Staten Island DA issues 'scared straight' warnings on drug abuse (editorial)
"Battling drug addiction can be a tough and lonely road to travel," said District Attorney Daniel Donovan. "This is an opportunity for any Staten Islander who may be heading down that path, or their concerned friends or family members, to see the … Read more on SILive.com

DARE camp teaches safety and drug abuse resistance
There's a unique summer camp happening this week at D'Iberville Middle School aimed at keeping children safe and teaching them how to make wise decisions. "If a stranger, somebody you don't know, talks to you, alright? You turn and walk the other way … Read more on WLOX

Obama drug strategy aims to change how Americans see drug abuse
“I'm also a person in long-term recovery from substance-abuse disorders,” said Mr. Botticelli, the acting director of national drug control policy. “I'm speaking about my recovery because for too long the stigma associated with the disease of addiction … Read more on Anchorage Daily News

50-bed ultra modern drug rehab centre in Badal
BADAL: The civil hospital at Badal village of Muktsar – native place of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal – is being readied as an ultra modern drug de-addiction and rehabilitation centre. The first-of-its-kind centre in the rural areas will have 50 … Read more on Times of India

Former drug addicts ask presidential candidates for support
Dozens of former drug addicts, activists and students in Bengkulu held a rally to urge both presidential tickets to pay more attention to the rehabilitation of drug addicts. "We ask the candidates currently running for president to pay more attention … Read more on Jakarta Post

NDLEA Canvasses for Creation of Drug Addicts' Rehabilitation & Treatment …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has appealed to the Cross River Government to establish drug abuse rehabilitation and treatment centre in the state. According to the State Commanderof the agency, Mr Kayode Adeniyi, the proposed … Read more on Nigerian Bulletin

S. Ogden neighbors line up to oppose drug rehab center
The nonprofit Horsley Foundation and STEPS Recovery Center recently purchased the property, pending city approval of a conditional use permit that would allow 64 potential clients to live on the closed campus. … The U.S. Department of Justice lists … Read more on Standard-Examiner

FDA Prescription Drug Abuse Plan Hits – and Misses – the Mark
He is CEO of Elements Behavioral Health, a network of mental health and addiction treatment centers that includes an adolescent rehab at Right Step as well as Promises, The Ranch, The Recovery Place, The Sexual Recovery Institute, Clarity Way, Journey … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

'Cost of Addiction Rehab Increases, Yet Relapse Rate Stays the Same,' Says …
Even though the cost of drug addiction rehab is rising by leaps and bounds every year, the benefits offered by many rehab centers in the US or Canada is of dubious value. Especially for short-term drug rehab programs, relapse rates remain astonishingly … Read more on Motor E magazine

HC to hear plea to regulate alcohol de-addiction centres
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear a plea seeking montoring and regulation of drug and alcoholic de-addiction and rehabilitation centres. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw while agreeing to hear the … Read more on Press Trust of India

How alcohol almost killed Olympic champion, Wilfred Bungei
As Samuel Wanjiru, Kenya's first Olympic marathon gold medalist, lay dying on a cement slab in his home on May 15, 2011, fellow Olympian and track hero Wilfred Bungei, one of the world's fastest 800-metre runners, was not running for gold, but death: … Read more on The Standard Digital News

Award-winning aid to end life of crime
The Five-Wards project was launched in March and created a new community-based centre that is helping to reduce crime, turn people's lives around and save money. The project is seen as a flagship for community rehabilitation and could become a … Read more on Swindon Advertiser

NDLEA Advocates Drug Treatment, Rehabilitation Centre for C'river
Calabar Cross River State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has appealed to the state government to establish a model drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation centre in the state to assist persons with drug abuse problems. Read more on AllAfrica.com

Law contributes to prescription drug abuse, some say
Bill Haslam unveiled his Prescription For Success plan last month to try to curb some of the prescription drug abuse in Tennessee, a state that is considered one of the worst for prescription drug abuse in the nation. … The third goal in the … Read more on Cookeville Herald Citizen

Battling the scourge of drug abuse (editorial)
Mr. Cusick said improved access to care will be the result of requiring that insurers more carefully evaluate the medical necessity of treatment for drug addicts. "In an overwhelming number of cases, insurers are allowing patients with addiction … Read more on SILive.com

Local researchers hoping to impact future drug use treatments
Two local researchers are sifting through drug use treatment trials with the hope of impacting future therapies. It's been a project for Jennifer Brown, assistant professor of psychology at Texas Tech, for the last 10 years. She and her husband … Read more on LubbockOnline.com

Drug abuse: A time bomb in the heart of civilization
The ever-increasing rise in addiction to narcotic and psychotropic drugs is one of the most serious problems humanity is currently facing, and the scourge is one of the leading factors behind the rise in the crime rate. Almost every country in the … Read more on Tehran Times

The paradox of Iran's war on drugs and its progressive treatment of addiction
As a number of countries begin to slowly reconsider their approach towards illicit drugs, following the avant-gardiste move of José Mujica's Uruguay, the issue of drugs and treatment of drug abuse might be one where Iran could provide some meaningful … Read more on Raw Story

FBI report analyzes Wisconsin's growing heroin problem
The drug mainly enters the U.S. from South America and Mexico and finds its way to Wisconsin by way of Minneapolis, Chicago, and Rockford, Illinois. Because heroin is transported in small, concentrated amounts, it is harder for authorities to detect … Read more on The Oshkosh Northwestern

Govt survey to reveal extent of drug abuse
In order to assess the extent and nature of addiction in the country at present, the government will conduct an advanced pilot survey in two states of Punjab and Manipur and then a national survey to see the extend, pattern and trends of drug abuse in … Read more on Times of India