Chillicothe Municipal Court
Possessing drug abuse instruments, drug abuse — Angela M. Hovater, 19, of 127 Cedarwood Drive, charge 1 dismissed with prejudice in consideration of plea to charge 2, guilty, fined $ 150 and court costs, driver's license suspended six months. … 20 … Read more on Chillicothe Gazette

Rates of alcohol, drug use vary at area schools
… brains: Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Don't be tempted by the buzz or the high or the peer pressure. Despite a renewed focus on the topic in Keene, the problem locally isn't limited to the city, and the battle against youth substance abuse isn … Read more on The Keene Sentinel

DWMHA Watkins: Actor's death puts spotlight on substance use disorder
“The tragic loss of Robin Williams is a powerful reminder that even the most gifted are not immune from the power of the diseases of mental illness and substance abuse; and that success and money is not the key to happiness,” said Tom Watkins … Read more on Hometownlife.com

Amy Cocca: Lessons in struggles with mental illness, addiction
Conversely, persons who have abused drugs and/or alcohol are roughly twice as likely to be diagnosed with a mood disorder at some point in their lifetime as are their sober peers. According to a 2004 study, in approximately 73 percent of suicide deaths … Read more on Allentown Morning Call

Tennant holds drug abuse prevention event
Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, believes the federal government should become more active in countering drug addiction. She chaired a forum on drug abuse at the South Charleston Public Library on … Read more on Charleston Gazette

Sheriff's Office encouraging drug abuse prevention
Prescription medicine abuse is a gateway drug to heroin use. Both types of drug abuse have skyrocketed throughout the U.S and also here in Hennepin County. HCSO will attend approximately 80 community events taking place throughout Hennepin County. Read more on KARE

REACH Council hopes to strike out drug abuse
How we serve that mission is that we provide drug and alcohol abuse prevention education,” Street said. “We also do prevention education seminars. If the school district or a private agency wants us to come out to present to their staff about a … Read more on Waxahachie Daily Light

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Questions raised over 2 traditional health plans offered to 237000 customers in ND
Kurt Snyder, executive director of Heartview Foundation in Bismarck, which provides residential treatment for substance abuse, said the North Dakota Blues' traditional plans dropped two of three levels of adult residential treatment for substance abuse. Read more on Prairie Business

More Lawyers Asking for Help for Alcohol, Drug Abuse
Alcohol is “far and away” the drug of choice for attorneys, judges and law students who are referred for substance abuse treatment, experts say. An ABA survey published last year found that 76 percent of issues addressed by lawyer assistance programs … Read more on The American Lawyer (registration)

Family Treatment Court comes to Cerro Gordo County
MASON CITY | Parents with substance abuse issues have a new avenue for assistance in Cerro Gordo County. The Family Treatment Court helps North Iowans struggling with substance abuse who have already lost or are in danger of losing their parental … Read more on Mason City Globe Gazette

Ex-heroin user who beat addiction after 22 years graduates with first class degree
A former drug addict who injected £200 of crack and heroin a day at his lowest point is set to graduate from university with a first class degree. Jason Turner, of Damson Wood, Solihull, was hooked on drugs for 22 years and turned to crime to feed his … Read more on Birmingham Mail

New Eatery Brings Tel Aviv to Philadelphia
With old posters and handbills advertising long-ago concerts in Hebrew on one wall, a glass mosaic of alternating earth tones on another wall and communal picnic tables where diners can scoop up warm hummus to the beat of a classic rock soundtrack, it … Read more on Jewish Exponent

Curtailing prescription drug abuse
Curtis had worked with recovering addicts for years. It was a passion she'd developed while working for the local housing authority. "I kept hearing about people who were in treatment, or had substance-abuse disorder issues, and were at risk of being … Read more on The Idaho Statesman

Top 7 Reasons I'm Buying Silver Now
The drugs of choice for governments—money printing, deficit spending, and nonstop debt increases—have proved too addictive for world leaders to break their habits. At this point, the US and other governments around the world have toked, snorted, and … Read more on SilverSeek.com

NIH system to monitor emerging drug trends
The University of Maryland's Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) will receive five years of funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, to develop NDEWS. “NDEWS will generate critically … Read more on National Institutes of Health (press release)

Doctor warns of unpredictable ingredients in Spice that can cause bad trips
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Spice refers to a wide variety of herbal mixtures that produce a high similar to marijuana. It's also called K2, fake weed, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, Moon Rocks, and other names and labeled "not for human … Read more on News Sentinel

Lunch lady rises to teachers union leader and takes on all comers, bluntly
Lily Eskelsen García, 59, a telegenic, guitar-slinging firebrand, has made her unlikely rise to the top of the National Education Association as the union faces the most daunting political challenges in its 157-year history. She is already fighting … Read more on Washington Post

UI study: How stoned is too stoned to drive?
Of course, the large majority of that research has been on the deleterious effects, the harmful effects, on cognition, behavior and so forth,” said Steven Gust, special assistant to the director at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which was … Read more on Iowa City Press Citizen

Funding shortfall closes Healthy Communities Initiative
… factors that diminish local health. It means that a coalition of volunteers that it hosted now must look for a new home as they oversee the distribution of Indiana's Drug Free funding in St. Joseph County. ….. HCI officials had decided to close … Read more on South Bend Tribune

Addiction-Fighting Nonprofit Closing
A northern Indiana nonprofit designed to combat issues related to drug and alcohol abuse is shutting down. The South … Director Beth Baker says the organization, and the entire state, will lose funding from the federal Access to Recovery program. She … Read more on Inside Indiana Business (press release)

Colts Partner With AG Zoeller To Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
“I am enthusiastic about our partnership with the Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force,” said Colts Owner and CEO Jim Irsay. “The statistics related to this issue in Indiana are eye-openers, and we hope we can use the Colts platform to get the word out … Read more on Colts.com

4 arrested, drugs confiscated after car stopped for violation
When an Indiana State Police trooper pulled a car over for a traffic violation near Nashville Thursday afternoon, he ended up arresting four people and confiscating various drugs and suspected drug-laced treats. Trooper Chris Griggs reported that a … Read more on The Herald-Times (subscription)