2014-04-11T00:00:00Z Bulletin Board Sioux City Journal
Amputee Support Group, offering support, tips, and letting amputees know they are not alone. Third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., Mercy Medical Center Inpatient Rehab Lunchroom 6th floor, 801 Fifth St. Contact 712-204-1891. Art therapy support group … Read more on Sioux City Journal

South Huntington Nursing Home Apex Rehabilitation and Healthcare Supports …
Apex Rehabilitation and Healthcare is a 195-bed premier skilled nursing and rehabilitation care center providing comprehensive inpatient care to all of their residents. Apex is located at 78 Birchwood Drive, South Huntington, NY, 11746. Apex's … Read more on PR.com (press release)

Rehab Hospitals Fight Rules Change, Cite Benefits to Recuperating Patients
Gans is the current chairman of AMRPA, an industry trade group for inpatient rehab hospitals. The report comes at a time when rehab facilities are fighting a pair of federal proposals that would tighten payments to these hospitals. One proposal would … Read more on NJ Spotlight

Drug/rehab home scrutinized at PACO meeting
About 50 people attended the meeting in the Paulden Community Center, and heard from Blueprint Recovery's owner Rodney Zimmers, business partner Andy Bordelon and clinical psychologist Cindy Rollins. A second business partner, Dave Birchall, … Read more on Chino Valley Review

Annexation Bad News For Crimea's Rehab Patients
"Even in Russia, local drug addicts have no access to free, comprehensive, quality rehabilitation treatment." Russian authorities have ordered all methadone distribution centers in Crimea to shut down by April 30. But with highways connecting Crimea to … Read more on RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Calendar for Thursday
Bariatric Surgery Support Group, 6 to 7:30 p.m. St. Joseph Rehab Center Quilter's Cafe. Open to all patients who … Palmer Drug Abuse Program Brazos Valley, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. First Baptist Church-Bryan, 3100 Cambridge Drive. Ages 13 to 25. 739-4253. Read more on Bryan-College Station Eagle

Jury acquits Robinson man of causing drug user's death
Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Rosen said the evidence showed that Radford, two weeks out of rehab, repeatedly called Best, who was his drug dealer. Radford had money and no drugs before he met with Best and he had drugs and no money afterward, Rosen … Read more on Tribune-Review

Jayson Blair, Judy Miller and the shrinking New York Times
She resented that right-wing pundits were embracing the Blair story as an example of affirmative action gone wrong, she wrote, and as “a product of the same program that 'created'” Jayson Blair, she resented that “his crimes will now make suspects of … Read more on Salon

Judge questions Mass. ban of painkiller Zohydro
Addiction experts on the South Shore are watching the case closely, hopeful that the governor's ban will remain in effect. “We are very concerned,” said Scott Peterson, an addiction recovery specialist at Learn To Cope, a support group founded in Abington. Read more on Wicked Local Plymouth

LVMH's Accelerating Fashion Sales Help Cushion Alcohol Decline
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world's largest luxury goods company, reported its fastest fashion and leather-goods revenue growth in two years, cushioning an unexpected decline in quarterly alcohol sales. First-quarter fashion and leather … Read more on Bloomberg

A guy thing: Eating disorders increase in men
**EDITOR'S NOTE – Eating Recovery Center is an international center for eating disorders recovery providing comprehensive treatment for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS). Contact them via their … Read more on 9NEWS.com

Brain Region Responsible For Resisting Alcohol's Allure
As recovering spring breakers are regretting binge drinking escapades, it may be hard for them to appreciate that there is a positive side to the nausea, sleepiness, and stumbling. University of Utah neuroscientists report that when a region of the … Read more on RedOrbit

CLUB CALENDAR
Mahoning Valley New Voice Club, a support group for laryngectomees and their families and friends, will have its next meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Beeghly Medical Park, 6614 Southern Blvd, Youngstown. Nar-Anon, a 12-step program for relatives and … Read more on Youngstown Vindicator

Headrest Makes Pitch To Relocate
She said she envisions converting Hannah House to a wellness recovery center with space for clients to learn everyday skills such as cooking. Headrest's current … Clark said that she also did not support Hannah House when it was inhabited by pregnant … Read more on Valley News

Tennessee launches additional efforts in 2013 to reduce the number of Drug …
Modest grants will support partnerships between community providers and academic researchers to answer key NAS-related research questions. Five grants have been awarded to help address the following questions: Can we develop a model to … doing all … Read more on Clarksville Online

Recovering Alcoholics Can Use Smartphone App To Reduce Number Of Risky …
The app, which was developed with funding from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, provides users with a variety of tools designed to help them stay sober. With A-CHESS, recovering patients have quick access to peer support group … Read more on Medical Daily

Society is out of touch with reality of addiction
"You need continued awareness of the possibility of relapse. No matter how long you've been clean, if you take the drug, you're at high, high risk of relapse," says Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. … and overdoses … Read more on Times Herald-Record

Disturbing Details of Jim Irsay's Arrest
The Carmel, Indiana Police Department case that is coming into focus, nearly raises more questions than answers. Excerpts from the March 16th police report have Irsay not only driving while intoxicated, but holding multiple types of prescription drugs … Read more on Naptown’s Finest

Irsay's arrest is the latest glimpse at his battle with addiction
Retired detective Irene Conder told The Star in a June 2003 interview the league offered to help Irsay get the proper treatment for his possible addiction in the mid-1990s, but he refused. “I went to the Colts training complex with a physician who is … Read more on Muncie Star Press

Support Groups Erie Times-News
The free program offers assistance in gaining independence from addictive behavior, including substance addiction like drugs or alcohol or activity addiction like gambling or overeating. SMART Recovery promotes the idea of self-empowerment … The … Read more on GoErie.com