Neuroscience: Rewiring the brain
Sullivan's research suggests that people recovering from alcohol addiction manage to work around brain damage; in other words, their brains find ways of accomplishing tasks by avoiding using damaged areas and they start to regain their working memory. Read more on Nature.com

Blood pressure medication could prevent alcohol, drug addiction
Now, more and more regard addiction as a brain rewiring problem, and that relapse during recovery can be triggered by encounters with environmental cues that have become strongly associated with the addictive substance. Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov … Read more on Medical News Today

Genesis Recovery Kentucky Center to serve men with addiction in Eastern …
Ground has been broken in Grayson for the new Genesis Recovery Kentucky Center, a 100-bed center, which will provide supportive housing and peer-to-peer support services to help men to recover from substance abuse and restore opportunities for them … Read more on KyForward.com

Forum is Wednesday on recovery services site in Troy
Glenville-based Conifer Park offers inpatient and outpatient treatment for alcohol and drug addictions. In March, it withdrew an application to operate a methadone clinic on Fourth Street amid opposition from business and property owners. Conifer Park … Read more on Albany Times Union

Stanley Cup rioter's First Nations heritage hilighted in sentencing
… addicted family and that "she, too, is a victim of abuse." The judge added that while he took into account Vanichuk's actions the night of the Stanley Cup riot, he balanced that with her own "remarkable actions toward recovery," which included her … Read more on CBC.ca

One nation, under sedation: Medicare paid for nearly 40 million tranquilizer …
He said the drugs worked well for his patients, many of whom are trying to kick addictions to narcotics but struggle with anxiety and depression. “First of all, they're reliable,” he said. “Second of all, they're cheap because they're all generic 2026 … Read more on Raw Story

Our View: Reconciliation is next step
But there was more: "deprivation of the love and guidance of his parents and siblings;" "loss of his aboriginal language and culture and his family roots;" "post traumatic stress disorder;" "alcohol and drug abuse and addiction" among others. The Truth … Read more on Nanaimo Daily News

IDEA receives tentative approval amidst budget concerns
At its June 1 meeting, the School Committee faced off against this year's school budget, even though, as of the meeting it had yet to be presented to the public. There was speculation on what would be included in the budget, but specifics of the budget … Read more on Wicked Local Malden

Upcoming York Library events
Please bring poems to share, either your own or favorite poems by someone else, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 17. The prompt for June … A documentary that provides an intimate look at the often hidden world of prescription drug addiction. Discussion … Read more on Seacoastonline.com

After Losing Son To Drugs, Hotel Exec Starts National Group To Combat Addiction
But after losing his son, Mendell began to rethink the meaning of success and what his life was all about. In 2012, Mendell left his career of 25 years to start a national organization to combat drug and alcohol addiction. The group is called … Read more on CTNow

Exhibition explores art and substance abuse recovery
A new exhibition highlights how exploring ceramic materials, methods and processes can be a catalyst for positive change for people in recovery from substance abuse. Typecast-Manchester, at the Manchester School of Art, until May 29, features works and … Read more on Care Appointments

Recovering alcoholic Mike McKenzie looks to set up men-only support group in …
A LONGHILL resident wants to start a community group for men dealing with drug addiction and mental health problems on the estate. Recovering alcoholic Mike McKenzie hopes to launch the men-only support group to help those struggling with depression, … Read more on Hull Daily Mail

A new drug and alcohol addiction recovery program opens in Yanceyville
New Directions Now is a faith based addiction recovery program started two years ago at Lively Stones Baptist Church in Pelham. The newly opened second site in Yanceyville marks their ongoing success. Alice and her husband, Paul, use the former … Read more on Caswell Messenger

Medford state Rep. Christine Barber hosts film screening on addiction recovery
Medford state Rep. Christine Barber will host a screening of “The Anonymous People,” a documentary about Americans in long-term recovery from drug addiction, at 11 a.m. April 23 at Gardner Auditorium in the Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St., … Read more on Wicked Local Medford

Inside recovery: Mom opens up about drug addiction
A friend suggested she call Susannah's House, a new recovery center specifically for drug addicted moms and their babies. Childcare is available for the mothers. She appreciated that she could continue to be a mom to her 4-month-old child while … Read more on WBIR-TV

Toad art sales benefit addiction recovery program
RACHEL PARKER DICKERSON STAFF PHOTO Artist Linda Flake sits next to a print of her painting "Moonstruck Toad" at Art on the Green. Posters of the artwork will be for sale at the gallery for $ 10 each, with all proceeds benefitting Renewal Ranch. Read more on Log Cabin Democrat

This Heartbreaking Obituary Sends a Powerful Message About Drug Addiction
If you have any loved one's who are fighting addiction, Molly's family asks that you do everything possible to be supportive, and guide them to rehabilitation before it is too late.” She dropped out of community college after a year, and her father Tom … Read more on TIME

Upscale rehab center planned for Abita Springs
They said the parish has the highest prescription rate for anti-addiction medication per capita in Louisiana and one of the highest rates in the country. People at the center won't be on lockdown, and it won't be surrounded by giant walls, but they … Read more on The New Orleans Advocate

Excise, NGOs to work together for rehabilitation of drug addicts: Mujtaba
LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Law, Excise& Taxation and Finance Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman has said that Excise & Taxation Department, in collaboration with NGOs will rehabilitate the drug addicts and centers will be established at parks, grounds and … Read more on Customs Today Newspaper