Man At Center Of MLB Steroid Scandal Sentenced To 4 Years
The message is clear: cheating doesn't pay and individuals like Bosch, who distribute performance enhancing drugs to athletes and, more importantly, to our children, will be held accountable for their actions.” The sentencing began Tuesday with Bosch's … Read more on CBS Local

Man proposing to open drug rehab center in S. Fort Myers speaks – ABC-7.com …
We are finally hearing from the man trying to open a drug rehab center in a South Fort Myers neighborhood. We spoke with the man behind the plan and those trying to stop it. "We are requesting a zoning change to CFPD," Tom Mouracade said. Mouracade is … Read more on WZVN-TV

Fort Myers orders drug rehab center to cease and desist
Marcey Chrysler called it "foul" that the city's zoning board declined to decide Thursday whether to close Sovereign Health Drug rehab Center. Attorney Neale Montgomery read from the city's Cease and Desist Order and said that Sovereign Health never … Read more on NBC2 News

DeWine wants rebate to state for high cost of Narcan
In November, The ADAMHS Board of Montgomery County began disbursing 500 blue nylon bags containing Narcan kits to those with drug addiction histories who are being released from jail or treatment centers. The local pilot, Project DAWN for “Deaths … Read more on WHIO

Triple Threat: Beyond Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues
Each had parallel treatment and discrete funding streams. As that decade drew to a close, so appeared the term dual diagnosis, a clinical moniker which appropriately — finally! — acknowledges the reality that those who experience substance abuse … Read more on Huffington Post

Gowdy, Duncan support Keystone Pipeline
Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., cited Botticelli's more than two decades of experience at substance abuse treatment agencies. Feinstein added that Botticelli, currently Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy, has focused on an approach that treats … Read more on Greenville News

Bill would shift more substance abuse oversight to MCOs
Currently, those responsibilities are shared by the nine MCOs, which include CenterPoint Human Services of Winston-Salem, and three state-operated alcohol and drug abuse inpatient treatment centers. The three state-operated centers receive $ 40 million … Read more on Winston-Salem Journal

Fourth quarter good for speedway gasoline profits
Substance abuse treatment professionals in the Ohio Valley have created a new website, drugfreeov.com, with the goal of reducing the impact of drug addiction on the community by helping people obtain treatment. Substance abuse treatment professionals … Read more on State Journal

Open house slated for Potter County Women's Rehabilitation Center
The new facility and programs complement the specialty courts, beginning as DUI and now looking to expand to cover individuals with drug addiction issues, that are being operated in Potter County, and continue a partnership between the county courts, … Read more on Bradford Era

What's Goin' On
Harlan Health & Rehabilitation Center will be SELLING COOKBOOKS to raise money for the Resident Christmas Fund. Cookbooks are ….. For a free brochure on the signs of addiction for all drugs, call 800-431-1754 or visit DrugAbuseSolution.com. Narconon … Read more on The Harlan Daily Enterprise

New lease of life for 56 drug addicts in Sharjah
Official says Sharjah Rehabilitation Centre conducted drug and alcohol tests on 1,456 government employees in 2014. Of the 56 drug addicts who received treatment at the Sharjah Rehabilitation Centre affiliated to the Sharjah Police last year, 48 were … Read more on Yahoo! Maktoob News

Scientology-based company going to OMB after application for Milton drug and …
A Church of Scientology entity called Social Betterment Properties International has appealed a decision made by the Town's Committee of Adjustment and Consent to use a property located at 7651 Milburough Line as a drug and rehabilitation facility … Read more on InsideHalton.com

Rick Perry says changes in drug laws led to lowest Texas crime rate since 1968
Lawmakers created local drug courts, Perry said, also creating "diversion programs that treat alcoholism and drug addiction as a disease and not a moral failing." "And because of these changes in policy, we've … Generally, Texas Christian University … Read more on PolitiFact

Strawberry's journey a long, twisting one
He has spent time in Jail and at drug treatment centers and he has overcome all those issues, as well colon cancer and the removal of a cancerous kidney, and today lives a totally different life. Now an ordained minister, Strawberry said in an 2013 … Read more on Macon Telegraph (blog)

CERENIS THERAPEUTICS Announces the Appointment of a New Chief Medical …
BUSINESS WIRE)–Cerenis Therapeutics, the biopharmaceutical HDL company developing CER-001, an engineered human apoA-I-containing pre-? HDL mimetic for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced the appointment of a new … "The Board … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

It's Been A Hard 12-Step Road For Zanzibar's Heroin Addicts
He not only stopped using drugs but also made amends to friends and family he'd harmed as an addict. "And before you make … But the program's Christian connection turned out to be a sensitive topic in Zanzibar, where the mostly Muslim population has … Read more on NPR (blog)

Addiction Recovery Project at Centenary College and 'STOP' to sponsor …
"The Anonymous People" is a feature documentary film about the more than 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. Deeply entrenched social stigma have kept recovery voices silent and faces hidden for decades. Read more on NJ.com

Tolerance call for recovering drug addicts
There are more drug addicts relying on benefits in Bristol than any other UK city, new figures show. Drugs recovery agencies are urging understanding from both the public and employers after it was revealed that 340 people in Bristol are receiving … Read more on Western Daily Press

Babes in Toyland Bassist Maureen Herman on Addiction, Recovery and …
It was the worst time to be introduced to a drug that gives you vending machine euphoria. I am actually really grateful that I found crack though. Because it escalated my addiction and I believe made it so that I got to my bottom quicker. It was a … Read more on LA Weekly

Shirley Jensen who beat addiction hanged herself after split with boyfriend
But when she was released after serving half her sentence, she vowed to get her life back on track and became teetotal at the age of 20 and went back to college to further her career and help others. Miss Jensen moved to Manchester where she got a job … Read more on Daily Mail

After drug addiction ruins their son's life, parents plan a nonprofit to help …
Lost battle leads to new fight After drug addiction ruins their son's life, parents plan a nonprofit to help other teens and families. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Posted … Read more on Winston-Salem Journal