Lake Forest's LEAD to host prescription drug abuse summit Sept. 23
… Demtra Ashley, DEA prescription drug program manager; Chelsea Laliberte, LiveforLali.org executive director; Laura Crain, McHenry County Drug Free program coordinator; Neeva Sandhu, senior counselor for Advocate Addiction Treatment Program; and … Read more on Lake Forester

Millions of Young Adults Use Illegal Drugs, Alcohol Daily
"Far too many young adults allow substance use to jeopardize their health, well-being and futures. We must all do more to ensure that effective prevention and treatment programs are available to help young adults make the right choices." The report … Read more on International Business Times AU

Rockdale jail to start new drug treatment program
Rockdale County and the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office will receive $ 85,924 in grant money from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to develop a new program that will assist inmates with substance abuse issues being held in the Rockdale County … Read more on Rockdale News

Faith-based treatment program helps women regain their lives
“With individuals who have been in a place where they're addicted to drug and alcohol, it's so tempting when you're out in the world to take that turn and make that decision,” Carrie Zickefoose, community relations coordinator, said. “Volunteers and … Read more on The Elkhart Truth

The hunt for Ebola medicines is being accelerated
Interferon drugs have an antiviral effect and statins might help treat the complications of Ebola, such as organ failure. Experts at the WHO worry about the potential for harm with statins. But it is possible that some doctors, lacking alternatives … Read more on The Economist

Autoimmune Drugs May Treat a Form of Baldness
Drugs developed to treat autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and a rare form of leukemia can also help people with a different rare condition grow their hair back, researchers reported on Sunday. Just four to five months of treatment with … Read more on NBCNews.com

Prescription drug abuse: There is help
The process to recovery can be one ridden with pain, denial and shame. If you search on the Internet for "Where to get help for prescription drug abuse?" search results are in the millions. Trying to find the best treatment options for yourself or a … Read more on CNN

Janitor charged with sexually assaulting 3 women at drug rehabilitation center …
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut — Bridgeport police say a man charged with sexually assaulting three women at a drug rehabilitation center where he worked as a janitor told investigators he had a "lust problem" and succumbed to "temptation." Forty-year-old … Read more on Greenfield Daily Reporter

State audit confirms weak oversight, potential fraud at rehab clinics
The review of the Drug Medi-Cal system validates the findings of a yearlong investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN. The 2013 investigation found a man convicted of organized crime running one clinic and other rehab centers … Read more on Center For Investigative Reporting

Nova Recovery Center Publishes New Blog Post Series on Drug Abuse and …
Nova Recovery Center, an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, has published a new series of blog posts which highlight emerging trends in illegal drug use and the dangers of new designer drugs. September 11, 2014. Austin, United States … Read more on Free Press Release Center (press release)

La Habra rehab center now open
A new drug-recovery facility has opened in La Habra serving those looking for help recovering from addiction and those required to seek assistance by the courts. Crossroads Recovery Centers, at 402 E. La Habra Blvd., is a nonprofit that provides … Read more on OCRegister

Heroin defendant warned to take drug treatment seriously
A judge warned a heroin defendant he needs to take his substance abuse counseling seriously because otherwise he'll be back in court and end up in prison. Jack J. Leimeister, 22, of 25 Welton Ave., pleaded guilty July 22 to possession of heroin. Read more on Norwalk Reflector

Financially strapped Riverside closes drug treatment center
Effective immediately, the hospital will stop drug abuse and psychiatric treatment and provide only detoxification services. The move came after the state's top health official traveled to Houston to tour the organization's three campuses for a first … Read more on Chron.com

Early Cleveland Clinic trial of stem cells for multiple sclerosis shows promise
Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, director of the Clinic's Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, presented the findings at the MSBoston2014 convention, which opened Wednesday in Boston. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which the … Read more on The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com

Lawsuit against Caesars alleges rough treatment at bachelorette party
The charges were later dropped, Walsh said, after she took part in an alcohol counseling program. Her cousin was released without charges. An Atlantic City Police Department representative did not respond to requests for comment. Contact Derek Harper:. Read more on Press of Atlantic City

UAA Receives Grant For FASD Prevention Work
“We'll be working with experts in Oregon and Washington as well as Alaska, and national professional organizations to really start to implement and help health care providers adopt more routine screening for alcohol misuse, counseling and intervention … Read more on Ktoo

FDA Approves New Diet Pill That's Made Of Old Medicines
The other is naltrexone, a medicine that's prescribed to help people stay off drugs and alcohol. Contrave is intended for people who are obese … In one study the patients also got counseling about weight loss. Contrave is supposed to be used in … Read more on WUNC

Nation's First Counseling Center for Adult Children of Alcoholics Celebrates …
Early in his career, therapist Dene Stamas, Founder and President of the Adult Children Center, successfully developed four treatment programs for people struggling with alcohol and drug abuse. In 1984, he realized that the spouses and children … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Ex-Player Charged in Sale of Pills to Derek Boogaard
Two weeks before he died of an overdose in 2011, Derek Boogaard of the Rangers was excused from his substance-abuse rehabilitation in California and returned to New York. He drove to Long Island, as he had done many times in the months … After five … Read more on New York Times

Recovery Month speaker tells of journey from addiction to social work
It wasn't until she lost custody of her son and faced her second felony conviction that she entered recovery. McKenna, now a licensed social worker at the Rogers Memorial Hospital campus in West Allis and alcohol and drug abuse counselor, has been … Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Kenton leaders: We must move faster to fight heroin
The greatest needs are for more in-patient beds and continued care for people in recovery, said Bonnie Hedrick, co-chair of the task force and coordinator for the NKY Agency for Substance Abuse Policy/Prevention Alliance. “In-patient programs in … Read more on Cincinnati.com