Thursday's Sports Transactions
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Waived QB Brad Sorensen, Claimed OL Jeff Linkenbach off waivers from Miami. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed DT Justin Hamilton to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed LB Derrick Morgan on injured reserve. Read more on The San Diego Union-Tribune

Meth addict's transformation after being drug-free for 90 days
An American man has shared dramatic before and after photos of his meth-addicted sister who has been drug-free for 90 days. The composite picture shows his sister with blonde hair … family intervention and she agreed to go to a rehab center. There's … Read more on Daily Mail

10 Questions: Foundation helps Latino parents foster stronger bonds with kids
Sometimes it is very hard to find drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs for youth in San Diego. The majority of the programs have an enormous waiting list and they will not admit a client if he or she is not willing to receive help. So sometimes we … Read more on Encinitas Advocate

What we learned from California's Prop 47 in 2015
San Diego Police Department Chief Shelley Zimmerman has said, “It's a slap on the wrist the first time and the third time and the 30th time, so it's a virtual get-out-of-jail free card…we're catching and releasing the same people over and over.” The … Read more on Police News

Ohio's behavioral health redesign – Part 1
Services such as community psychiatric supportive treatment (CPST), pharmacologic management, substance abuse disorder, medical/somatic, and others are being reviewed for redesign. … Along with these changes, the state plans to provide coverage for … Read more on Lexology (registration)

County amasses mental health funds amid need
… programs that aim to appropriately address varying levels of mental health challenges. Peggy Marcus, a peer support specialist in a county's short-term acute residential treatment or START facility, said these programs work for those who can access … Read more on The San Diego Union-Tribune

Judge orders prompt release of immigrant children from detention
A federal judge has once again dealt a blow to the Obama administration's immigration policies, ordering federal officials to promptly release children held at family detention facilities. The judge, in a ruling … In the statement, the department … Read more on Los Angeles Times

More help needed for Ohio's abused or neglected seniors
So when Rosenbaum, now 88, fell and shattered her arm at her Indiana home 31/2 years ago, she agreed to move to a rehabilitation center in Columbus to be near her niece Terri Lane and Lane's husband, Denny. … Cuts to other state safety-net programs … Read more on Columbus Dispatch

Partnership expands recovery services for homeless and uninsured
Joan Schultz, executive director of the Willow, is also optimistic about the impact the program will have on survivors of domestic violence who battle an addiction to drugs or alcohol. DCCCA has had a long standing reciprocal relationship with the … Read more on Lawrence Journal World

National City AMC denied liquor license after concerned parents speak out
#The National City City Council voted 3-2 last week to deny the AMC Plaza Bonita movie theater a liquor license. At a hearing before the vote, parents stressed the importance of maintaining a family-friendly atmosphere at the movies. Here is a … Read more on San Diego Reader

California's governor issues 105 pardons, but retracts 1
Brown retracted the pardon issued to Glen William Carnes, which the governor's spokesman Evan Westrup said was based on a court-issued certificate of rehabilitation. The pardon for a drug-related conviction committed by Carnes as a teenager in 1998 had … Read more on U-T San Diego

Therapeutic DNA vaccination against colorectal cancer by targeting the MYB …
These splenocytes were activated and added into a killing assay that measures changes in cancer cell attachment (Xcelligence, ACEA Biosciences Inc, San Diego, CA, USA) (Figures 3c and d). While a dose-dependent drop in resistance (cell growth stasis) … Read more on Nature.com

Hundreds of prisoners freed under Prop 47
The purpose of the law is to incarcerate fewer low-level, nonviolent offenders, and eventually divert those costs — up to $ 200 million per year — toward treatment and prevention programs that try to address problems, such as drug addiction and mental … Read more on U-T San Diego

How Ebola survivor can help cure Ebola
Mapp Biopharmaceutical, an American pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, is developing a drug treatment called ZMapp, which is a compound of three antibodies which have each been shown to be effective in treating Ebola infections. Read more on Capitalberg

It's going to be terrible
#I recently read in the U-T that in San Diego, a record 190 people died from methamphetamine use last year. Heroin was the leading cause of drug-related deaths for people aged 25 to 34, and prescription-drug overdoses were the primary cause of … Read more on San Diego Reader

'For us, the journey just starts to begin': Carmel Valley coach shares story …
She became homeless, lived in her car, did a “rehab tour” of San Diego and spent six months in county jail. … Ian was in his fourth rehab when he died; the drug had gripped his brain and made him feel that he needed it, the way he needed air to breathe. Read more on U-T San Diego

M Investment in Orphan Drug Company Nutrinia, Brings Hope to Pre-term …
Nutrinia, a leader in developing oral insulin therapies to treat rare gastrointestinal disorders in babies, today announced the successful completion of a $ 12 million round of funding. The C round of financing was led jointly by internationally … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Winter meetings: Jack Zduriencik quickly refutes Twitter report of friction …
SAN DIEGO — A Twitter report suggesting friction between the Mariners and right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker drew a quick, firm denial Wednesday from general manager Jack Zduriencik at the winter meetings. “It's so far from the truth,” … 28 with … Read more on TheNewsTribune.com

Suicide attempts soar at San Diego County juvenile hall
The Girls Rehabilitation Facility (GRF) is a small, dedicated wing for young women within San Diego County's main juvenile hall in Kearny Mesa. Run by …. A document titled “Common Drugs and Psych Meds” fails to mention Abilify's most serious side effect. Read more on San Diego CityBEAT