The DVD Wrapup: Camp X-Ray, Free the Nipple, Giuseppe Andrews, Pillow …
No sooner have his siblings gathered for dinner than it takes on the appearance of an encounter group at a rehab clinic. …. Rifkin's doc chronicles the making of the nano-budget “Garbanzo Gas” and “Shlong Oysters,” whose casts include alcoholics and … Read more on Movie City News

Student-Loan Deadbeats: Fashionable Theft
He was the greatest poet and critic of his time, but poetry and criticism do not in general pay all that well, and T. S. Eliot, unfortunately for him, lived in an age in which celebrity academics did not bank CEO money. He came from a well-to-do family … Read more on National Review Online

Handwritten Jim Morrison poem found in Paris hotel could net K at auction
The Doors frontman was known for his heavy drug use and drinking, but last year singer Marianne Faithfull told Mojo magazine that her former boyfriend, a heroin dealer named Jean de Breiteuil, accidentally killed Morrison with a lethal dose of heroin. Read more on Examiner.com

In honor of Cole Porter's 124th birthday, his story of triumph over pain
His blustery and domineering grandfather, J.O. Cole, was the richest man in the state, thanks to a series of well-placed investments in drug stores, coal and timber. Young Cole loved poetry and playing the piano. …. East European Jewish Immigrants … Read more on PBS NewsHour (blog)

Bedford County man gets 7.5 years in bicyclist's death
A Bedford County man will serve seven years and six months in prison on charges he fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist. Michael Wayne Jenkins, 27, pleaded no contest Friday afternoon to charges of aggravated involuntary … Read more on Lynchburg News and Advance

'Not my pants' excuse doesn't work with DA
With methamphetamine and heroin trafficking on the increase, Nisley wants drug users to know that the law doesn't care where the pants come from, just who has custody of the drugs. “They very well … He wants to see more treatment centers opened to … Read more on Dalles Chronicle

Report: Most Americans with drug or alcohol addictions don't get treatment
… Survey on Drug Use and Health. The survey, released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, reported that of the 22.7 million people with substance use disorder in 2013, only 2.5 million received treatment at specialty … Read more on PBS NewsHour

Freedom Recovery Center starts counseling service
DRM will operate the Freedom Recovery Center (FRC) at 62 Division St. to provided personalized drug rehabilitation and alcohol treatment. "The focus at FRC is a private, customized recovery program that's designed for each of our clients' specific … Read more on Coldwater Daily Reporter

Aldon Smith suspended nine games by NFL
In a brief news release, the league said Smith was punished for violating both the league's policy regarding substance abuse and its personal conduct policy. Smith, 24, missed five games last season after entering an alcohol rehabilitation center. Read more on Sacramento Bee

Residents Upset Over Sober Living Facility in Happy Valley
“We felt that we should have been notified — bottom line,” said Happy Valley resident Chris David, who also lives near the sober living facility, which is advertised as an “Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Addiction Treatment Center For Men,” on its website. Read more on SCVNEWS.com

Parents have mixed views on planned rehab center near Capital High School
“I feel like drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers have an interest in the privacy of their patients, and there would be very little interaction between the high school and the center,” she said. “Also, it's on the other side of a busy road and … Read more on Charleston Gazette

Uganda's gay rights and sex worker activists answer your questions about HIV …
Part of the problem, according to many of the world's top public health experts, is that the populations most at risk for HIV infection — including gay men and sex workers — face laws that do little but increase stigma, drive these groups underground … Read more on PBS NewsHour

Addiction and Recovery Expert Christopher Kennedy Lawford to Keynote …
Lawford is the author of the best-selling Symptoms of Withdrawal: A Memoir of Snapshots & Redemption, in which he shares his life story of drug and alcohol addiction and recovery. Lawford will draw from these personal experiences in his keynote … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Photo essay: Sex and drugs in an HIV-infected paradise
Rather, he supported a mix of prevention, education, treatment and law enforcement activities to help drug users recover from addiction and to discourage others from trying in the first place. President Obama signed a bill ending the 'Needle Exchange … Read more on PBS NewsHour

Troubled Teens in The Villages, FL Have New Substance Abuse Recovery Help …
A new helpline for young adults in The Villages, FL is offering options for substance abuse recovery. LIGHTNING RELEASES (6/28/2014) – Many adolescents in Sumter County have come to the realization they need help for a drug or alcohol substance … Read more on Ticker Report

Why We Should Treat, Not Blame Addicts Struggling to Get 'Clean'
Journalist David Sheff's son Nic began using marijuana and alcohol at the age of 12, then heroine and crystal meth. Sheff was baffled; his son transformed from an intelligent … In a follow-up to his memoir "Beautiful Boy," David Sheff has written a …
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Colombian City Plans To Use Marijuana To Fight Drug Addiction: Report
In the United States, several studies have shown that moderate marijuana use has helped cocaine and opioid addicts stay in treatment. However, as ABC News reports, this type of treatment isn't likely to gain steam in the U.S. soon. "Unfortunately …
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Synthetic marijuana, addictive and deadly
It's very, very addictive. Once you start, it's hard to stop.” “Right now, in Tahlequah we have a kid who started using spice and is now listed with 'drug induced psychosis,'” Farmer said. “He is being treated with schizophrenia medication. Doctors do …
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