Amanda Bynes Agrees to Therapy for Marijuana Case
After being detained over the summer for starting a fire in a residential driveway, Bynes was placed in the psychiatric wing of UCLA Medical Center and then moved to a Malibu rehab center in September. She was released in December from that treatment … Read more on ABC News

Lindsay Lohan risks being out on her OWN
LiLo granted her first interview to Oprah last August, just days after being discharged from Cliffside Malibu, a ritzy drug and alcohol rehab facility known for catering to the rich and famous. A major element of Oprah's big get included a reported … Read more on New York Daily News

Tips for Sticking to Your Resolutions in 2014
In the spirit of turning over a new leaf, Passages Malibu, a healing sanctuary of addiction treatment in coastal Southern California, has issued a list of tips for individuals committed to breaking free of the habits and dependence that may have … Read more on PR Web (press release)

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

Dinner, prayers unite faith community
All agreed prayer is positive, and so that's what they did. Be kind and fair to all? Absolutely. Drive out Satan? Darn right. Develop strong leaders in the faith? Of course. Pray for an end to drug abuse and addiction? Certainly. Let's not kid … Read more on Thegardenisland.com

Arguments against God series, Part 1: Christian belief is immoral
One such criticism is my use of the idiomatic expression “ladies and gentlemen” which my recently appointed agent (who now has the final say in all my writing) has in the spirit of the Old Testament commanded I no longer use the term. And so it is … Read more on News24

Rodman's Goon Squad Goes to North Korea
Meet the team Dennis Rodman has chosen to play for Kim Jong Un's birthday—a group of ex-NBA stars who've struggled with addiction and relevancy. “That's not the right thing to do,” Dennis Rodman said. … No, the armor means praying and having the … Read more on Daily Beast

Founder Mark La Palme to step down as director of Isaiah House.
Now the man who founded Isaiah House has decided it's time to make a change himself, announcing his decision to step down as director of the Willisburg drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. La Palme isn't certain when he will leave the helm of the … Read more on Central Kentucky News

Question by Watercup: How is “addiction” defined? Is one addicted to marijuana if they were at some pt and were sober for years?
but they are sometimes using it again? I just wonder bc I listen to Dr. Drew and he is always calling people addicts and it seems he does it whether they are using now or have before… (for any substance). Shed some light please!

Best answer:

Answer by hunter
weed isnt addicting

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Librium Addiction and Librium Abuse

A New Helpline in Burleson Offers Hope to Drug Addicts
Unfortunately succumbing to drug and alcohol abuse is extremely easy yet quitting is extremely hard. The Burleson Adolescent Rehab Helpline is one such resource drug and alcohol addicts can use to help find valuable drug and alcohol rehab help in order … Read more on PR Web (press release)

The Cost of Addiction in Maine
On Oct 18, Governor LePage's website announced he was hosting two Summits on Drug Crimes and Awareness following the release of a State report that indicated the total annual economic impact of substance abuse in the State of Maine in 2010 was 1.4 … Read more on Bangor Daily News

Camden Planning Board recommends Select Board consider change to allow …
MacLean would then operate a 12-bed inpatient alcohol rehab center where patients would spend a month in treatment. Supporters say the proposal is simply to allow a rehabilitation center to be what is known as a special exception in the coastal … Read more on Bangor Daily News

New owners and operators take over rehab hospitals in Braintree and Newton
Reliant, the two hospitals' new operator, also runs nine other inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in Texas and Ohio. Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital has 166 licensed beds and New England Rehabiliation Hospital has 198 beds. The hospitals together … Read more on Boston Business Journal (blog)

Looking Ahead: Methodist Richardson Medical Center readies for expansion …
Behavioral Health and Addiction Recovery services will remain on the Campbell campus, and inpatient rehab and long-term acute care services will also be available through another provider who leases space from the hospital. A full-service emergency … Read more on Dallas Morning News

Camden Planning Board recommends Select Board consider change for alcohol …
MacLean would then operate a 12-bed inpatient alcohol rehab center where patients would spend a month in treatment. Supporters say the proposal is simply to allow a rehabilitation center to be what is known as a special exception in the coastal … Read more on Bangor Daily News

Question by almintaka: How well do alcohol recovery programs actually work?
Hi Everyone,
Alcoholics Anonymous (“AA”, spiritual), Rational Recovery (“RR”, cognitive), SMART (cognitive), Save Ourselves (“SOS”, cognitive) and other alcohol recovery programs all claim varying levels of success in helping alcoholics on the road to recovery. However, there is a lot of controversy surrounding their claims, as even a quick search on the internet will reveal. Viewing this chaos of opinions from “outside the box”, it certainly seems as though they’re all blowing smoke. Anecdotal arguments are used, tabloid-style quotations are touted as being authentic, and “my way or the highway” rationalizing is often used. One thing they all have in common is that apparently none of them has a handle on real statistics (though I could be wrong here; I just haven’t found any). In addition, independent studies (NIAA, Dawson) have shown that these programs are no more successful than no program at all. What’s your opion? Do one or more of these programs work better than nothing?

Best answer:

Answer by Rachel
I think any recovery program works only as well as the time & persistance the addict puts into staying clean.

What do you think? Answer below!

Alcohol Withdrawal

Rep. Radel: Substance Abuse Never Interfered With My Work
Trey Radel of Florida says he plans to return to work after completing drug and alcohol rehabilitation, but emphasizes that his substance abuse never interfered with his work in Congress. "It never interfered with my congressional obligations," Radel … Read more on Newsmax.com

Defeating addiction during the holidays
The holidays bring families and friends together, but for those in drug and alcohol recovery, it can be a difficult time to stay sober. As New Year's Eve sees people making resolutions for self-improvement and adding a fresh start to the new year, some … Read more on Scottsbluff Star Herald

Alcohol Recovery Centre launched in Bristol
The Alcohol Recovery Centre (ARC) has been established to meet the needs of those patients who have impaired judgement due to excessive drinking. A similar pilot ran successfully last October and now additional funding means a long-term project can be … Read more on Cheddar Valley Gazette