Battle against heroin an ongoing struggle
By: Denise Crosby | [email protected]. FILE – In a Sunday, March 5, 2006, file photo, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman poses with the Oscar he won for best actor for his work in "Capote" at the 78th Academy Awards, in Los Angeles. … Just a few … Read more on Naperville Sun

Aid in Recovery Comments on Study Measuring Link Between Mental Illness …
Aid in Recovery, a full service drug and alcohol treatment center in South Florida, released a statement today commenting on new research that examine s the link between mental illness and drug addiction. The study (Comorbidity of Severe Psychotic … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Human trafficking: modern-day slavery
“I think there is a perception that human trafficking is something that happens in large, urban centers or on the coast,” said Elizabeth Miller, chief of adolescent medicine at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, and associate professor of … Read more on Anderson Independent Mail

List of Giving Hearts Day participants for 2014
Anne Carlsen Center provides education, therapy and medical care to children with developmental disabilities in Fargo, Jamestown, Bismarck, Devils Lake, Grand Forks and their surrounding areas. 12. Arts Center … Best Friends Mentoring Program … Read more on In-Forum

Question by Breezy: Do you know of any free ebooks about drugs, drug and alcohol treatment, alcoholism,?
I need read a book and do a review for a class about life, society and drugs. I would like an e-book so I can read it anywhere. I could also read one that costs no more than $ 10.
Have you read any good books that talk about drugs, or drug use or abuse?

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Answer by WV_Nomad
I use to work at a treatment facility. There is a wide range of infomation on that topic and what is the best treatment. You could always a and AA/NA book to understand the addiction or go to an open meeting. There are many programs that doesn’t agree with AA/NA, due to reasons, and a major one would be that AA/NA views the addiction as a disease, and the religious views addiction as a behavior. A lot of college book stores has books on that topic and if their used it would be cheaper to buy. A good book, but hard to understand because it’s a Masters degree level, but it does give different views about alcoholism “Alcoholism and the Family….A Guide to Treatment and Prevention”…by Ann Lawson and Gary Lawson. If you decide to get it, try reading through it a little, cause there are big words in it that could make the book boring.

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Question by Sunrayye: Caught: Drug counciling, what will they do with me?
So I’m 16 and my mom recently found out that I smoke marijuana. She doesn’t have any tolerance for drugs so of course she is going to do something about it. She figures something must be wrong with me.

A little background on me: I am an honor roll student, never gotten a detention or anything like that, never get in trouble. I don’t come from a broken home, I’m not depressed, and nothing is bothering me. I have a good life. Also, me and her have a close relationship.

I do it simply because I like it.

She doesn’t have the specifics figured out yet, but I overheard her saying something about Drug Counseling, along with similar things in Google history.

What do you suppose they would say/do to someone like me?
“Drug diversion”…So they are going to try to divert me from it? I don’t see that possible…I wont argue or anything though because that will give them more fuel to work with. I’ll listen to what they have to say but I just don’t think they are going to be able to change my mind because I’ve heard/read it all before.

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Answer by davidosterberg1
The laws are for your protection. The fact that you’re 16 and “do it because you like it” is the reason the laws were enacted in the first place. You have a lot going for you. Don’t throw it all away.

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Selena Gomez left rehab 4 weeks early: Drug and alcohol treatment cut short
While her reps denied Gomez was addicted to drugs or alcohol, sources said she had grown dependent on pot, Ambien and booze and was heart-broken after her break-up from Justin Bieber. Selena's camp blamed Justin for being a "bad influence," but … Read more on Examiner.com

California Legislator Wants Affluenza Defense Banned In His State
For now, the teen remains at an exclusive drug and alcohol rehabilitation center—the $ 455,000 price tag to be picked up by his wealthy parents. The judge didn't give a minimum time he has to spend there. Gatto's bill is moving forward and will be … Read more on CBS Local

High-End Red Hook Rehab Center to Offer Free Drug Screening for Locals
Urban Recovery House, the drug and alcohol treatment center that's slated for 110 Beard St., will first offer non-medical assessments to examine a person's history with addiction. Experts will then recommend a treatment program, which may either be at … Read more on DNAinfo

Question by Keith M: what do the initials SASCA mean in reference to the state of california dept of corrections?

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Answer by jalms
It’s the acronym for “Substance Abuse Service Coordination Agencies” (SASCA), that manages drug and alcohol treatment when inmates get a parole.

For more info visit http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Offenders/Adult_Parole_Operations/ParoleeHandbook/pg28.html .

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County leaders hold work session on drug abuse
Amye Scribner of the Department of Social Services said the rising numbers of pill addiction have also put a strain on her agency's staff and resources. More children are coming into Social Services' care because of adults in a household developing a … Read more on Bay Net

2 W.Va. agencies join lawsuit against drug company
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two West Virginia agencies are joining a lawsuit against an Ohio drug company, alleging its negligent practices have helped fuel the state's pain pill abuse epidemic. The Department of Health and Human Resources and the … Read more on News & Observer

Proposals being accepted for juvenile substance abuse treatment grants
Kentucky only has about one-tenth of the treatment beds it needs, and according to the most recent report from the Substance Abuse Health and Mental Services Administration, one in eight Kentucky high school students meet the criteria for a substance … Read more on Richmond Register

Shocking details of drug abuse in schools
Shocking figures. According to the latest countrywide survey done in 2012 by the anti-drug agency called the Rapid Assessment Drug and Substance Abuse in Kenya, one in three students reported using one or more drugs. GO TO PAGE 1 2 3 Next » … Read more on The Standard Digital News

E-cigs now banned on Williamson County property
The policy prohibits smoking or using any tobacco product while on Williamson County premises, excluding Williamson County parks, roads, the jail or the Central Texas Treatment Center. County officials say that although some proponents of e-cigarettes … Read more on KXAN.com

The Watershed Opens New Facility in Texas
The Watershed, a leading drug and alcohol treatment center, headquartered in South Florida, officially opened its doors on January 15th to a premier 28-bed facility in Clear Lake serving the Southeast Texas community. The Watershed Addiction Treatment … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Texas. And only in the last decade has U.S. public opinion shifted from disapproving of gay marriage to supporting it. Ironically — and shamefully — some conservative evangelical Christians who lost ground with their anti-gay gospel here have … Read more on Washington Post