Heroin: Break the silence
Community leaders gathered at the Federal Building in Wheeling on Wednesday for a news conference with the idea of finding a new way of attacking the problem of drug addiction. "Anybody can become addicted,” Brooke County Sheriff Chuck Jackson said. Read more on WTOV Steubenville

Six-State Trooper Project underway
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — A shocking amount of drugs have been taken off the streets in Ohio in the last 6 months. That's one of the reasons major criminal patrol enforcement is underway right now in Ohio and a handful of other states. It's called the … Read more on WTOV Steubenville

sports
The Tigers have a strange tendency of doing the exact opposite of what you'd expect. Just when you think they will explode offensively against an inexperienced pitcher, which was the case on Tuesday night when they faced Scott Carroll from the Chicago … Read more on Detroit Free Press

Rob Ford's sister tells police she smoked crack with him
Mr. Ford repeatedly denied use of the drug, but then said, months later, he did smoke it while he was drunk. He also entered rehab and recently dropped his re-election bid to be treated for a malignant liposarcoma. The documents were just released by a … Read more on Washington Times

Abbott government health policy needs a sharper focus
The Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (established by the Holt government in 1966), for instance, was axed. The Australian National Preventive Health … These costs were to be restrained through a new “efficient” price set by the national … Read more on The Conversation AU

Abusive behaviour led up to Rob Ford football dismissal: Documents
The document goes on to allege Ford – who sought treatment for drug and alcohol addictions earlier this year – showed up drunk at a practice just before the Eagles were in the Metro Bowl in 2012. That event came the same day a … "During the post … Read more on Shoreline Beacon

Rosemont, a 112-year-old program in SE Portland for troubled girls, closes its …
Rosemont Treatment Center, a 27-bed facility that provides mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and schooling is terminating its contract with Oregon Youth Authority and the Department of Human Services due to a chronic lack of funding. Read more on The Oregonian – OregonLive.com

Under threat, Iraq's Christians flee city of Mosul – WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge …
The center of Tikrit is still under insurgent control, and is being shelled by the Iraqi military, he said. Meanwhile in the … He suffered a stroke in late 2012, and was flown to Germany shortly afterwards for treatment and rehabilitation. With … Read more on WAFB.com

Florida pot debate grows
SHE SAYS THE AREA'S REHAB CENTERS ARE ALREADY FILLED WITH PATIENTS WHO ABUSE POT. WHEN 60 PERCENT OF OUR FOLKS WHO ACTUALLY ARE ADMITTED INTO TREATMENT HERE ARE FOR POT DISORDER WE'RE CONCERNED … Read more on WJXT Jacksonville

Denver Broncos CB Bradley Roby is working this offseason to make his acumen …
In April, he was arrested for driving a vehicle while impaired — the police found him in a parked car and smelled alcohol. Last July, he was charged with … "My biggest thing here was that Travelle wanted me to rehab my knee, because it was still … Read more on SI.com

Den Tandt: As media, we struggle with our Rob Ford addiction
Alcohol and drug addiction are merely the latest in a long line of enemies arrayed to bring Ford down and prevent his turfing out the elitist “special interests,” and putting the little guy in charge. This is not a new political tactic – it's textbook … Read more on Canada.com

Question by Golden Brown: What is more important in your opinion; Vengeance or Justice?
Why is it always the case that those who feel hate seek vengeance while those who recognize that hate and know not to heed it seek justice?

Best answer:

Answer by Stu147
The need for vengeance comes from anger, the need for justice comes from common sense. Anger is an emotion that rarely allows clarity of thinking, it blinds people and it gives them tunnel vision. Vengeance serves the few, justice serves the many. The idea behind a collective justice is that more people will benefit from the outcome and fewest will be damaged.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Opiate addicts find recovery in treatment court, rehab
The forum, Pathways to Recovery, presented three agencies in Putnam County and their approaches to providing treatment and hope to those struggling with addiction, as well as individuals who have benefited from their programs. Reitz was among the … Read more on The Journal News | LoHud.com

Mayor Rob Ford ready for his comeback
Mayor Rob Ford ready for his comeback 0. By Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun. Tuesday, June 17, 2014 7:34:19 EDT PM. In this photo taken by a fellow resident at the GreenStone addiction treatment facility, Mayor Rob Ford cools off in the rehab pool. Tweet. Read more on Welland Tribune

Women's Treatment Centre Earns Accreditation
Premier and National Security Minister Michael Dunkley today [May 23] revealed that the Women's Treatment Centre has received CARF Accreditation in the categories of Community Housing: Alcohol and Other Drugs/Addictions [Adult] and Residential … Read more on Bernews

Court Conversations: Raleigh Day Report Center offers service, correction …
For example, if the criminal charge is related to alcohol or drug use, or if the assessment indicates substance abuse or dependence, the defendant will be afforded substance abuse treatment. The Day Report Center will administer randomly scheduled drug … Read more on Beckley Register-Herald

Addiction is a complex disease
A recent study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse indicated that there are 2.3 million inmates in American prisons; 65 percent meet the standard criteria for drug and alcohol addiction and abuse. The study further indicated that … Read more on Port Times Record

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford photographed at rehab facility; clinic confirms he's in …
New photos show the confessed crack-smoking mayor walking around the grounds of GreeneStone Clinic Muskoka, an Ontario residential facility that specializes in drug and alcohol addiction treatment. On Friday, GreeneStone confirmed that Ford was a … Read more on New York Daily News

Affordable Care Act boon to addiction rehab industry
Group Health Research Institute senior investigator Dr. Katherine Bradley noted that addiction rehabilitation were long dependent on support groups to treat alcoholism. This has since changed, however, as more health care practitioners started to view … Read more on Gant Daily

Alcoholism Treatment Underused. Drug Treatments Could Save Thousands
Analyzing 122 studies, University of North Carolina researchers found that drug treatment options to treat a variety of alcohol use disorders, including alcoholism are widely underused. Two drugs, naltrexone and acamprosate have been approved for over … Read more on The News Ledge

Unique implant treatment for alcohol abuse gaining traction in the Bay Area
Naltrexone itself has been available for more than two decades for alcohol treatment, but until recently it was mainly in pill form, which was a hurdle for many struggling alcoholics. "If you take alcoholics, the most notorious of non-compliant … Read more on abc7news.com

Toronto mayor says he'll take leave for alcohol treatment
TORONTO • Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will take an immediate leave of absence to seek help for alcohol, he said, as a report surfaced about a second video of the mayor smoking what appears to be crack cocaine. Ford said he would also take a leave from his … Read more on STLtoday.com