Faith Leaders Wrestle Over Growing Support for Marijuana
According to a 2013 survey from the Public Religion Research Institute, 58 percent of white mainline Protestants and 54 percent of black Protestants favor legalizing the use of marijuana. On the other side, nearly seven-in-10 (69 percent) white … Read more on Charisma News

Bieber Marijuana Use Illuminates Adolescent Trend
Justin Beiber's recently exposed use of marijuana and Xanax illuminates a growing trend among adolescents in the United States. Marijuana use among teens has been growing in recent years according to a report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, … Read more on Guardian Liberty Voice

Should Missouri be among the states to follow Colorado in legalizing marijuana?
Colorado and Washington have passed laws that make marijuana available as a legal, recreational substance. However, the drug is not available recreationally in Washington yet, and Colorado stores selling marijuana for recreational use just opened on … Read more on Newsmagazinenetwork

Jeff Sessions: Marijuana Can't Be Safer Than Alcohol Because 'Lady Gaga Says …
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) looks back proudly at his efforts, alongside Nancy Reagan, to “create a hostility to drug use” in the 1980s. Not surprisingly, Sessions was not pleased by President Obama's recent comments about the relative hazards of … Read more on Forbes

Dennis Rodman — Enters Rehab for Alcohol
Sources connected to Rodman tell us the 52-year old basketball Hall of Famer checked into a treatment center a few days ago in New Jersey … on the heels of his disastrous trip to North Korea. We're told Rodman is "beyond exhausted and overwhelmed" … Read more on TMZ.com

Rodman Lands in Rehab for Alcohol Problem
While it is unlikely that Rodman's big-hearted but naive scheme to bring North Korea and the United States together via “basketball diplomacy” has had any lasting political impact, Rodman's personal issues at least are being dealt with in a New Jersey … Read more on Guardian Liberty Voice

ABC anchor Elizabeth Vargas returns to '20/20' after her second stint in rehab …
A friend of the TV personality and mother of two has revealed to New York Post's Page Six that Vargas realized that had not 'conquered' her problem with alcohol the first time around and decided to return to rehab. An ABC News spokesperson told the … Read more on Daily Mail

Films explore consequences of technological advances
In mainland China, desperate parents are forcing their teen children into military-style government rehabilitation camps, hoping to cure the youths of a diagnosed addiction to online gaming, which has blurred their distinction between the real and … Read more on Deseret News

Parental Exposure To Marijuana Linked To Drug Addiction And Compulsive …
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Airman pleads guilty to distributing child porn, other charges; sentencing …
Rike was ordered not to use computers or have contact with minors, the military judge said Tuesday. From February to March of last year, Rike underwent 28 days of in-patient treatment at The Meadows, a Wickenburg, Ariz., center specializing in the … Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
But the court held that their true objective was to "undermine Egypt's national security and lay out a sectarian, political map that serves United States and Israeli interests." Egypt's opposition media have been shut down, and … The latest New … Read more on WFAA

Question by Don F: tough question about someone on drugs?
So, I know that someone is on drugs, crystal meth, using all the time and spending money on it hand over fist. Until broke in all cases and borrowing and stealing people blind to pad the habit. She has kids, two, and I feel closing in on serious health and legal problems. Of course, she doesnt think she has a problem and denys heavy use. The next problem is that she is my wife of now 10+ years. I could walk away with the kids and leave her high(pun intended) and dry, but I dont want to see her dead in a ditch. She wont listen to rehab or to councling. What can I do??
ok, quickly seen answers with forceful intervention. How and where do I get info on it? What does it intail????

Best answer:

Answer by TIMOTHY D L
You have to force an intervention. What ever that takes

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Narconon Fresh Start Celebrates Impressive Drug Rehabilitation Success
The New Year brings the opportunity for a fresh start for American youth struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Narconon Fresh Start, a successful drug and alcohol rehabilitation program with eight centers across the United States has released … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Chelsea Substance Abuse Treatment Center Moving to FiDi, Angering Residents
DNAinfo/Irene Plagianos. FINANCIAL DISTRICT — A longtime Chelsea substance abuse treatment center is moving to the Financial District this month, leaving some residents worried it will hurt the community. Exponents, a voluntary, outpatient facility … Read more on DNAinfo

Welcome aid in drug–abuse fight; court deal brings long-needed funds
Another $ 4.5 million will go toward facilities, funding and housing for adults recovering from substance abuse, including $ 2 million to support substance abuse treatment for pregnant women by Chrysalis House in Lexington and Independence House in … Read more on Lexington Herald Leader

University Establishes a Recovery Housing Program
Five students are currently enrolled in the BC Recovery Housing program, created through collaboration between several offices in the Student Affairs division, including Residential Life, Health Promotions, Health Services, Alcohol and Drug Education … Read more on Boston College Chronicle

Russell Brand launches fund to raise money for drug and alcohol treatment …
… can help people to recover from addiction." Russell Brand with Tessa Jowell MP on BBC Question Time Brand, who himself is a recovering heroin addict and alcoholic, has become a voice for those in recovery and a frequent talking head on the subject. Read more on The Independent

Alcoholics Anonymous and Addiction Doctors Are Fighting an Outdated Battle
In the United States, where the 12-step program originated, AA is viewed by many as a national treasure of sorts. Social workers send patients to AA meetings. Judges condition people's freedom on meeting attendance. Desperate spouses … Alcoholics … Read more on Slate Magazine

Russell Brand launches alcohol recovery fund
Brand recently announced that he has set up the Give It Up Fund, which is managed by Comic Relief, to aid those leaving alcohol and drug rehabilitation centres to reintegrate into their local communities. “It's integral that people entering a life of … Read more on The Spirits Business

Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Clinic Accepts New Patients Who Are …
Out of all the rehab centers in the United States, only Northbound Treatment Services offers a fully licensed drug and alcohol detox center equipped with a staff on call 24 hours a day seven days a week; special men's and women's treatment programs … Read more on SBWire (press release)

Capital Health liver center to host clinical trial of acute alcoholic …
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — The Capital Health Center for Digestive Health's Center for Liver Disease has been chosen to participate in a clinical study of a new therapy to treat people suffering from acute alcoholic hepatitis, a hospital spokeswoman … Read more on The Times of Trenton – NJ.com