So, Blake Edwards, Was It All Worth It?
"What do you think?" he asked, gesturing up the hill to his house where Julie Andrews was waiting, to the Masereti in the driveway, and five acres of the most exclusive real estate in L.A.. "I have it all … Drug addiction and multiple times in rehab … Read more on TheWrap

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 WXOW.com

Meet Some Of The Children Who Died In Los Angeles Because The City's Child …
According to documents obtained by the LA Times and a recent wrongful death lawsuit filed by Gabriel's grandparents, Gabriel was never interviewed privately by a social worker about his abuse. Fernandez and Aguirre …. The point of Voluntary Family … Read more on The Awl

EU's stance forces US executioners to improvise
In 2010, Louisiana switched from the established three-drug protocol to a one-drug pentobarbital lethal injection, but eventually that drug also became unavailable because of European pressure. … In the United States, there is a variety of reasons … Read more on News On 6

UNH ranks high in college arrest statistics
It's more than just a simple numbers game when trying to figure out the validity of UNH's party school reputation. A recently published report on Rehabs.com named the colleges and universities in the United States that hold the highest drug and alcohol … Read more on UNH The New Hampshire

Local universities in the top 50 for on-campus alcohol arrests – WQOW TV: Eau …
(WQOW) – Two local universities find themselves on a list they'd rather avoid. Rehabs.com recently released a study ranking UW-Stout and Eau Claire in the top 50 for on-campus alcohol arrests. "Alcohol abuse is probably the number one issue all of us … Read more on WQOW TV News 18

Rankings unfairly portray UWO
After an article published by rehabs.com named UW Oshkosh the top University in the nation for alcohol-related arrests and near the top for drug-related arrests, Oshkosh rightfully began defending itself as being proactive on dealing with drugs and … Read more on Advance Titan

Penn State sorority closes following offensive photo
Colleges with the most drug and alcohol arrests. See which colleges and universities have the highest number of per capita drug and alcohol related arrests in a new report published by Rehabs.com. More … Read more on WTAE Pittsburgh

Special Report: Vermont spends millions on addiction-fighting drug that is …
Shelley Sweet, a former treatment center employee in central Vermont, said it's not uncommon for women to try to become pregnant in order to bump themselves to the top of a waitlist for Medicaid-subsidized treatment. Often those women take half their … Read more on Brattleboro Reformer

Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment
SO: In California, the coverage includes both inpatient and outpatient services – so inpatient detox at a residential facility is included. Then there's outpatient care such as day-treatment; intensive outpatient programs – those are programs that … Read more on 89.3 KPCC

Legal, Regulated Heroin Could Have Saved Philip Seymour Hoffman
According to the Center for Disease Control, “opioid analgesics, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone, were involved in about 3 of every 4 pharmaceutical overdose deaths” and “38,329 people died from a drug overdose in the United States in … Read more on Daily Beast

Preventing substance abuse
30 at the Warwick Reformed Church, as it seeks to help parents, merchants, educators, law enforcement, clergy and other concerned citizens prevent substance abuse by youth. Peer pressure and parents. Working with the police department and emergency … Read more on The Warwick Advertiser

Drug abuse prevention program being launched
There's a new drug abuse prevention initiative coming out of Columbus, and Clermont County Sheriff A.J. “Tim” Rodenberg says that it's a program he supports. The initiative is called “Start Talking!” and is a prevention-focused program designed to … Read more on The Clermont Sun

Warren gets 5000 federal substance abuse prevention grant
With substance abuse among youth throughout the United States a growing problem, the federal government is looking for ways to stem the tide. In an effort to fight this issue, dozens of long-term grants have been awarded to organizations near and far. Read more on The Warren Reporter

Welfare drug screening bill divides lawmakers
Welfare abuse such as Boster's is driving an Indiana effort to require recipients to be screened for the likelihood of addiction and limit food stamps to the purchase of only "nutritional foods. … "It can be thousands of dollars to treat an addiction … Read more on Houston Chronicle

Democrats facing uphill fight on nixing gay marriage ban; elusive leak leaves …
Also, the United States Department of Agriculture gets to designate treatment areas for forest lands hard hit by disease and insects. The package also gives state foresters a …. About 150 regional police officials were expected to be on hand from … Read more on River Towns

Manic Researchers Announce They Are Hours Away From Cure For Depression
BLOOMINGTON, IN—Speaking loudly and quickly without any notable pauses, a team of manic researchers at Indiana University announced at a press conference Wednesday that they are mere hours away from a permanent cure for depression. … the podium … Read more on The Onion (satire)

Marijuana, Cocaine and Alcohol: Hispanic Youth More Likely to Abuse Drugs …
Dimly lit basements with buddies crowded around television screens and bosky public parks where friends are congregated around peeling picnic tables are the imagined settings for teenagers who engage in drug use and abuse. But the reality is that teens … Read more on Latin Post

Heroin Gains Popularity as Cheap Doses Flood the US
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death from an apparent heroin overdose has brought renewed attention to the drug's increasing popularity in the United States. Fueled by a boom in supply and a decline in cost, heroin use is up around the nation and spreading … Read more on TIME