Former drug addict relieved to be alive
You won't find an air conditioner in any inmate wings at Fuchu Prison, no matter how hot it is outside. And on this sweltering, cloudless day in August, it is certainly hot. Two members from Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center (DARC) are preparing to … Read more on The Japan Times

Amber Portwood Wants To Open A Rehab Facility
Portwood, one of the most popular stars from MTV's reality show Teen Mom, spent time in jail and has battled drug addiction since she first appeared on the show. However, she says she has big things in mind for her future. “It's going to be sort of a … Read more on WebProNews

Children of the Streets rehab center provides sober pathway
Now it houses renovated study rooms for the center's "students" searching for freedom from drug and alcohol addiction. God, Solyanik said on a recent Saturday as he celebrated his birthday, has a sense of humor. The center, which is located on a 9 acre … Read more on Red Bluff Daily News

Kai Ko Will Possibly Enter the Army
… and drug-abuse treatment programs other than bearing the consequences of his actions in the past. However, if it is proven that he has used other kinds of drugs, the actor faces a possible three-year imprisonment and a two-month stint at a rehab … Read more on Chinatopix

The rehab centres that lock up addicts against their will
Currently, the smooth running of the centre is down to Carlos – an internee who has been into rehab more than 30 times to try to overcome his addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol. Carlos imposes discipline and punishment at Rescatados del Abismo. Read more on BBC News

NFL suspends Colts owner Jim Irsay for 6 games
Day-to-day control of the team, valued by Forbes at about $ 1.2 billion, went to Irsay's oldest daughter, Carlie Irsay-Gordon, 33, while Irsay sought treatment in several rehab centers after his arrest. … He also underwent treatment for addiction in … Read more on Journal and Courier

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

Rahall, officials to meet about substance abuse
On Thursday, Rahall and federal officials will visit two substance abuse treatment facilities — the Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center in Welch and the FMRS Turning Point Center in Beckley — and meet with the Wyoming County Chapter of … Read more on Charleston Daily Mail

Rehab center to be located on Capital High property
The T-Center will be the first freestanding drug and alcohol abuse treatment center of its kind, housing up to 40 patients at a time to provide detoxification and stabilization programs, intensive outpatient programs and comprehensive family programs. Read more on Charleston Gazette

Proposed medical marijuana rules under fire
Cheryl D. Glenn told members of the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission — named in honor of her late mother — that requirements and restrictions would disqualify patients a doctor would otherwise recommend for marijuana treatment … Read more on Baltimore Sun

American Addiction Centers Named to Inc. 500 List Recognition for Three-Year …
American Addiction Centers, a leading national provider of inpatient substance abuse treatment services for individuals with drug and/or alcohol addiction, has been named to the Inc. 500 List of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies. The company … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Robin Williams' death highlights challenge of treating severe depression
Dr. Harry Croft, a psychiatrist and addiction expert and chief of CNS Trials at the Clinical Trials of Texas, says the phrase suggests to him that Williams wasn't actually planning to visit a rehab center for addiction but was instead seeking help at a … Read more on CBS News

Adolescent substance abuse centers receive grants
prescription drugs The grants will fund comprehensive adolescent substance abuse treatment programs, both expanding treatment beds at existing facilities and creating new adolescent treatment programs with the full continuum of care, including … Read more on The Lane Report

Dublin drug treatment centre pilots scheme for rural clients
One of the main rehabilitation centres for adolescent drug users in Dublin is piloting a new scheme offering one-off assessments to young people with similar issues in other parts of the country. Dr Gerry McCarney, consultant child and adolescent … Read more on Irish Examiner

US study on ramen noodles causes emotional heartburn in S. Korea
… instant noodles at a shopping center in Seoul, South Korea. By value, instant noodles were the top-selling manufactured food in South Korea in 2012, the most recent year figures are available, according to South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug … Read more on Centre Daily Times

Cooking Has Helped Turn Recovering Addicts' Lives Around
… from alcohol and substance abuse. Launched by Noreen Oliver, a former alcoholic, and connected to the treatment center she runs, BAC O' Connor, Langan's Tea Rooms offers paid and voluntary work to ex-users who have received treatment at the center. Read more on Munchies_ Food by VICE

Parish passes ordinance blocking rehab center location
As a standing room only crowd applauded when the St. Landry Parish Council Wednesday night unanimously approved a new ordinance designed to block the establishment of a drug rehabilitation complex in the Sunset area. Homeowners in South St. Landry … Read more on Opelousas Daily World