Robert Drew's Portrait of a Jazz Trumpeter
Its title character is David Allen, a young jazz trumpeter who has checked himself into Synanon House, a communal drug-treatment center in Santa Monica, California, founded by Chuck Dederich (the man in the white shirt, in the clip above, who runs the … Read more on The New Yorker

Robin Williams' Autopsy Found No Illegal Drugs
According to the coroner's report, his wife told an investigator Williams did not go there because of recent drug or alcohol abuse, but rather to reaffirm the principles of his rehabilitation. According to his wife, Williams was having trouble sleeping … Read more on FOX 11 Los Angeles

FOX 11 Investigates: Heroin, The Middle Class Addiction
Ryan told me he was 12-years-old when he started smoking pot, sneaking away from his upscale family home in Connecticut. He was a teenager when he started drinking. Then a friend's grandmother died and she left behind a full prescription bottle of the … Read more on FOX 11 Los Angeles

Robin Williams' Long Struggle With Addiction
Robin Williams' unexpected death Monday brought to an end the comedian's long battle with cocaine and alcohol addiction. Williams checked himself in to a renewal center just a few weeks ago, but his battle with addiction dated back more than 30 years. Read more on Hollywood Reporter

MN DNR Weekly Report for Sept. 8, 2014
People are reminded to slow down, use caution, drive responsibly, and don't drink alcohol while operating an ATV. CO Troy … A long eared owl with a broken wing was transported to an animal rehab facility for further transport to the raptor center. CO … Read more on Duluth News Tribune

Pharmacist, Bar Owners Team Up To Bring Marijuana Dispensary to Wicker Park
1, the state began to accept applications for patients seeking medical marijuana, and for those aiming to operate cultivation centers and dispensaries as part of a Medical Cannabis Pilot Program. The state will only grant 60 dispensary licenses, 13 of … Read more on DNAinfo

Roxanol Addiction and Roxanol Abuse

Gambling addiction rising in Japan
Around 4.21 million adults are believed to show signs of Internet addiction, the study found, a rate that had risen 50% in five years, the Nikkei reports. More than a million people are believed to be addicted to alcohol, compared with an estimated 830 … Read more on The Star Online

Community Partners of Dover offering suicide prevention course
DOVER — The death of actor and comedian Robin Williams has brought much attention to the subjects of suicide, mental illness and addiction. It seems unfitting that a man who brought so much laughter to the world would suffer from depression. In … Read more on Foster’s Daily Democrat

The Seven Signs That You Work Too Hard
When you think about workaholism as an addiction, and look at the negative effects on health, families, and wellbeing, it becomes more worrisome that nearly one out of 10 people in Norway show the signs (and numbers in countries with fewer societal … Read more on GovExec.com (registration)

Focus on Health
With approximately 13 million people in the U.S. coping with Age-related Macular Degeneration, there are newer and more effective treatment options available today. Learn more about this disease and treatments as board-certified ophthalmologist, Bruce … Read more on Daily Local News

Suicide shines light on mental health
The Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services has more than 4,000 patients who require, for some period of time, intensive inpatient treatment in state psychiatric hospitals, with another 273,000 clients using services in their own communities … Read more on www.app.com

Dr. Drew wrong about Robin Williams
Although it is accepted by the American Psychiatric Association, many doctors don't buy into the term “bi-polar” or the psychotropic drugging treatments so widely being done nowadays in our society. “Big Pharm” and drug … I've worked with many … Read more on Jackson Sun

Life & Times: Sherwood Park man ensured life delivered 'biggest bang for buck …
… in toxicology, worked at a pharmacy in Castle Downs and was instrumental in the formation of a rehab network for pharmacists with addictions; he tied flies for fishing, played golf and went camping; attended hockey, baseball and lacrosse games … Read more on Edmonton Journal

American Addiction Centers Named to Inc. 500 List Recognition for Three-Year …
American Addiction Centers, a leading national provider of inpatient substance abuse treatment services for individuals with drug and/or alcohol addiction, has been named to the Inc. 500 List of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies. The company … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Robin Williams' death highlights challenge of treating severe depression
Dr. Harry Croft, a psychiatrist and addiction expert and chief of CNS Trials at the Clinical Trials of Texas, says the phrase suggests to him that Williams wasn't actually planning to visit a rehab center for addiction but was instead seeking help at a … Read more on CBS News

Adolescent substance abuse centers receive grants
prescription drugs The grants will fund comprehensive adolescent substance abuse treatment programs, both expanding treatment beds at existing facilities and creating new adolescent treatment programs with the full continuum of care, including … Read more on The Lane Report

Robin Williams Drug Problems: Alcohol, Cocaine Addiction Punctuated Brilliant …
Months earlier he had checked into rehab, where he was treated for alcohol addiction. He told ABC's Diane Sawyer that falling back into abuse was “very gradual,” and that addiction is a sickness that knows no statute of limitations. “It waits,” he said … Read more on International Business Times

KVC Kentucky Awarded Million Substance Abuse Treatment Grant to Help …
KVC Kentucky was among 19 substance abuse treatment providers who were selected for funding through the program. The grants were announced by Attorney General Jack Conway, Gov. Steve Beshear, First Lady Jane Beshear and members of the … Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

Coptic Orthodox Diocese plans substance abuse treatment facility near Brooksville
The Hernando County Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday will hear an application from the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States for a special exception allowing a substance abuse rehabilitation facility and church on property off … Read more on Tampabay.com