Low bail in alleged drugged driving fatality in Hanson called 'ridiculous'
Sansone is under house arrest. She must wear an electronic monitoring device, use no drugs or alcohol, submit to random urinalysis and not drive, Middleton said. Sansone's bail amount stunned Langlais' longtime friend Rachel Sanda of Hanson. “That's it? Read more on The Patriot Ledger

Meridian goes upscale with addiction treatment center
But Beauterre paid more than $ 3.5 million last summer to acquire a 180-acre campus that now includes a 61-bed residential addiction treatment and recovery center for adults who abuse or are dependent on alcohol or other drugs. The center also is … Read more on Green Bay Press Gazette

New Designer Drug, Flakka, Plagues Floridas Streets, Similar to Bath Salts
Harbor Village Detox is an inpatient medical detox facility committed to providing the apex of drug and alcohol treatment in South Florida. Their medical addiction experts warn the South Florida community to stay away from synthetic addictive … Read more on KEYC

5 WTF Marijuana Moments of 2014
It was a banner year for marijuana in politics, with market legalization in Oregon and Alaska, personal legalization in Washington DC and South Portland, Maine, decriminalization in two New Mexico counties and six Michigan cities, and medical marijuana … Read more on AlterNet

Scott Stapp Not Placed Back In Psych Hold After Wife Calls 911: Creed Singer …
"My dad is too busy posting songs on his FB hiding out for attention rather then getting his act together #dadstop. To all tho confused, my father once again chose drugs over his family. He needs help, but refuses to get it. He's been on a 9 week binge … Read more on KDramaStars

For a mother in recovery, much to be thankful for
The Salvation Army is supported by the Sun Sentinel Children's Fund, a McCormick Foundation Fund, which assists South Florida nonprofit organizations that help local families and children in need. "We are addicts, and will be for life," Howington adds. Read more on Sun Sentinel

Barry A. Hazle Jr., Atheist, Wins Nearly Million In Settlement Over Faith …
Barry A. Hazle Jr., 46, served time for a conviction of methamphetamine possession in 2007. As a condition of his parole, he was enrolled in a drug treatment program where participants were required to acknowledge a "higher power," according to the … Read more on Huffington Post

Rehab was right decision for Abraham
League sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that between the time of Abraham's DUI arrest and his return to the Cardinals, Abraham spent some time in a rehab facility. Abraham has a problem with alcohol, and he's getting help. And that's why Cardinals … Read more on ESPN (blog)

The Rise of Beefcake Yoga
Diamond Dallas Page, a former W.W.E. wrestler, leading a yoga session in his home outside Atlanta. Credit Amy Lombard for The New … His use of pills, alcohol and cocaine, once recreational, turned into feverish addictions. He became depressed. He and … Read more on New York Times

Tiny babies have big dreams at a NICU unit in Atlanta
… Question Of The Day: Tuesday · Snowbirds and their money return to South Florida · Gun range that sells alcohol opens for business · One man dead after overnight shooting in Boyton Beach · Former Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard investigated for … Read more on WPEC

Sister of woman killed by Ann Arbor police: 'She would have fainted at the …
Ward admitted her sister fell into a trap of drug addiction starting in the 2000s, specifically cocaine, and had run-ins with the law as a result of it, including convictions for shoplifting and using a stolen credit card. Ward also said Rosser, who is … Read more on The Ann Arbor News

Ex-clinic owner seeks sentencing delay in MLB drug case to finish rehab
An attorney for the former owner of the now-closed South Florida Biogenesis clinic that supplied performance-enhancing drugs to Major League Baseball players wants his sentencing delayed so that his client can finish rehab for a drug addiction and so … Read more on SI.com

Viagra Addiction and Viagra Abuse

Couple guilty of pimping teens, not guilty of pimping rehab patients
A jury found a South Florida couple guilty of pimping out underage teen girls in Palm Beach County after deliberating for about two hours Thursday. Dontavious Mingel Blake, 33, and Tara Jo Moore, 27, of West Palm Beach, were found guilty of two counts … Read more on Sun Sentinel

'Alternative' cancer center ordered to stop operating from Tulsa hotels
An “alternative” cancer treatment center that shut down in 2013 following a federal investigation was ordered this week by the Oklahoma State Department of Health to stop operating out of two Tulsa hotels after the death of a person identified as a … Read more on Tulsa World

Sober Trans Housing
Besides struggling to accept themselves, which is hard enough, transgender individuals face higher rates of suicide, homelessness, addiction and discrimination. And when it comes to … While many treatment centers and sober houses claim to be gay- and … Read more on Huffington Post

Students studying abroad can get covered for bail bonds, drug, alcohol …
Indian insurers such as ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz General and Tata AIG General Insurance offer plans that cover unexpected expenses on almost anything that a student could face abroad – bail bonds and drug and alcohol rehabilitation to abortion … Read more on Economic Times

Aid in Recovery Comments on Reported Heroin Crisis Skyrocketing Among …
Aid in Recovery, a full service drug and alcohol treatment center servicing South Florida, released a statement today highlighting a report concerning the increasingly worsening heroin and opioid addiction and drug abuse crisis among young people ages … Read more on PR Web (press release)