The Tely Go Guide
The Telegram offers space in The Go Guide free of charge for public service announcements by volunteer and service groups, charitable organizations and community clubs. Due to the volume, …. If someone's addiction is affecting you, first you must … Read more on The Telegram

Coping: Your guide to area support groups
Christian Support Group for 12 Step Recovery: for women and men to aid in the recovery of individuals suffering from life's hurts, addictions and afflictions, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., Waverly United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 105 Church St … Read more on Scranton Times-Tribune

'Recovery Road' Is Coming to ABC Family
It is about a high school student, Maddie, a party girl who is dealing with an addiction problem. … For the latest news on “Recovery Road” and other TV shows, as well as entertainment news, make sure that you catch it here on Movie News Guide (MNG). Read more on Movie News Guide

Support Groups, Clubs, and Services
Free blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-857-2550. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. American Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 … Read more on SaukValley.com

Of drugs and dharnas
Though this issue has dominated the media for a pretty long time, no tangible steps are visible to sternly deal with smuggling, sale, consumption and rehabilitation of the addicts via counseling or in de-addiction centres. …. That the situation is … Read more on Hindustan Times

Woman Who Says She Can't Remember Killing Her Young Daughter Seeks Parole
Nancy McGeoghean, 45, says she does not remember killing her 2-year-old daughter Sarah after a night of binge drinking in 1988. … go to the Governor's Council for a vote. John Cunha, one of McGeoghean's lawyers, told BuzzFeed News that the board … Read more on BuzzFeed News

Teen Challenge in Business of Rebuilding Lives
(1/3/15) — The Teen Challenge: Western Kentucky Men's Center in Dixon is a faith-based, non-denominational rehabilitation center for men with life-controlling issues. Teen Challenge maintains that it is the oldest, largest and … “Many people, when … Read more on SurfKY News

ALCOHOLISM IN THE NORTH COUNTRY
Left, James P. Scordo, executive director of the Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions, says alcohol continues to be 'the number one drug of choice.' Right, Credo offers an inpatient rehabilitation program on a 115-acre farm in Evans … Read more on WatertownDailyTimes.com

Mt. Ascutney Hospital Official Named Citizen of the Year
Lord has also helped establish a number of community-based health projects, including structured after-school programming for teens, drug and alcohol counseling and recovery programs, mental health and dental services and food and clothing drives, the … Read more on Valley News

Support Notes 12.7.14
Celebrate Recovery: Christ-centered 12-step program meets at 6 p.m. Thursday at Community Bible Church, 9201 Dallas St.; 452-9201. Christians in Recovery: Faith-based support group meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Rye Hill Baptist Church, 11512 Old … Read more on Times Record

Investigation: Addicted nurses steal patients' drugs
You would never know Diane Hake had a drug problem in 2000 because the registered nurse entered a confidential program for health care workers that allowed her license to remain clean. In exchange, Hake was supposed to get treatment and return to … Read more on Staunton News Leader

More women over-60 need help for alcoholism
… treatment for alcoholism between the ages of 18 and 29 went down – from 18 per cent five years ago to 14 per cent, according to latest figures from Public Health England, quoted by the Priory Group, known for offering rehabilitation to troubled … Read more on Western Daily Press

Saco man who killed family, self, had stopped taking antidepressants when he …
According to an account by Saco police officer Megan Tibbetts that accompanied the reports, Joel Smith was angry at his wife for staying out until 10:30 p.m. on the night in question, drinking with neighbors in the Water Street apartment complex where … Read more on Bangor Daily News

Woman's path to sobriety inspires alcoholics to change
For more than 40 years, the organization has offered substance abuse treatment, rehabilitation and detoxification shelter. At the Las Vegas Women and Children's campus, the nonprofit offers substance abuse treatment for pregnant adults, outpatient … Read more on Las Vegas Review-Journal

Health Calendar
ACOA: Support groups for adult children of alcoholics meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Luther Memorial Church, 2840 S. 84th St., downstairs; and 7 p.m. Fridays at Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 12012 W. North Ave., upstairs. Call Peter at 630-2175 … Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Heroin possesses one's mind
Williams added that overcoming the psychological part of the addiction often requires substantial mental therapy through rehab facilities and support groups. Rock Point Church in Crawfordsville offers support through its Celebrate Recovery Program. Read more on Journal Review

Del. addiction: Staggering numbers
The number of Delawareans touched by addiction is staggering. Last year alone, there were 7,590 admissions into state-funded treatment facilities – the second-highest admission rate in five years. But those numbers do not even cover the people who fall … Read more on The News Journal

Gamblers Get Less Of A Buzz From Pleasure, Study Finds
disorders in clinical expression, brain origin, comorbidity, physiology, and treatment,” the DSM website says. But this new small study shows that it might be unique in some neurologic ways, too. … “These findings suggest the involvement of the … Read more on TIME

Google Glass user addicted to Internet
SAN DIEGO — When a 31-year-old, local Navy serviceman checked himself into a Point Loma rehabilitation program this summer, it was for an alcohol addiction. But after his doctors picked up on a peculiar tic, they started suspecting another addiction … Read more on U-T San Diego

Downstate Delaware's hidden heroin epidemic
Treatment services are sparse, requiring addicts hitch rides or drive 30 miles to counseling sessions and support group meetings. There are no …. The facility has 16 beds for young adults who get inpatient drug and alcohol treatment for up to six months. Read more on The News Journal