Betty Ford Center ready for a comeback
Mark Mishek, Hazelden's chief executive and a recovering alcoholic himself, wants to put the Betty Ford name on several new outpatient treatment centers in Santa Monica, San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas and potentially elsewhere starting later this year … Read more on Los Angeles Times

Connor Hanifin of Toms River charged with vehicular homicide in death of …
He was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment of his injuries. Duddy was pronounced … The results of that testing revealed Hanifin had a blood alcohol content that exceeded the legal limit, he said. The prosecutor's … Read more on Asbury Park Press

Seniors Situation Room by Dawn Ford – Thoughts on Medical Marijuana March …
Having worked for 14 years at Mount Carmel House Treatment Center in St. Raphael's, ON which was an Inpatient Treatment Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse , I am often asked what I think of legalizing marijuana for recreational use. . I am retired in … Read more on Cornwall Free News

A success story in cancer treatment
San Diego – 71-year-old Anastasia Custis Berkheimer, a member of "The Ukulele Babies," is now a two-time breast cancer survivor. On Monday she walked out of Scripps' brand new Proton Therapy Center to cheers and hugs. With the center opening just one … Read more on San Diego 6

Judge orders Chris Brown to remain in jail
The singer was arrested on Friday, March 14, 2014, after he was dismissed from a Malibu facility where he was receiving treatment for anger management, substance abuse and issues related to bipolar disorder. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson, Pool) The … Read more on U-T San Diego

'Chavez' revives labor leader's legacy for next generation
Twenty-one years after his death at age 66 in 1993, "Cesar Chavez," directed by Diego Luna and starring Michael Peña, arrives in theaters this month. Focusing on successful efforts to unionize grape pickers and lead a strike and … Many younger … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

Arthur Morgan Weighed Down His Daughter's Car Seat, Tossed Her In A Creek …
Morgan fled to California following the child's death and was found in San Diego by a fugitive recovery task force. He was the subject of a nationwide manhunt and had been featured on the website of "America's Most Wanted" after Tierra's body was found. Read more on Huffington Post

Couple Shoots Up Heroin At Ohio McDonald's While Kids Play: Cops
They recovered from what police say were "life-threatening overdoses" of heroin. Authorities say the couple acknowledged taking the drugs while caring for two children, a 5-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy. Court documents show each pleaded not guilty. Read more on Huffington Post

Rep. Darryl Rouson rolls with the punches
Poverty issues, restoring felon voting rights and substance abuse recovery programs are his priorities heading into the 2014 Legislative session. Rouson also expects to be a leading voice on drug abuse recovery. A recovering drug addict, he said he is … Read more on Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Rehab crackdown misses clinics
By The Center for Investigative ReportingmidnightFeb. 26, 2014. ? … But in a brick office building on the same block, the U-Turn Alcohol & Drug Education Program continues to reap taxpayer money – despite the same kind of violations flagged in its … Read more on U-T San Diego

Heroin Epidemic in Central PA
Fern Wilcox, a Clinical Supervisor at the drug and alcohol treatment center, The Gate House in Lititz says, “I think we`re in an environment of an epidemic.” She says this drug doesn't discriminate, “Probably within the past 8 to 10 years there`s been … Read more on FOX43.com

Kentucky snake handler death doesn't shake belief
Williamson said believers describe the feeling they get when they are handling snake, "Like a high, but a greater high than any drug or alcohol. It's a feeling of joy, peace, extreme happiness." He said that many snake … Williamson said he has … Read more on Bradford Era

Dog Dies After Eating Electronic Cigarette Capsule
Fizz Girl, a Munchkin Cat from San Diego, Calif., has grabbed the record title for Shortest Living Cat. …. 'Sprinkles' the Koala following her life saving radiation treatment at the Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre in Brisbane, Australia, August … Read more on Huffington Post

Hoffman among thousands of addiction victims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Philip Seymour Hoffman suffered from a chronic medical condition that required ongoing treatment. An admitted drug addict who first sought professional help more than two decades ago, Hoffman apparently succumbed to his illness … Read more on KFMB News 8

Combination Therapy Shown to Improve Function in Stroke Patients
San Diego Convention Center: International Stroke Conference 2014 hosted by the American Heart Association Over 4 million people in the US are living with the after-effects of stroke. Now a … Patients received treatment during 3 visits per week for 6 … Read more on PR.com (press release)

Heroin, painkillers 'destroyed everything': How an Ithaca man went from …
He could stay on the East Coast or venture west to a base in either San Diego or Pearl Harbor. In what he later …. After a stint in jail, the court sent him to St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center — a three-month rehab program in … Read more on Auburn Citizen

Philip Seymour Hoffman autopsy inconclusive
In interviews last year Hoffman said he had relapsed, had developed a heroin problem and had gone to rehabilitation for a time. His death came amid rising concern around the region about a powerful drug hybrid — a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, … Read more on fox5sandiego.com

Ex-addict makes hard times count
On a late January day in the sunny offices of Being Alive San Diego, longtime HIV educator and volunteer Elmer Bisarra had one huge milestone to celebrate and two heartbreaking reasons to grieve. First, there was the 20th anniversary of his 1994 … Read more on U-T San Diego

Movie Dope
ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (PG-13) Much has changed since last we heard from San Diego's top newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell). He married …. His rehab introduces the heroic soldier to future wife, Cathy Muller (Keira Knightley, sporting an … Read more on Flagpole Magazine

Hooked Anew: The Rising Heroin Epidemic
Only 21-years-old, Ian Brown was undergoing his fourth round of rehabilitation treatment and holding down a full-time job when he went to his car on a lunch break to get high one last time. The coroner's report cited a … This notion that heroin is … Read more on Neon Tommy