Synanon's Sober Utopia: How A Drug Rehab Program Became A Violent Cult
Synanon's Sober Utopia: How A Drug Rehab Program Became A Violent Cult. Matt Novak Yesterday 3:00 PM. Share Discuss Bookmark. Synanon's … to evolve into something much more dangerous. What was once a small drug rehab facility in sunny Santa Monica … Read more on Gizmodo Australia

A Timeline of the Rise and Fall of 'Tough on Crime' Drug Sentencing
It increases drug treatment programs and gun safety laws, but also allocates more money for prisons and issues harsher sentences, including a three-strikes law. Twenty-four states pass three-strikes laws between 1993 and 1995, according to the National … Read more on The Wire

Falls man risks 12-year sentence in treatment program
LOCKPORT – Lawrence E. Smith of Niagara Falls, a repeat drug felon, pleaded guilty again Tuesday and was admitted by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment. Smith, 25, of Linwood … Read more on Buffalo News

Support for Alcoholism After Rehab? There's an App for That
A smartphone application may be effective in helping alcohol-dependent patients remain abstinent following a stint in a residential rehab facility, new research shows. Results from a randomized trial show that individuals with alcohol use disorder … Read more on Medscape

Dallas TX Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Expansion of Residential Treatment …
Dallas TX Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching an expansion of its residential treatment services for people looking to stop their drug abuse problems in Dallas. Entering a residential treatment facility can seem scary and intimidating for a practicing drug … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Helpline in Dobbs Ferry Aids in Drug and Alcohol Abuse Recovery
A new helpline in Dobbs Ferry, NY benefits teens in search of help overcoming drug and alcohol abuse. LIGHTNING RELEASES (4/7/2014) – Alcoholism is a serious illness. Will power is good to have, but unfortunately, for teens facing a drug or alcohol … Read more on Ticker Report

Hillside Rehab Facility Publishes a Slide Show on Alcoholism Risk Factors
(PRLEAP.COM) Hillside, a Pennsylvania-based inpatient residential alcohol and drug addiction rehab facility, created a slide show to help people assess their personal risk for addiction. The slide show, published to Hillside's website, highlights the … Read more on PR Leap (press release)

Naloxone may reverse deadly effects of drug overdoses
April Rovero lost her college-aged son Joey to a combination of alcohol and prescription drugs including opioid and Oxycontin. While the former football … Addiction specialist Gantt Galloway helps run the New Leaf treatment center in Contra Costa County. Read more on abc7news.com

Taxpayers to foot the bill for “affluenza” teen's treatment
The judge ruled that Couch would have to undergo long-term treatment at an alcohol rehab center and sentenced him to probation. Now, the victims' families are outraged by the latest details released in the case. The state-run facility that is taking … Read more on kfor.com

Lindsay Lohan Allegedly Relapsed At Coachella, Which Is Exactly Where You'd …
Lindsay Lohan in New York City April 2014 I'm no doctor, but Coachella isn't another name for a rehab facility that Lindsay Lohan spent spent her weekend at, right? Just want to make sure I have it right, that that's a notoriously alcohol- and drug … Read more on Crushable

Chrisley Knows Arrest! Reality Star's Secret Assault Charges REVEALED …
Apparently a two-month stay in rehab wasn't enough for Kyle Chrisley to overcome his demons. More than two years after receiving treatment at a drug, alcohol and dual-diagnosis center, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the Chrisley Knows … Read more on Radar Online

Marijuana oil studies get OK in Georgia
Georgia Regents University may also pursue a clinical trial using oil from cannabis grown at a farm at the University of Mississippi for research by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Only a handful of people now get medicinal … It had strong … Read more on Chattanooga Times Free Press

Sex Offender Arrested After Patient Reports Sexual Battery – NewsOn6.com …
A female patient being treated at the rehab facility told police Wartson went in to her room twice, "started rubbing her neck, licked her on the ear, brushed his hands against her body." The patient reported the incident to the facility and detectives … Read more on News On 6

Heroin Overdose-Reversing Drug: A Closer Look
“What we do immediately is start breathing for the patient, and then we administer the drug,” said Rick Petrie, a paramedic and executive director of Atlantic Partners Emergency Medical Services. For paramedics, that means an injection, but for family … Read more on WABI

Trouble Is a Gift: A Story of Addiction, Recovery & Hope
As a medical student, I have helped care for a number of chronic alcoholics who have been hospitalized to wean them safely off their most recent bender while avoiding potentially deadly complications. The decision to give up alcohol may be their own or … Read more on PsychCentral.com

Inmate deaths raise questions about jail detox procedures
Standard medical protocols, including federal prison guidelines, recommend that opiate-dependent inmates with chronic health conditions undergo medically supervised detoxification, a process typically offered in hospitals and drug rehab facilities. The … Read more on The Intelligencer

New Addiction Helpline in Manorville, NY Assists Troubled Teens Suffering From …
The Alcoholism Treatment Manorville Helpline is (631) 693-6821. Teenagers can call this helpline to find a drug detoxification treatment center that can best help them surpass their addiction problems. Once admitted into a teenage rehab facility, they … Read more on Ticker Report