Juno, GA is Home to New Drug and Alcohol Recovery Helpline for Teenagers
LIGHTNING RELEASES 10/22/14 A teenager in Juno, GA who struggles with substance abuse needs to get help from professional addiction specialists at teen rehabilitation centers as soon as possible. Drugs and alcohol are powerful forces which can … Read more on Ticker Report

Champion of Louisiana Juvenile Justice Award to Marchman
As the focus of drug court is rehabilitation similar to the focus of juvenile court, she also agreed to serve as juvenile judge presiding over delinquency, Child in Need of Care, Families in Need of Services and adoption cases. In 2004, Judge Marchman … Read more on Monroe News Star

Former Atlanta Hawk goes to prison in traffic death
Once he is released from prison, Blaylock will serve the remainder of his 15-year sentence on probation, which includes 1500 hours of community service, drug and alcohol counseling and random drug tests. Blaylock cannot drive while on probation, … Read more on News-Daily.com

Prison Drug Treatment Unit marks a milestone
Christchurch Men's Prison's Drug Treatment Unit (DTU) celebrated the completion of its 50th six month Drug and Alcohol Programme today, with the graduation of a further twelve offenders. In total 451 prisoners have graduated from the DTU's six month … Read more on Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Whitehouse bill seeks millions to help states fight drug addiction
And only 2.5 million of the approximately 22.7 million Americans in need of substance abuse treatment in 2013 received it, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. “The bill represents a significant step forward in how we understand and … Read more on The Providence Journal

Billboard campaign calls attention to heroin problem
Other ways to address the issue are also being explored, Forchione said, including possibly using medical-assisted treatment for heroin and opiate addicts before they are released from the Stark Regional Community Correction Center. “The heroin problem … Read more on Canton Repository

Myanmar to Open Eight One-Stop Drug Rehab Clinics
Myanmar's health ministry plans to set up eight one-stop rehabilitation centers to provide treatment and counseling services to drug addicts. The new facilities offering a full range of services at one location would open soon, Hla Htay, program … Read more on Radio Free Asia

Researchers: Testosterone treatment to boost methadone therapy for drug …
Ontario, BC, Canada (4E) – The outcome of methadone treatment for drug dependents should improve if patients also undergo testosterone therapy and receive low dose of the addiction suppressing drug, according to a study by Canadian researchers. Dr … Read more on Gant Daily

Why Strangers Are Coming Together To Discuss Tough Subjects Over Dinner
Early this year, Hebb's girlfriend, Angel Grant, a yoga and meditation instructor who has worked with at-risk youth and addicted populations, and friend Jamison Monroe, founder of teen rehabilitation center the Newport Academy, urged Hebb to make drug … Read more on Huffington Post

Thai junta targets drug users to tackle trafficking
Tuesday's operations led to the arrests of 83 drugs users, who were sent to rehabilitation centers located in military camps – some voluntarily, some against their will. A total of 22 small dealers, implicated by drug users, were also arrested. Other … Read more on www.worldbulletin.net

State-run programs help nurses detox together and stay in their scrubs
Between 10 and 15 percent of nurses in the United States have a substance abuse disorder, according to the American Nurses Association. For the general population, … Karolyn Crowley, a nurse and recovery advocate in Boise, Idaho, also battled … Read more on Newsworks.org

Health Notes
Bridgeport Hospital orthopedic surgeons David Bindelglass, MD and Joel Malin, MD, orthopedic nurse Karen Essig and Ahlbin Rehabilitation Centers physical therapist Devin Ruggiero will discuss the causes and treatment of hip and knee pain during … Read more on Monroe Courier

Women who diet during childhood may face problems as adults
The participants who took acetaminophen (or paracetamol, as they call it Down Under) three times a day, those who took it as needed and those who got a placebo reported no differences in pain and disability, symptom change, sleep or recovery time. Read more on Houston Chronicle

Carolyn Livengood: 29th annual Pacific Coast Fog Fest planned
Cash awards will be awarded in three divisions and winner will have their photos also displayed in a group show in the East Wing Gallery at the Sanchez Art Center, 1220B Linda Mar Blvd., from Jan. 16 to Feb. 15. • Sept. …. Set up is from 6 to 7:30 a … Read more on San Jose Mercury News

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

Punjab to set up 22 rehabilitation centers for drug addicts
Badal directed the health department officials to remove various bottlenecks hindering the smooth treatment facilities. He said the state government was providing free medicine for the treatment of drug addicts besides other facilities for the indoor … Read more on Times of India

No Rehab for Russia's Drug Addicts
Marat Aginyan, a psychiatrist specializing in drug addiction at Moscow's Center for Healthy Youth who also works with the National Anti-Drugs Union for Rehabilitating Addicts, was upbeat about Ivanov's plans to build communes, but expressed concern … Read more on The Moscow Times

11 punished after drug addicts escape from rehab center
Three officials at the rehab center in Xingye County and five assistant police officers were fired over the incident in which the detained drug addicts dug a tunnel with bed boards to escape, the report said. Three policemen were suspended over the … Read more on ecns

What Does Drug Rehab Accreditation Really Mean?
Of the 13,339 addiction treatment programs that voluntarily responded to The National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services, 21.8 percent were accredited by CARF, 19.2 percent were accredited by the Joint Commission and 56.9 percent were not … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)