Support Groups, Clubs, and Services
Free blood pressure check, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Caregiver Support and Education Group, noon, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling, 815-626-7333, ext. 317. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon … Read more on SaukValley.com

Charity Profile: Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Our continuum of care begins with a Medically-Assisted Detox Program, and also includes our High-Intensity Residential Program, Low-Intensity Residential Program, Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient Treatment Programs. In total, CADA offers 15 programs … Read more on Shreveport Times

'Mad Men' Star Jon Hamm Finishes Secret Rehab Stay For Alcoholism — Years …
As the cast of Mad Men prepares to toast their final season, one of the series' most familiar faces will be abstaining from champagne: RadarOnline.com has learned that leading man Jon Hamm recently completed a 30-day treatment program for alcohol abuse … Read more on RadarOnline

Addiction is a disease
The American Medical Association has considered alcoholism a disease since 1956. Nearly a half century later, the American Society of Addiction Medicine declared addiction a disease. In doing so they … Many take advantage of intensive treatment … Read more on Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

Drug Rehabilitation Centers Brace For Budget Cuts
The Gateway Foundation is one of many rehabilitation programs that falls under a facility that is meant to assist in the treatment of substance abuse. The operation has been around nearly 20 years and currently assists just over 300 people with … Read more on WICS-TV

Amid Rising Concern About Addiction, Universities Focus On Recovery
The center is largely run by the students themselves. … For UT students like Zach Edgerton, who became addicted to drugs and alcohol in high school and is among those stepping forward in recovery, the results have been heartening and life-changing. Read more on NPR

Residents Worried About Proposed Rehab
In Hazle Township, some residents are saying `no` to a proposed drug and alcohol rehab center, that would be next to their homes. “My backyard, I have a firepit that I use in the summertime. My wife is scared of the people they are going to recruit her … Read more on wnep.com

Scott Disick 'checks out of rehab' in Costa Rica for business commitments
Scott Disick has decided to end his treatment at a luxury rehabilitation center five days after entering the facility on Monday. Instead, the 31-year-old partner of Kourtney Kardashian is leaving Rythmia Life Advancement Center in Costa Rica to return … Read more on Daily Mail

Johnny Manziel remains in a rehab facility past his 28 days
But for Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, it's just a beginning, which is either a good or a bad sign. According to Mark Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Browns coach Mike Pettine said Manziel remains in a facility for alcohol and substance abuse. Read more on NBCSports.com

Only residential Alameda County teen rehab center in jeopardy
The only residential drug and alcohol treatment facility for low-income teens in Alameda County is — like many of its patients — at risk. Thunder Road Adolescent Treatment Centers Inc. offers residential placement for about 350 teens a year between … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

Critic Faults Alcoholics Anonymous For Lack Of Evidence
On the dominance of AA and the 12-step approach in the treatment of substance abuse in the United States. There was a book that came out in 2013 called Inside Rehab by Anne Fletcher, and that book found that up to 80 percent of all rehabs rely on AA … Read more on NPR (blog)

Scott Disick Checks Into Rehab: Five-Star Costa Rica Facility Uses …
As Scott Disick checks into rehab into Costa Rica, the long-time boyfriend of Kourtney Kardashian is coming clean about why he's getting help. And Disick is … But Scott headed off to rehab only after a heavy drinking bout during his Atlantic City … Read more on The Inquisitr

Bancroft site should become open space not rehab center
And the latest redevelopment plan – a Pennsylvania businessman's proposal for an addiction-treatment center on the Haddonfield campus – has rocked the borough to its historically prosperous core. A rehab for alcoholics and drug addicts? At a gateway to … Read more on Philly.com

Killing of Pasco police officer cast 'dark cloud' over city 60 years ago
He battled alcoholism, entering rehab twice before getting completely sober in the late '70s. “He really of course regretted things, but he couldn't change it,” she said. “I know if he could have undone his past he would have, naturally. Who wouldn't … Read more on Mid Columbia Tri City Herald

Jon Hamm breaks silence on rehab stint
While the Mad Men star was in the midst of press appearances to promote the final episodes of AMC's drama (which premiere April 5), news broke Tuesday night that he had recently completed a stint in rehab for alcohol addiction. "Life throws a lot at … Read more on New Jersey Herald

Gov. Christie tours Stafford rehab center
STAFFORD – Gov. Chris Christie toured a new outpatient treatment drug and alcohol abuse center here Wednesday morning as part of in support of the work of the Ocean County Prosecutor to combat heroin in New Jersey. Read more on Press of Atlantic City

Russia's heavy drinkers turn to moonshine, cleaning products
Alexander Polikarpov, the head doctor of the Alcospas chain of alcohol rehab clinics in Moscow, says he has noticed a "wave" of complications in patients, such as delirium tremens – a symptom of withdrawal also known as "the shakes" – and epilepsy. Read more on New Jersey Herald

Local man denies role in drug crime
Sgt. John Helfant wrote in his report that when he arrived, Megan McCarthy, 21, of Baltimore, and her passengers, Daniel Rosales and Stiven Duron, both 19-year-old residents of Jersey City, New Jersey, were standing outside the vehicle waiting for a … Read more on Rutland Herald

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