Online addiction program would offer resources to those in recovery
A Lexington-based company hopes to reconfigure addiction support and recovery for the digital age. "If you have internet access you can have access to recovery information," explained Drew Ingram, chief executive officer of Recovering(me), a 36-lesson … Read more on Lexington Herald Leader

In Race for Boston Mayor, Former Addicts Back Candidate With a Past
But here, a candidate for the city's highest office is himself a recovering alcoholic. This has moved many former addicts — drinkers and drug users — to step out from the shadows and publicly support Mr. Walsh, 46, a state representative who still … Read more on New York Times

A Forever Recovery Highlights 5 Frequently Asked Questions about Drug …
A Forever Recovery, a leading addiction treatment center that has pioneered a moral reasoning approach to recovery that empowers each individual client to access the spiritual, cognitive, and fellowship support that they need, has published a valuable … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side
For Shawn Schneider, a carpenter and rock musician, the descent into addiction began one Wisconsin winter with a fall from a rooftop construction site onto the frozen ground below. As the potent pain pills prescribed for his injuries became his … Read more on New York Times

Vietnam urges more methadone treatment for people who use drugs
Statistics by the HIV/AIDS Prevention Department of the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Vietnam shows that currently there are about 170,000 drug users in the listed record of the country. Vietnam is urging more methadone treatment for people who use drugs … Read more on Asian Tribune

New York Alcohol Rehab Announces No-Cost Consultations Now Available For …
Alcohol Addiction Treatment Centers makes sure people get the help they want and need in order to change their lives. Instead of living by the bottle, alcohol rehab and effective treatment teaches adults and adolescents different life skills. It does … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Pax House Is the Most Effective Rehab in Los Angeles for Drug Addicts
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, people who live in California, especially those in Los Angeles, have been found to be more prone to drug addiction, probably because of their easy availability and low cost in the city. Many California … Read more on SBWire (press release)

What doctor shortage? Some experts say changes in delivery will erase need for …
The average cost of a 14-day episode for the 10 most common diagnoses treated in a retail clinic was $ 484 to $ 543, depending on the state, according to a report in the November Health Affairs. The comparable cost of treatment for those diagnoses in … Read more on Crain’s Detroit Business

Halifax food bank focuses on HIV-positive clients
He has lived with HIV for two decades. The cost of treatment drugs and the difficulty of finding work drive many to the food bank, he said. “Food has gotten so expensive. It's very important that we have this food bank and actually we need to grow this … Read more on CBC.ca

Question by lilsexymomma3: listing of drug classes in Lafayette?
court ordered drug classes?

Best answer:

Answer by IN PO
Lafayette……………… Indiana? Louisiana? What state?

Your probation officer–or whoever is making sure you’re doing your classes as ordered–should be able to provide you with a list of agencies in your area that offer drug classes…

Or, you could look in the Yellow Pages, or on http://www.yellowpages.com , and check under “Alcoholism Information & Treatment Centers” for agencies… If they offer counseling for alcohol abuse, they offer counseling for drug abuse…

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Houston Treatment Center Launches New Video Informing People on Ways to …
Drug Addiction Treatment Centers in Houston is launching a video that gives insights and support for where to help regarding drug and alcohol addiction in Houston and surrounding cities. Those cities include Baytown, Spring Branch, Clear Lake City … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Rochester's addiction treatment facility for priests to close
Guest House, a treatment center for priests, seminarians, deacons and brothers northeast of Rochester, is expected to close at the end of the year, officials said. The patients will be moved to a Michigan facility as part of a consolidation effort by … Read more on Post-Bulletin

Paraguay: Center seeks help for addicts
But when they manage to convince drug users to seek help, they face other challenges, including the lack of openings for free treatment at the National Addiction Control Center, which is in the capital city of Asunción, and the cost of rehabilitation … Read more on Infosurhoy

Willoughby police look for man who allegedly brought drugs into addiction …
Willoughby police look for man who allegedly brought drugs into addiction treatment center. Willoughby police say the man in this surveillance photo attempted to smuggle heroin into Laurelwood Center for Behavorial Medicine on Oct. 21. Police want the … Read more on News-Herald.com

Experts praise 'historic' mental health, addiction parity rule
Mental health and addiction treatment experts praised what they described as a “historic” expansion Friday of insurance coverage for millions of Americans suffering from psychological or substance abuse problems, five years after a law requiring the … Read more on NBCNews.com (blog)

N.J. addicts suffer from shortage of drug treatment facilities
Three months after fleeing a Florida rehabilitation center, Amanda, a 24-year-old from Woodcliff Lake, was using heroin again. She stole her grandmother's credit card, bought thousands of dollars worth of electronics and sold them in Paterson for drugs. Read more on NorthJersey.com

No One Brings Dinner When Your Daughter Is an Addict
She was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, diagnosed, released. She began years of counseling, recovery meetings, and intensive outpatient rehabilitation. She lived in a recovery house, relapsed, then spent seven weeks in a drug and alcohol addiction … Read more on Slate Magazine