VIDEO: Founders of threatened rehab centre in emotional plea to save it
Manager Fiona Dunwoodie and her mother Dorothy set up the centre in 1987. It helps 100 people each year with abstinence-based treatment for alcohol or drug addiction. But is due to be closed next Tuesday after its council funding was stopped as the … Read more on East London and West Essex Guardian Series

KZN youth fall under whoonga spell
“Do not keep quiet if your child has a problem – there are organisations and rehabilitation centres to assist them in recovering.” According to the SA Police Service, up to 60% of crimes are directly related to substance abuse. The Central Drug … Read more on The Citizen

Brigitte Bardot offers to send alcoholic Russian BEARS to rehab
Brigitte Bardot's animal rights charity has offered to help send two alcoholic Russian bears to rehab after they became addicted to beer because customers were allowed to buy them drinks. A court ordered the bears to be confiscated from the restaurant … Read more on Daily Mail

Memorial fund honors juvenile justice giant
She recalled how her husband's love of Israel manifested itself when they were both students at Trenton State College — now the College of New Jersey — in Ewing. When the 1973 Yom Kippur War broke out, he left school for six months to pick oranges on … Read more on New Jersey Jewish News

Fugitive NJ dad who took kids caught in Pasco
HOPATCONG, NJ (The Daily Record) — A man who disappeared with his two sons more than a month ago was found with the boys in Florida, sharing a hotel room with a man wanted on rape and sexual exploitation of a minor charges. "Kristopher Dohm has been … Read more on WTSP 10 News

CAVHCS situation has grown worse with retaliation
Former Advertiser reporter Kala Kachmar, now with the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, returned to our pages Thursday with a troubling report of conditions in the system. As of March 2, there were nearly 4,000 CAVHCS patients who had been waiting more … Read more on Montgomery Advertiser

Body of Missing New Jersey Mom Found in Maryland
He battled drug addiction and had gone on a drug binge in Camden with another woman after his wife went missing, her family told NBC10 in Philadelphia. Crosby and the woman sold some of Erica's clothing for drugs, they said. Investigators used the GPS … Read more on NBC4 Washington

Elgin Chamber honors best member businesses, brightest volunteers
Today, what once started out as a small, one-counselor agency known as the Community Concern for Alcoholism has grown into a multifaceted, outpatient treatment center that offers a wide-range of substance abuse treatment and prevention education … Read more on Chicago Daily Herald

Violent arrest of black U-Va. student sparks scrutiny of Virginia ABC
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The violent arrest of a University of Virginia student sparked new scrutiny of Virginia's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on Thursday as university officials and Richmond lawmakers questioned the tactics and approach of the … Read more on Washington Post

Residential and out-patient treatment programs for drug/alcohol abuse
Addiction to alcohol and other drugs can impact a person in any walk of life. What people often underestimate is the complexity of drug addiction – that it is a disease which impacts the brain and because of that, stopping drug abuse is not simply a … Read more on LubbockOnline.com

Advocates Want Noland, Moeller to Reverse Rauner Drug Treatment Budget Cuts
In a letter from Latino Treatment Center executive Director Adriana Trino to State Senator Michael Noland (D-Elgin) and State Rep. Anna Moeller (D-Elgin), the Elgin-based advocate warns that the non-profit's funding … Rauner is aiming to slice $ 27.6 … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Choices Matter
We've seen the devastation that comes with a diagnosis of HIV or the affects of drug abuse on an unborn child. But, we've also seen the joy of teens completing second chance programs, of families overcoming addictions and the light that comes on when … Read more on The Herald-News

Edward Boyd: Tackling prisoners' drug addictions will cut crime
Yet the issue remains: the prison service has become resigned to failure, resigned to widespread drug abuse being a daily part of prison life. Today, just under a third of prisoners in England and Wales say it is easy to get illegal drugs. Seven per … Read more on Conservative Home

Overcoming barriers to mental health and substance abuse care
James Kennedy volunteers through his church to help young people struggling with drugs and alcohol, a cause he took up after losing his own son to addiction in 2010. He knows firsthand the challenges of getting treatment. "Every organization requires … Read more on Los Angeles Times

Event to help people navigate mental health care system
What's even more discouraging is that even seasoned mental health professionals struggle to find appropriate care for those suffering from illnesses such as substance abuse issues, mental health concerns or overcoming developmental disabilities. Read more on New Bern Sun Journal

Recovering Heroin Addict Explains Why You Should Care That Overdose …
A high school soccer and softball player with passing grades, 17-year-old Kiyla would be the last person you'd expect to become addicted to heroin. Even Kiyla didn't want to believe it, and when she did, she wasn't sure she wanted to stop using the … Read more on ABC News

Former Boston Celtics player opens up about drug addiction
All eyes were locked on Herren as he detailed the way drug addiction landed him in handcuffs, made him suicidal, and killed his career in the NBA, which he now uses as a platform to reach children. “The reason why I'm able to be out in front of people … Read more on WNYT

Fort Myers orders rehab center to cease drug treatment
Sovereign Health, a for-profit substance abuse treatment provider with facilities in California, Utah and Arizona, advertises that it provides “diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse, mental health disorders and co-occurring conditions for adults … Read more on The News-Press

2 new board members at Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program
Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program, a substance abuse treatment and prevention education provider with offices in Flemington, has two new members on its Board of Directors. They are James Eodice, with the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and David … Read more on NJ.com

PROGRESS: Council offers plan to fill addiction treatment gap
Our treatment and prevention programs have assisted countless individuals to live free from the dangers of alcohol and drug addiction. Our mission is to save lives and create healthier communities. We are the only long-term, noncriminal-justice … Read more on San Angelo Standard Times