Oakland students warned of prescription drug addiction
Walled Lake – — High school students heard a different message Tuesday about the dangers of drug abuse and how it's no closer than the family medicine cabinet. Robert Stutman, retired U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agent and … Deaths from prescription … Read more on The Detroit News

Derry forum focuses on solution to heroin epidemic
DERRY — With rising opiate overdoses in Derry, it was an emotional night for many as residents and officials discussed the growing heroin problem. Between statistics and heartfelt stories of loss and recovery, many on hand realized they have their … Read more on Eagle-Tribune

Just Say No, Yes or Maybe
Honesty about drug use is encouraged by Dr. Donald A. Misch, medical director at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who oversees the health of nearly 30,000 students on a campus long considered marijuana-friendly. … “every once in a while” posed … Read more on New York Times

'We'll continue to fight the battle'
Batesville police Chief Stan Holt reported on statistics regarding BPD drug arrests. In 2011 … "Treatment needs to be available and quick …. and effective treatment attends to the multiple needs of the individual, not just his or her drug/alcohol … Read more on Batesville Herald Tribune

Beaufort doctor sentenced to 1 year for role in cocaine, prescription pills …
"Dr. Rhodes suffered from alcohol and drug addiction and his addiction is responsible for where he is today. Following his arrest, which Dr. Rhodes admits saved his life, he entered Talbott Recovery Campus in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 25, 2012, where … Read more on Hilton Head Island Packet

Addiction treatment options growing
… Recovery, a Christ-centered recovery program with four meetings across Butler County. “It's a tremendous additional resource for recovering people,” said John Bohley, executive director of Butler County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board. Read more on Hamilton Journal News (subscription)

Alcohol addiction remains an issue
Jody Demo-Hodgins, executive director of the Crawford-Marion Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services, agreed that the issue of alcohol abuse has been “put on the back burner” as the community puts an emphasis on fighting illegal … Read more on Marion Star

'Shaming' Letters Aim to Boost Voter Turnout
Letters from an unknown group calling itself the Alaska State Voter Project are appearing in Alaska mailboxes. They purport to be aimed at boosting voter turnout by listing the voting history of the addressee – along with that of other community members. Read more on Alaska Public Radio Network

Horse therapy program offers hope to addicts
An equine therapy program for people with alcohol or drug addiction is yielding remarkable results, according to staff at Rocky Mountain Treatment Center, where the program is offered. The program allows clients of the monthlong inpatient treatment … Read more on Great Falls Tribune

Msgr. William O'Brien, 90, Dies; Innovator in Treating Drug Abuse
Msgr. William B. O'Brien, a co-founder of Daytop Village, one of the first and most successful residential drug and alcohol treatment programs in the United States, died on Oct. 19 in Scarsdale, N.Y. He was 90. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New … Read more on New York Times

Avoiding addiction when you're prescribed painkillers
Experts say opioids can be the gateway drug to other addictive drugs such as heroin, but there are few public facilities in Delaware that specialize in opioid treatment and detox. … Environmental factors and habit are the key to opioid abuse. "People … Read more on The News Journal

Christie pledges million to expand 'Mommy & Me' drug rehab programs to …
The $ 12 million will be allocated this way: • $ 1.8 million to expand similar “Mommy and Me” residential substance abuse treatment programs administered by the state's Dept. of Children and Families into the “lower eight” counties of southern New Jersey. Read more on Hunterdon County Democrat

Bigger treatment center for Native teens opens
A new substance abuse treatment center designed to help Native youth ages 13 to 18 overcome alcohol and drug addiction opened Monday in Tahlequah, according to a media report. … It's one of only 10 centers of its kind in the country. “This is … Read more on Muskogee Daily Phoenix

Heroin: Break the silence
Community leaders gathered at the Federal Building in Wheeling on Wednesday for a news conference with the idea of finding a new way of attacking the problem of drug addiction. "Anybody can become addicted,” Brooke County Sheriff Chuck Jackson said. Read more on WTOV Steubenville

Six-State Trooper Project underway
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — A shocking amount of drugs have been taken off the streets in Ohio in the last 6 months. That's one of the reasons major criminal patrol enforcement is underway right now in Ohio and a handful of other states. It's called the … Read more on WTOV Steubenville

sports
The Tigers have a strange tendency of doing the exact opposite of what you'd expect. Just when you think they will explode offensively against an inexperienced pitcher, which was the case on Tuesday night when they faced Scott Carroll from the Chicago … Read more on Detroit Free Press

Rob Ford's sister tells police she smoked crack with him
Mr. Ford repeatedly denied use of the drug, but then said, months later, he did smoke it while he was drunk. He also entered rehab and recently dropped his re-election bid to be treated for a malignant liposarcoma. The documents were just released by a … Read more on Washington Times

Essex County sheriff honored by Lynn addiction recovery home
Grace House is part of the Oxford House network of private drug/alcohol-free residences for people in recovery of addiction and mental health illnesses. Located at 181-183 North Common St., Grace House Institute was founded in 1993 to prevent … Read more on Daily Item

Prevention program aims to keep students drug-free
… the Gallipolis City School district and the Gallia County Local Schools district on weekly basis, as part of Governor John Kasich's “Start Talking” initiative and the Health Recovery Services program, a local alcohol and drug prevention and … Read more on Gallipolis Daily Tribune

Kenosha man's addiction nearly cost him his family
He had to sell his shares in his business, and his alcoholism threatened to tear his family apart. But he's on the road to recovery now — like more than 23 million people in the U.S. who are in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addictions. Read more on Kenosha News