointed to the bench in 1988. In the decade that followed, courts nationwide began to consider substance abuse treatment as an alternative to jail or prison. MacKenzie became one of the state's most vocal supporters … Read more on Detroit Free Press

Suncoast Rehab Center Encourages "Pain Medicine Management" Trend in 2014
… pain without the use of opioids. Suncoast Rehab Center, in Spring Hill, FL (SRC), encourages the introduction of alternative pain management methods to counteract the public health disaster that painkiller addiction has created within American society. Read more on PR Newswire (press release)