US Army Drug Treatment Program Riddled With Errors & Problems, Reports
They return home with battle scars, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), brain injury, or family and financial discord. Many US soldiers turn to alcohol or drugs, but when they seek help from the Army's substance-abuse program they are … Read more on Sputnik International

Prescription Drug Abuse Among Nurses A Growing Problem
In Indiana, if professionals admit their addiction and successfully complete treatment, they can have the criminal charges removed from their records and their licenses can remain intact. “There's not many professions or jobs where you can own up to … Read more on Indiana Public Media

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The testimony Friday from Polk County's assistant medical examiner came in a bond hearing for Roy Stephens of Tennyson, Indiana. He and the baby's mother, Ruby Stephens, are charged with … (AP) – Aetna has agreed to change its prescription drug … Read more on MyFoxOrlando.com

Chronicle AM: CA Poll Has 55% for Legalization, GA MedMJ CBD Bill Passes …
Chris Christie (R) used the occasion of the ribbon-cutting event at a drug treatment facility to reiterate his opposition to marijuana legalization. Christie said marijuana is a "gateway drug" and that tax revenues from its sale would amount to "blood … Read more on Drug War Chronicle

Pilon pushing experimental drug bill
The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee on Wednesday unanimously backed Pilon's bill that would allow Florida to join 10 states that have already approved the use of experimental drugs, with governors in Utah and Indiana approving similar … Read more on Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Our Opinion: Broad treatment needed
It's also equally clear that when police, state lawmakers and socials service agencies work together to combat a dangerous drug problem, significant progress can be made. Consider meth's impact on Hoosiers. In 2013, Indiana led the nation in meth lab … Read more on South Bend Tribune

Harbor Village Detox Extends Treatment for Drug & Alcohol Abuse to Mass. in …
According to Wbur on March 11th, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in the state of Mass. are unable to get the drug and alcohol addiction treatment they need because insurance providers will not cover addiction treatment. Some people were … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Amid Rising Concern About Addiction, Universities Focus On Recovery
… hold each other accountable and literally just check in about their week," she says. There is an emphasis on service. The students speak in high schools and in drug treatment facilities. Some even give seminars to emergency room doctors in area … Read more on KDLG

The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous
Hospitals, outpatient clinics, and rehab centers use the 12 steps as the basis for treatment. But although few people seem to realize it, there are alternatives, including prescription drugs and therapies that aim to help patients learn to drink in … Read more on The Atlantic

Marijuana is too dangerous to legalize
… marijuana for recreational use may be on the Arizona ballot next year. A recent ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy survey found that some 45 percent of respondents support such legalization. … Expanding access to marijuana, a substance that … Read more on azcentral.com

Reformulated OxyContin Forces Drug Abusers To Switch To Heroin
A reformulation of OxyContin made it harder to abuse and that has curtailed the drug's illicit use but some 25 percent of drug abusers entering rehab still find a way – or at least said they still abused the prescription painkiller on surveys despite … Read more on Science 2.0

Enter Stop Rx Abuse contest and help fight drug abuse, AG Cooper urges NC …
According to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services national survey, among people ages 12-17 prescription drugs are the second most abused drug behind marijuana. The survey also found that most people age 12 or older who abuse prescription … Read more on Jacksonville Daily News

In Lyon case, 'video voyeurism' raises uncomfortable questions
Some states have enacted specific “voyeurism” or “video voyeurism” statutes, while others lump the illicit activity under privacy laws or dub it “trespass by peeping Tom” or “surreptitious intrusion,” according to a survey by the National District … Read more on Sacramento Bee

Drug Testing in the Workplace
See 42 U.S.C. § 12114(b) (1994); see also Williams v. Widnall, 79 F.3d 1003 (10th Cir. 1996) (stating that alcoholism is a covered disability). Additionally, an employee's use of prescription drugs to treat a disability may be protected by the ADA … Read more on Human Resource Executive Online

City Health's HIV prevention tactic gets questioned by anti-drug abuse council
“For injection drug users who cannot or will not stop injecting drugs, the once-only use of sterile needles and syringes remains the safest, most effective approach for limiting HIV transmissions,” the CDC paper said. The CADAC, however, has passed a … Read more on Sun.Star

'Worrying trend' of more young drug abusers caught: Masagos
Some also are buying drugs online or consuming them overseas. The Government is also "keeping an … A multi-agency task force looking into this problem of young drug abusers will release its findings and recommendations later this year. It will build … Read more on Channel News Asia

In Cresskill, more frank talk about fighting the tragedy of drug abuse
A proposal to install random drug testing at the high schools failed. But before it did, it launched a tumultuous year-long debate about whether educational programs or drug testing is the preferred method of combating the problem among teens. In the … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Leave medical decisions to patients, doctors
LePage and his administration should give these people a fair shot to live happy, safe, sober lives, and stop placing politics in the middle of decisions that should be made between people and their doctors. After all, not only is drug abuse hard on … Read more on Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

Carthage community drug forum attempts to 'discourage stupidity'
… Islands and earlier at Alexandria Central School, Alexandria Bay, are being held to inform the north country it's not immune to big-city problems like heroin and to show that together, people can help support recovering addicts and prevent drug abuse. Read more on WatertownDailyTimes.com

HIV outbreak in Indiana linked to prescription drug abuse
"Because prescription drug abuse is at the heart of this outbreak, we are not only working to identify, contact and test individuals who may have been exposed, but also to connect community members to resources for substance abuse treatment and … Read more on National Monitor

Not the Usual College Party (This One's Sober)
Ms. Cederna's story of addiction and recovery, told in a clear, strong voice, was not being shared at a 12-step meeting or in a treatment center. Instead, it was presented on a cool autumn day, in a classroom on the campus of the University of Michigan … Read more on New York Times