Rockport Goings On
The North Shore Health Project is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an evening of music and more at the Shalin Liu Music Performance Center in Rockport, on Friday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. Features Antje Duvekot and Meg Hutchinson as well as local singer … Read more on Gloucester Daily Times

Support Groups, Clubs, and Services
Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure checks … S. Fifth St., Oregon. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed; 10 p.m., open, candlelight, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St … Read more on SaukValley.com

Fundraiser set for women's drug–rehab center
Moyers, author of the memoir “Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption” will present “Unmask the Stigma” on Oct. 16 at the James River Conference Center to help Roads to Recovery open its first recovery residence for women. The nonprofit operates … Read more on Lynchburg News and Advance

Naples medical marijuana ban closer to final approval
In that case, medical marijuana treatment centers and dispensaries could only be allowed under the ordinance in the city's medical district, subject to City Council approval. “This would prevent us from being stuck and trying to figure out what to do … Read more on The News-Press

Plan to open drug and alcohol rehab clinic in Southgate thrown out by council
PROPOSALS to create a drug and alcohol rehab clinic in Southgate have been rejected by the council due to concerns it could increase antisocial behaviour and crime. The charity Crime Reduction Initiatives (CRI) applied to use office space at Longley … Read more on Crawley News

Drug rehab center opens in Bay Ridge
Donna Mae DePola (seated) president and CEO of the Sunset park-based drug and alcohol counseling program, Resource Training and Counseling Center, announced that the center has opened up a new site in Bay Ridge. She is pictured with Dona Pagan … Read more on Brooklyn Daily Eagle

35 Patients Escape From Bogor Drug Rehab Center
The patients held a prayer meeting before they overpowered two security officers and then forcefully opened the main gate of the rehabilitation center located in Lido, Bogor district. “I directly called the Caringin Police to ask for help and they … Read more on Jakarta Globe

Burma's Heroin Addicts Are Plagued by Cheap Drugs and Conspiracy Theories
“Rehab is great. It gives you a rest. It clears your mind,” says Kan Char, his voice softening to a slur. To celebrate a successful two-week stint at a drug rehabilitation center in Myitkyina, the dusty capital of Burma's Kachin State, he has treated … Read more on VICE

Gateway CEO Rallies Alcohol & Drug Rehab Industry to Reach More Patients
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers provide substance abuse treatment services for adults and adolescents at drug treatment centers throughout Illinois and the St. Louis Metro East area. Gateway's outpatient and residential treatment centers are … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Off the Drugs, Onto the Cupcakes
“The main focus was just, 'get them off their substance,' and the rest will take care of itself,” said Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, an eating disorder and addiction medicine specialist in Denver who has been a consultant to various rehab centers. … of … Read more on New York Times (blog)

Drug, alcohol recovery center opening in Sept. in Bangor
Northampton County Drug and Alcohol, in partnership with Recovery Revolution Inc., is opening a recovery center in Bangor. The center, called "A Clean Slate," is at 100 S. First St. in Bangor and a grand opening is set for Sept. 16. There will be a … Read more on Pocono Record

Janitor charged with sexually assaulting 3 women at drug rehabilitation center …
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut — Bridgeport police say a man charged with sexually assaulting three women at a drug rehabilitation center where he worked as a janitor told investigators he had a "lust problem" and succumbed to "temptation." Forty-year-old … Read more on Greenfield Daily Reporter

State audit confirms weak oversight, potential fraud at rehab clinics
The review of the Drug Medi-Cal system validates the findings of a yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN. The 2013 investigation found a man convicted of organized crime running one clinic and other rehab centers … Read more on Center For Investigative Reporting

Nova Recovery Center Publishes New Blog Post Series on Drug Abuse and …
Nova Recovery Center, an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, has published a new series of blog posts which highlight emerging trends in illegal drug use and the dangers of new designer drugs. September 11, 2014. Austin, United States … Read more on Free Press Release Center (press release)

La Habra rehab center now open
A new drug-recovery facility has opened in La Habra serving those looking for help recovering from addiction and those required to seek assistance by the courts. Crossroads Recovery Centers, at 402 E. La Habra Blvd., is a nonprofit that provides … Read more on OCRegister

Heroin defendant warned to take drug treatment seriously
A judge warned a heroin defendant he needs to take his substance abuse counseling seriously because otherwise he'll be back in court and end up in prison. Jack J. Leimeister, 22, of 25 Welton Ave., pleaded guilty July 22 to possession of heroin. Read more on Norwalk Reflector

Financially strapped Riverside closes drug treatment center
Effective immediately, the hospital will stop drug abuse and psychiatric treatment and provide only detoxification services. The move came after the state's top health official traveled to Houston to tour the organization's three campuses for a first … Read more on Chron.com

Early Cleveland Clinic trial of stem cells for multiple sclerosis shows promise
Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, director of the Clinic's Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, presented the findings at the MSBoston2014 convention, which opened Wednesday in Boston. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which the … Read more on The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com