New Adolescent Helpline Provides Valuable Information for Young Addicts
Treatment options available at rehab facilities can help any addict regardless of age, gender or social standing get the proper help they need. Accredited treatment facilities can provide drug detox, individual and group therapy, dual diagnosis and … Read more on Ticker Report

From the Publisher: Election Week Approaches
Lou La Monte has taken a strong leadership role in connection with trying to get some control over all the drug and alcohol rehab facilities that have popped up in Malibu. This, again, is a very complex issue against a well-funded opposition that makes … Read more on Malibu Times

Leaving Few Clues Behind
His father confirmed that Mr. Ott had been treated for alcoholism in the past and that “it's something that he continues to struggle with.” Rehab facilities and sites of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings have been a focus in the search. Asked whether drugs … Read more on New York Times

Drunk and stoned teen had 'no idea' what he was doing
Joseph O'Toole, 19, is to be sentenced later at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to give him time to complete an alcohol rehabilitation programme. The court heard O'Toole and a co-accused beat up and robbed the woman just half an hour after they attacked … Read more on Irish Examiner

Alcoholics: There's an app for that
The app nicknamed A-CHESS, short for Addiction Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System, was created for rehabilitated alcoholics to help them prevent a relapse in binge drinking. The system was created at the Center for Health Enhancement … Read more on The Baylor Lariat

Smartphone App Can Help Alcoholics Stay Sober
A new app aims to prevent alcoholics and drug addicts from relapsing, and researchers say it actually helps. The A-CHESS app features audio relaxation, communication with support groups, and even sends an … featuring a variety of options for trying … Read more on Sci-Tech Today

Dear Harvard: You Win
Several weeks ago, in a grey room on the fourth floor of the Holyoke Center, my psychiatrist officially diagnosed me with depression. … I developed an anxiety disorder shortly after moving back to my House this fall, and running into my assailant up … Read more on Harvard Crimson

Overdose-reversal drug starting to be available to more people
In a presentation at last weekend's Hope for Recovery from Addiction program at the Trumbull Career and Technical Center, Dr. Joan Papp of MetroHealth Center in Cleveland and the Free Medical Clinic there, said Mahoning Valley residents can come to the … Read more on Youngstown Vindicator

Mental health care a wise investment
However, mental health treatment and drug and alcohol rehabilitation have been kept at tight funding levels through the recession and recovery years, even as surpluses began to appear. Funding could have been worse, mental health officials concede, but … Read more on South Lake Press

Editorial: Mental health care a wise investment
However, mental health treatment and drug and alcohol rehabilitation have been kept at tight funding levels through the recession and recovery years, even as surpluses began to appear. Funding could have been worse, mental health officials concede, but … Read more on Ocala

NY rape suspect in custody in Florida
Pinellas Park Police Sgt. Adam Geissenberger said Sawyer was living at the Calvary Chapel church as part of a rehabilitation program. According to the church's website, it offers drug and alcohol addiction ministries and a homeless outreach program. Read more on seattlepi.com

David Cassidy: 'I am an alcoholic'
(CNN) — Pop icon David Cassidy, in rehab after his latest DUI arrest, says if he ever takes another drink, it could be fatal. In an interview with Piers Morgan, Cassidy admitted that his latest drunken driving arrest was a wake-up call. "If I take … Read more on CNN

'Racist' alcohol laws and policing spark protest in Alice Springs
"We need to treat it as a disease and we need to start putting more money into rehab centres and not putting our people in jail because whilst we're incarcerated there is no help and services in our jails and prison systems in the Northern Territory … Read more on SBS

Pedophile support programs challenge community hatred
Since her husband's release several years ago, Barbara has dedicated her own life to his rehabilitation, learning about paedophilia and its treatments and watching him to make sure he never does anything like it again. She read about a Canadian program … Read more on Sydney Morning Herald

Farewell Chip – Focus 12 founder departs town to run Harley St practice
A farewell celebration was held at the weekend for Chip Somers, founder of Bury St Edmunds drug and alcohol rehabilitation charity Focus 12. The event was held at The Centre, in St John's Street, for Mr Somers, who is running a private practice, in … Read more on Bury Free Press

David Cassidy Web Exclusive: “If I take another drink, I'm going to die"
Singer and songwriter David Cassidy may be best known for his role in the famed 1970's sitcom "The Partridge Family", but during his most recent adult years, the former teen pop-star has become equally infamous for his struggles with alcohol. Despite … Read more on CNN (blog)

St. Petersburg Russia Church Liquidated; Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers …
According to Forum 18, Protestant-run drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Rostov and Chelyabinsk regions of Russia are also being targeted by the authorities. For example, in the first Rostov case, Forum 18 said the Neklinovsky District … Read more on Crossmap

Marco Island Rehab Helpline Assisting in the Fight Against Teenager Addiction
LIGHTNING RELEASES 03/28/14 – Drugs and alcohol are such a big issue because they are remarkably easy to get hooked on but often extremely difficult to stop using. In plenty of cases, the most difficult aspect of the entire recovery process is not the … Read more on Ticker Report