Christie unveils task force aimed at improving drug treatment options
Christie made his announcement outside Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton after meeting with three women who have been participating in its drug and alcohol recovery program. While Christie has pushed to address drug addiction throughout his tenure, … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Jake: Abuse, addiction, and love with a sociopath
BETHESDA, Maryland, October 10, 2014 — Jake* is a survivor of drug addiction and sociopath abuse living and recovering in The United States. … I had been in a 12-step program for addiction and had been clean and sober for 8 years when I met Sean. Read more on CommDigiNews

Virginia Tech awarded .7 million to study social networking for addiction …
"Knowledge is not enough to change behavior," said Bickel, director of the Addiction Recovery Research Center at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute. "Addictive disorders are chronic, but they're treated as acute problems. We need to find … Read more on Phys.Org

Abbeycare Clinics Now Providing Multiple Detox Options For Addiction Recovery
Abbeycare provides uncompromising treatment programs for alcohol detox and rehab. These programs are offered to individuals who are aged 18 or above with the condition that they be totally committed to rehabilitate themselves seriously from alcohol … Read more on MENAFN.COM

The Nation's Shame: The Injustice of Mandatory Minimums
By linking punishment to drug weight, mandatory minimums often distort culpability; consider that a hired hand unloading contraband from the back of a truck may handle more drugs than the cartel leader who arranged the shipment. Forty percent of drug … Read more on RollingStone.com

Home News The struggle to get in – and out – of treatment…
This is the third of a five-part series in which we follow the life of a young Muskoka woman through a spiral of drug addiction, trauma and recovery. To see the past installments which chronicle Taylor's early drug use in Grade 7 through to facing … Read more on www.muskokaregion.com/?

Drug rehab, recovery advocates not losing hope
Studies show nearly 75 percent of drug addicts relapse. The Libertas Treatment Center, based in Green Bay, works with 500 to 700 adults a year on substance and drug abuse issues. “Relapse is simply the symptom that the recovering person still needs … Read more on Fox11online.com

Gov. Markell addresses state efforts to battle drug addiction in weekly message
In his weekly message, Governor Jack Markell discussed the importance of combating drug addiction the First State. “By offering support and access to the right treatments, we can help Delawareans overcome these addictions while preventing our youth … Read more on WDDE 91.1 FM | Delaware’s NPR News station

Dick Caron leaves a sobering legacy
Caron is the second-largest nonprofit addiction treatment center in the United States, with annual revenues of more than $ 100 million. It offers treatment services for men, women, young men and young women, adolescents, teens and families, with special … Read more on Reading Eagle

The (nonjudgmental) doctor will see you now
Barber is enrolled in the methadone maintenance program for heroin addiction at the Restoration Center, which since 2009 has provided addiction treatment and mental health care. It also has a sobering and detoxification unit, a crisis unit and other … Read more on San Antonio Express-News

Filler Foundation aims to spare others from drug addiction
Her brother died of an overdose in January at age 23, after eight years in and out of residential rehab programs and visits to physicians specializing in drug addiction and substance abuse. The overdose occurred in Utah, shortly after his discharge … Read more on Highland Park News

Mon River Fleet to honor Women of Achievement
Women from the State Health Improvement Plan's partner communities of Braddock, Clairton, Duquesne and McKeesport will be recognized for their achievements in promoting better health. The Mon River Fleet's fifth annual Women of Achievement dinner … Read more on Tribune-Review

Inner Demons review
On the surface, the idea has a flicker of interest: what would happen if a young person in the throes of drug addiction is sent to rehab, only for everyone to learn that she was using the drugs to sedate a demon infesting her body? In this case, that … Read more on Den of Geek!

The Vampire Diaries Season 6 Premiere RECAP: All the Meatiest Moments in 'I'll …
We were already all psyched up for Elena's witchy drug use, but this Trainspotting level of junkiedom is something else. … When Luke tries to send Elena's emotionally unstable ass to rehab, she reacts like Lilo when someone tried to nab her Aderral … Read more on MOVIEPILOT

DUI court showing success; may expand to treat drug addiction
The effort has received wide support throughout the county, with a treatment team made up of Leete, President Judge Stephen Minor, District Attorney Andy Watson, Public Defender Brent Petrosky, members of the probation department, alcohol and drug … Read more on The Wellsboro Gazette

AAC Holdings IPO May Be Addicting To Growth Investors (AAC)
AAC, a provider of inpatient treatment for individuals with drug and alcohol addictions, plans to raise $ 80,500,000 with its upcoming IPO, set for Thursday, 10.2. With reported growth (AAC recently posted positive revenue and net income figures … Read more on Seeking Alpha (registration)

Opinion: Dr. Drew was wrong when he said pot “causes severe addiction”
Jane Coxwell was a residential addictions counselor at one of Canada's most prominent inpatient treatment programs and studied drug and alcohol counselling, social service work and sociology. Her studies included designing and completing a course on … Read more on The Cannabist

Binette backs efforts to open a drug, alcohol treatment facility
The judge who supervises Erie County's adult probation department says he strongly favors the Erie County Health Department's efforts to establish an inpatient treatment program for addicts struggling with drug or alcohol issues. "I'm behind it 100 … Read more on Sandusky Register

Johnson County woman talks overcoming drug addiction
PAINTSVILLE, Ky (WYMT) – As the U.S. Senate race in Kentucky continues to heat up, Republican incumbent Senator Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes have turned their attention to drug addiction in the commonwealth. So we … Read more on WKYT

To Lose The Spark Along The Way: U2's The Unforgettable Fire
A rough and ready collection that included 'Sunday Bloody Sunday', 'New Year's Day' and 'Two Hearts Beat As One', it was an unlikely chart-topper – if only for one week – thanks to Steve Lillywhite's peculiarly primitive production and its stripped … Read more on The Quietus

Swain sees three-way race for sheriff
The Democrat challenger and N.C. Highway Patrol veteran who beat out three other hopefuls during the primary says he plans to make a point of being acquainted with his community. “The more familiar you are with the people … Sheriff Cochran noticed … Read more on Waynesville Smoky Mountain News