Maintenance, not abstinence, wills save addicts' lives
It is regarded as the first-line treatment for opioid addiction by the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and the U.S. departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, and Health and Human Services. On the other hand, there is … Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune

Olympic swimmimng champion Thorpe checks into alcohol rehab
Australian media reports say five-time Olympic champion swimmer Ian Thorpe has checked into a rehabilitation facility in Sydney while battling depression and alcohol abuse. News Corporation says the 31-year-old Thorpe was admitted to hospital on … Read more on Hindustan Times

Advocates:Treatment, not prison, for non-violent offenders
County-based drug and mental illness treatment centers can save taxpayers $ 27,000 per non-violent offender every year by treating minor crimes as health problems and not criminal problems, according to Citizens for the Greater Good, a community group … Read more on The News Journal

Last dry town in Connecticut reconsiders ending Prohibition
RELATED: DENNIS RODMAN SPEAKS OUT FROM REHAB. Repeal has … Cynthia Bennett, whose grandmother led an effort to keep Bridgewater dry after Prohibition ended in 1933, said she believes many fellow longtime residents will join her in voting against … Read more on New York Daily News

Special Report: The Truth About Heroin and South Texas
The recent death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman brought the rising use of heroin to the forefront nationally, but 3News has been hearing of its rise in South Texas for quite some time. Hospitals have been seeing a spike in the number of addicts ending … Read more on KIII TV3

Rodman out of rehab: 'I'm not an alcoholic'
Dennis Rodman checked into an alcohol-rehabilitation center to reevaluate his life, not give up drinking. "I needed to decompress from all the things I was going through," Rodman said Friday by phone from Miami. "I was trying to get this game going and … Read more on Knoe.com

Owner of Fort Myers rehab center pleads guilty to Medicare fraud
Duluc and his co-conspirators used multiple physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics in Florida to submit about $ 28.3 million in fraudulent Medicare reimbursement claims from 2005-2009, according to the release. Medicare paid about $ 14.4 million on … Read more on The News-Press

Agent: Dennis Rodman checks into alcohol rehab center
Dennis Rodman has checked into an undisclosed alcohol rehabilitation center to treat his long-time struggle with alcoholism, his agent says. Darren Prince declined on Saturday to say which facility will treat Rodman and how long he will be there … Read more on Florida Today

Long a nexus of Rx drug abuse, Staten Island now faces heroin's scourge
"They don't know what they're doing," says Fusco, who runs the Dynamite Youth Center in Brooklyn and its residential treatment center in update Fallsburg New York. About 35 percent of Dynamite's upstate residents hail from Staten Island. "They're using … Read more on SILive.com

Dennis Rodman checks into alcohol rehab after N. Korea trip
(CNN) — Former basketball star Dennis Rodman has checked into an alcohol-rehabilitation center after facing backlash for his visit to North Korea. "Dennis Rodman came back from North Korea in pretty rough shape emotionally. The pressure that was put … Read more on CNN

Top end's chronic drinking problem
Then less than a month after Giles took power in a coup in March, his government unveiled a forced alcohol rehabilitation program called Alcohol Mandatory Treatment. The scheme, which has been running for seven months, involves locking up habitual … Read more on The Australian

Aussie Olympic great Ian Thorpe admitted to rehab center to fight depression …
Australian Olympic champion Ian Thorpe has been admitted to a Sydney rehab center to fight his decade-long battle with depression and alcohol abuse, local media reported on Friday. Thorpe, 31, was injured in a fall earlier this week and was admitted to … Read more on Global Times

Dennis Rodman checks into rehab, says agent
… where he ignited a furor over comments he made about an American citizen held prisoner there. Rodman voluntarily entered an alcohol rehabilitation facility several days ago, according to agent Darren Prince. The location of the facility was not … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Dennis Rodman checks into rehab for alcoholism: agent
Former basketball star Dennis Rodman has reportedly checked into an undisclosed alcohol rehabilitation center, just days after returning from his controversial trip to North Korea, his agent said. Mr. Rodman convinced a group of former NBA players to … Read more on Washington Times

Justin Bieber's Antics Could Help Boost Image, Experts Say
After years of arrests, several stints in rehab and even a year in a California state prison on drug charges, the Iron Man actor eventually made a career comeback, even topping the Forbes list of highest-paid actors last year. Throughout the journey … Read more on Huffington Post Canada

Neuropathic Pain Trial Results Often Not Publicly Available, Survey Shows
Toronto—One-third of results from registered clinical trials of neuropathic pain treatments are not readily available, according to an extensive survey of neuropathic pain literature. According to Michael Rowbotham, MD, scientific director of the … Read more on Pain Medicine News

From The Comedy Store
Dennis Rodman's agent announced he checked into an alcohol and drug rehab hospital after returning from his North Korea trip. Everyone … Toronto mayor Rob Ford admitted he fell off the wagon when he sang reggae drunk at a burger joint. He vowed to … Read more on Patriot Post