Son gets probation for threatening mother
In exchange for his guilty plea, Ciccarone, 26, was sentenced to two years' probation, ordered to undergo a drug and alcohol evaluation, and must continue his current treatment. He also must spend 20 days on electronic home confinement and complete 80 … Read more on Daily Local News

Paris Hilton's Brother Conrad Checked Into Rehab After Mid-Flight Outburst
Sources connected to Conrad tell TMZ that shortly after the incident last summer, he voluntarily checked into a 30-day inpatient drug and alcohol treatment program. Appearing in court on Tuesday afternoon, Conrad was ordered to surrender his passport … Read more on AceShowbiz

AAC Holdings, Inc. Expands De Novo Pipeline with Hospital Entry in Southern …
American Addiction Centers is a leading provider of inpatient substance abuse treatment services. We treat adults as well as adolescents who are struggling with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and co-occurring mental/behavioral health issues. We … Read more on MarketWatch

VCAT rejects Narconon bid for East Warburton drug rehab centre
O'Shannassy Ward Cr Jim Child said he fully supported VCAT's decision. “Council is very concerned about drug and alcohol issues and we support any way that people can seek help, but as far as that facility being in Warburton, it is not appropriate,” he … Read more on Herald Sun

Can the Church Return to the Faithful?
He might spend an evening at another organization called The Center, which ministers to those in our population trying to recover from alcohol and drug addiction, afflictions that affect us in disproportionately high numbers, frequently as a result of … Read more on New York Times

Voices of Recovery: Mike Binns
… put together in partnership with the Cecil County Health Department focusing on recovery from addiction. For more information on available treatment services, contact the Cecil County Health Department's Alcohol & Drug Recovery Center at 410-996 … Read more on Cecil Whig

Never Before Has Our Approach to Drugs Improved So Much, So Fast
The science didn't matter: No one seemed to care that marijuana was objectively less harmful than alcohol or tobacco or that our drug laws originated both in the time of Jim Crow and, quite explicitly, as a way of oppressing people of color by other … Read more on Pacific Standard

Head of Addiction Center has made social work a career
The ACBC, which is a private nonprofit corporation, works closely with other local recovery care providers, such as New Horizons, and is a member of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Pirich was born and raised in Broome County … Read more on Press & Sun-Bulletin

Editorial: City right to pitch in, help homeless who pitch tents
Last summer, three teenagers reportedly looking for trouble and someone to beat up allegedly bludgeoned two homeless Navajo men to death with a cinder block, a metal fence post and debris from the open lot off West Central where they had been sleeping … Read more on Albuquerque Journal

Parents, students attend heroin talk in Allendale
The week also included public service announcements during morning announcements and stations set up in the cafeteria with material about heroin use and drug addiction — all organized by Reifman, Koth said. In the past year, deaths of people 18 to 25 … Read more on NorthJersey.com

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Visits Drug Treatment Center in UK
The Duchess has helped financially support Action on Addiction, an organization that provides funding for the 22-bed facility for women. Stateside, Mr. Christie has made drug treatment one of his main social-welfare programs. The Republican has … Read more on Wall Street Journal (blog)

There's an effective medicine for heroin addiction, but anti-drug warriors are …
There's a drug that could save the lives of thousands of heroin addicts. But the US is so mindlessly anti-drug that many treatment programs refuse to use it. The Huffington Post on Wednesday published an in-depth look at one of the best treatments for … Read more on Vox

SMART Recovery program to debut Feb. 4 on Athens Campus
The program helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviors, including: alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, drug abuse, drug addiction, substance abuse, gambling addiction, prescription drug abuse, sexual addiction and other … Read more on Athens Messenger

PDEA urges drug users to seek rehab, cites celebrities who sought treatment
MANILA, Philippines—The chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday urged drug users to seek treatment as he named celebrities who admitted themselves to rehabilitation centers to treat their drug dependency. PDEA Director … Read more on Inquirer.net

Yo Yo Honey Singh checks into rehab for drug abuse; not coming back as yet!
But it seems the news of the singer's depression was all fake and Yo Yo Honey Singh actually checked into a rehab centre in Chandigarh in October 2014. His lyricist named Yo has revealed to Mumbai Mirror that Honey Singh had been using drugs when not … Read more on India.com

Women aim to find jobs, re-build family relationships after drug addiction …
#The women are referred to her program through mental health facilities including ViewPoint Health, which coordinates with the state of Georgia to provide mental health services, including drug rehabilitation, to residents in Rockdale, Newton and … Read more on Rockdale Citizen

Jon Jones: I don't have a drug problem, I just got caught
"Me going to rehab … it was like a collective decision between myself and some of my business partners. They thought it would be good," Jones said. "I told them right away, 'I don't have a drug problem; I just got caught.' They said, 'Jon, we don't … Read more on FOXSports.com

Legalized marijuana might be the best thing to ever happen to heroin addicts
Among drug treatment specialists, marijuana remains controversial. Although some research has shown marijuana to be an alternative treatment for more serious drug addiction, addiction treatment specialists still view marijuana as highly addictive and … Read more on Quartz

Opinion: Students react to “Moving Dartmouth Forward” plans
As a Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor, an aspiring addiction physician and someone who has been researching alcohol policy for almost five years, I strongly support the ban on hard alcohol. Studying the epidemiology of college alcohol use and abuse … Read more on The Dartmouth

Poor sleep 'early warning sign' for drink and drug issues
Poor sleep in teenage years could be an early warning sign for alcohol problems, illicit drug use and "regretful" sexual behaviour, research suggests. US scientists found adolescents with bad sleep habits were more likely to engage in risky behaviour … Read more on BBC News

Antidote For Cocaine Addiction? We're Closer To Drug That Can Block …
A recent Danish study has provided a glimmer of hope for those living with addiction. Researchers developed a new drug that would be used in addition to recovery therapy, and although it would not be able to make the cravings disappear completely, … Read more on Medical Daily