Efforts to wipe out drug addiction in Ho Chi Minh City
Addicts may lose control without drugs during the first days in rehab centers, Le Ba Hoang, director of the Binh Trieu rehab center, said. It is planned that district-level courts in Ho Chi Minh City will have their first meetings early next month … Read more on Tuoitrenews

Thailand Highest in ASEAN for Drug Addiction
The justice minister, who expressed his concern that many users resort to drug abuse once again after returning from rehabilitation centers to their old environment, also called for a regrouping of diverse anti-drug laws under a single piece of … Read more on Chiang Rai Times

Drug detoxification resumes in Ho Chi Minh City after one year suspension
Drug addiction has never paused, but rehabilitation centers in Ho Chi Minh City were closed down for around a year due to accusations of human rights violations. But the centers have resumed working in the past three days after the passage of a … Read more on Tuoitrenews

Grant to help combat youth drug abuse in Sumner County
The Gallatin-based organization, which aims to help prevent and reduce youth substance abuse, was one of only seven new recipients in Tennessee of a federally-funded Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant this year. As part of the … Last fall … Read more on The Tennessean

Fighting State's Heroin Epidemic Key To Charlie Baker's Plans As Governor
“If you've talked to some anguished parents about this, you can't help but come away thinking we have to do a better job on this,” Baker said. … She says initially the battle involved alcohol addiction, but has now shifted to include opioid and … Read more on CBS Local

The Army Is Building An Algorithm To Prevent Suicide
There's a long list of factors for suicide — marriage and financial problems, depression, alcohol and drug abuse, chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), etc. — and each person's mix … With the help of people, the computers are getting … Read more on FiveThirtyEight

Drug disposal program coming to Indiana
The Yellow Jugs Old Drugs Program works together with local pharmacies and the Indiana Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force to provide secure drug disposal. Pharmacies across Indiana will receive letters this week inviting them to join the program, which … Read more on WTHI

Drug program expands to Indiana
"I think any program that allows people more options is great, we saw a need, it's great that the state is actually seeing a need that way they can expand this out throughout the state," says Under Sheriff Sean Holmes of the Elkhart County Sheriff's … Read more on Fox 28

Indiana addicts trapped in rehab backlog
I-Team 8's investigation found just five Hoosier substance abuse programs receive the bulk of state funding designated for low-income inpatient substance abuse treatment. Combined, those five facilities have a total of just 88 beds available at any … Read more on WISH-TV

'Caddyshack' is therapy for drug abusers?
More than two dozen clients at three of the city's largest treatment centers spoke with the Daily News about their therapy. Although some city officials and treatment providers contend that watching movies can be helpful, national experts on substance … Read more on Philly.com

Court records show efforts to help James Musante get treatment for drug …
… who had struggled with drug addiction, fell through the cracks of the judicial system, his court records suggest that the system was responsive in attempts to get him treatment. His family believes that he should have been sent to a residential … Read more on GazetteNET

Lorain wants agency to look across county for drug treatment center site
In November, LCADA received $ 200,000 from the state to develop more housing and treatment centers for people recovering from drug and alcohol abuse. LCADA had hoped to put the money toward a second facility in the 800 block of East Erie Avenue with … Read more on Chronicle-Telegram

Educators key in preventing gang membership, drug abuse, Union County …
"Everything in education is about the future." Similarly, teachers and school staff have the chance to help prevent substance abuse before it leads to deadly overdoses, said Acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park. "We are working day in, day out … Read more on NJ.com

Editorial: Sober minds help identify steps against substance abuse
The abuse of alcohol and other drugs tears at family and community life. And so it is good to see a community fight back, as South Hadley did last week. For much of a day, people of all ages got together in a thoughtful place — a conference center at … Read more on GazetteNET

Survey Marks ADHD Stimulant Drug Abuse by Young Adults as a Common Trait
A new survey has reported the frequent instances of stimulant drug abuse among young adults. As per the youngsters between the age of 18 and 25, these drugs help them to enhance their school performance, concentrate on studies and stay awake. Drugs … Read more on Voice Chronicle

Abuse of sleep, anti-anxiety drugs a growing issue among teenagers, study shows
Statistics on teenagers abusing stimulant drugs to get ahead in school abound, but a new study suggests another rising problem among this age group: the abuse of sleep and anti-anxiety medications. … the researchers noted that the study results may … Read more on Fox News

[UPDATED] PSAs to target high rate of Rx drug abuse among local youth
Students at Helena and East Helena schools have the chance to submit a 30-second public service announcement explaining the dangers of prescription drug use to teens or sharing information about youth drug abuse and proper storage techniques for … Read more on Helena Independent Record

The epic Rolling Stone gang-rape fallout — and how major publications get it …
The stories reported on an increase in the crime rate, a drug dealer receiving a 40-year sentence, vast new drug traffic via Turkey, an indictment of a Northeast man on a drug count, hearings on heroin use by patients dying of cancer, a life sentence … Read more on Washington Post

Port Huron community fights drug epidemic
Colby and one of his past clients, Melissa Latham, are starting Blue Water Families Against Narcotics, a grassroots group that provides support, education and resource information to addicts, their families and the community affected by the trend. "We … Read more on SunHerald.com