Deputy PM calls Vietnam's drug rehab programs a 'failure', calls for revoking them
"That figure is optimistic," Dam said. "We have to be frank: We've failed." If it is a failure it is a costly one since, according to Dam, the government spends more than VND10 million (US$ 468) on each addict at rehabilitation centers every year, not … Read more on Thanh Nien Daily

Jon Jones was in drug rehab for one night
Earlier this week, Jones' mother Camille revealed in an interview with WBNG in New York that Jones only stayed one night in the rehabilitation facility but is continuing his “education” with the program. “As far as treatment went. It was an overnight … Read more on Larry Brown Sports

Gina Myracle embraces position as cancer center director
The treatment is totally dependent. Drugs are based on the tumor and the stage." Myracle said the center is more relaxing than threatening. "We wanted it to be very non-institutional, circular, not just another clinic building," Myracle said. "It gives … Read more on Jackson Sun

2014: Year of mystery, events & triumphs
The women are slowly recovering from their wounds. The Nebraska … Keenan Lambert, 18, the second teenage assailant in a knife attack on workers at the Nebraska Boys Home on the north side of town, was convicted of first-degree assault and use of a … Read more on North Platte Bulletin

Promise of drugs a given in Yuma, where heroin network thrives
And even if users do recover, they stay in the heroin community as peer mentors or staff members at local methadone clinics and rehabilitation centers – the only places of employment where former addicts and drug felons are seen as qualified workers. Read more on Cronkite News

Drug abuse bills now await governor's signature
"The state Legislature has taken on the task of reversing this epidemic through prevention options that educate our residents of the dangers of both prescription drug and heroin abuse and through effective treatment options that assist users in … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Immigration Reform News and Impact on US Homeland Security January 13, 2015
Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) praised the bill, calling it "a responsible bill that makes the most out of each dollar — making the necessary investments to harden our borders, protect against terrorism, and respond and recover from natural … Read more on Right Side News

A man with a past now a top official at Midlands drug treatment center
Jeremy Martin was once addicted to drugs. Now, he is a top official at one of the largest drug rehabilitation centers in Lexington and Richland counties. The story of his success to those who know him is what they say nothing short of amazing. KIM KIM … Read more on The State

2 more women join suit against Bill Cosby
Traitz was either 18 or 19 at the time, she said; she did not recall exactly. But she was fresh out of high school and new to the city, she said. Cosby offered her a ride home but on the way, told her he'd like to swing by the beach with her in his … Read more on KEYT

Illinois pulls wards from Sadie Waterford Manor residential center
State child welfare officials have removed all juvenile state wards from a troubled south suburban residential treatment center after Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart angrily complained that girls were frequently running away, then being sexually assaulted … Read more on Chicago Tribune

US survey: Rhode Island tops nation in marijuana, drug use
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A government study says Rhode Islanders use marijuana and illicit drugs at the highest rates in the United States. The Providence Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1tJHZs5 ) that the National Survey on Drug Use and Health says 14 … Read more on WLNE-TV (ABC6)

Efforts to wipe out drug addiction in Ho Chi Minh City
Addicts may lose control without drugs during the first days in rehab centers, Le Ba Hoang, director of the Binh Trieu rehab center, said. It is planned that district-level courts in Ho Chi Minh City will have their first meetings early next month … Read more on Tuoitrenews

Thailand Highest in ASEAN for Drug Addiction
The justice minister, who expressed his concern that many users resort to drug abuse once again after returning from rehabilitation centers to their old environment, also called for a regrouping of diverse anti-drug laws under a single piece of … Read more on Chiang Rai Times

Drug detoxification resumes in Ho Chi Minh City after one year suspension
Drug addiction has never paused, but rehabilitation centers in Ho Chi Minh City were closed down for around a year due to accusations of human rights violations. But the centers have resumed working in the past three days after the passage of a … Read more on Tuoitrenews

Addiction Treatment: Who Gets It and Who Needs It?
Who goes to rehab? Ask the person on the street and you're likely to be told, on the one hand, celebrities, who spend a month or two at luxury residential rehabs, and, on the other hand, former heroin addicts, who line up every morning at methadone … Read more on Pacific Standard

Latest Best Drug Rehabilitation Blog Post Lists 14 Ways for Recovering Addicts …
In its latest blog post, Best Drug Rehabilitation, which offers treatment programs and believes that having family close by during a stay in rehab can make a big difference in whether or not the process is successful, is highlighting 14 ways that … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Merck to take on superbugs with Cubist Pharma buy
Reuters: Investors are pouring money into the operators of U.S. rehabilitation centers as many more Americans get health care coverage for addiction treatment, driving up valuations and triggering a consolidation of businesses in the fragmented sector. Read more on Business Record

Health-related events, classes, more around Asheville
… S. French Broad Ave., Asheville. International self-help recovery group for women with alcohol and/or drug addiction. … SPINAL CORD INJURY: Dec. 18, 11 a.m.-noon, CarePartners Rehabilitation Hospital Family Room, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Read more on Asheville Citizen-Times

Drug rehabilitation: The fix
Initially, MST was a 25-bed rehabilitation institute known as the Public Welfare Society for the control of Drug Abuse. Some locals say Milo was a former drug addict who kicked his habit and formed the centre to help others do the same. For others … Read more on The Express Tribune

Children as young as 12 treated for drug abuse at Abu Dhabi centre
ABU DHABI // Children as young as 12 years old are being treated for drug abuse at the National Rehabilitation Centre. In addition to the adults it deals with, the centre, which was launched in 2002, treats mostly male Emirati minors between the ages … Read more on The National

BNN needs 30 more rehabilitation centers for drug addicts
"Right now we only have four units in four provinces while 30 other provinces have not yet had one and the facility is still very limited to accommodate four million narcotic drug addicts," BNN chief Commissioner General Anang Iskandar said after … Read more on ANTARA