Gateway CEO Rallies Alcohol & Drug Rehab Industry to Reach More Patients
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers provide substance abuse treatment services for adults and adolescents at drug treatment centers throughout Illinois and the St. Louis Metro East area. Gateway's outpatient and residential treatment centers are … Read more on The Edwardsville Intelligencer

Macon dinners to foster family dining
Research shows children of hands-on parents are less likely to succumb to peer pressure leading to smoking or abusing alcohol or drugs, according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. The organization started national Family Day on … Read more on Macon Telegraph (blog)

Marion VA hosts town hall
He touched on initiatives the center is working on including expanded hours, adding more providers and improving phone services. Concerns from the audience included the treatment of veterans overcoming drug and alcohol addiction, the origin of the … Read more on The Southern

New Helpline Focuses on Teen Drug & Alcohol Recovery Information in Delray …
The Troubled Teens Helpline for Delray Beach is bringing hope to local teens and parents searching for youth rehab. LIGHTNING RELEASES (9/22/2014) – Teenage drug and alcohol addiction has been a serious issue among young people in Delray Beach, … Read more on Ticker Report

CIFF: For a documentary about addiction and recovery, Dear Albert is …
As addiction experts have long said, even the most successful “recovery” from alcohol and drug addiction does not mean a sufferer is ever cured. Dear Albert, an often harrowing, heartfelt and occasionally funny look at three men on a journey to … Read more on Calgary Herald (blog)

Recovering alcoholics and drug addicts to take part in sports day in Doncaster …
The day aims to promote abstinence-based recovery from illicit drugs and alcohol, increase access to abstinence-based treatment and help sustain addiction-free recovery. Organisers also hope to reach out to those who are still suffering with addiction … Read more on The Star

Lake Forest's LEAD to host prescription drug abuse summit Sept. 23
… Demtra Ashley, DEA prescription drug program manager; Chelsea Laliberte, LiveforLali.org executive director; Laura Crain, McHenry County Drug Free program coordinator; Neeva Sandhu, senior counselor for Advocate Addiction Treatment Program; and … Read more on Lake Forester

Millions of Young Adults Use Illegal Drugs, Alcohol Daily
"Far too many young adults allow substance use to jeopardize their health, well-being and futures. We must all do more to ensure that effective prevention and treatment programs are available to help young adults make the right choices." The report … Read more on International Business Times AU

Rockdale jail to start new drug treatment program
Rockdale County and the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office will receive $ 85,924 in grant money from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to develop a new program that will assist inmates with substance abuse issues being held in the Rockdale County … Read more on Rockdale News

Faith-based treatment program helps women regain their lives
“With individuals who have been in a place where they're addicted to drug and alcohol, it's so tempting when you're out in the world to take that turn and make that decision,” Carrie Zickefoose, community relations coordinator, said. “Volunteers and … Read more on The Elkhart Truth

It's one step at a time at 5K Walk for Recovery at Mercer County Park
WEST WINDSOR—While on the road to recovery from drug or alcohol dependence, many choose the mantra “Take it one step at a time.” … He mentioned one patient in particular who was pulled out of a treatment center in Florida due to probation violation. Read more on The Times, Trenton – NJ.com

Treating Prescription Opioid Dependence
There are several well-established methods for measuring baseline severity of opioid dependence, such as the Addiction Severity Index (ASI)7 and the Michigan Assessment-Screening Test for Alcohol and Drugs.8 These assess drug and alcohol use severity … Read more on JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Biotie: Selincro enters the market in France
Selincro is indicated for the reduction of alcohol consumption in adult patients with alcohol dependence who have a high drinking risk level (>60 g/day for men, >40 g/day for women) without physical withdrawal symptoms and who do not require immediate … Read more on NASDAQ

West Side groups begin working to solve heroin problem
By the time he was 12-years-old, he said he was an everyday drinker. "I enjoyed the effects produced by alcohol. I wanted to feel that all the time," he said. "It's a disease that latches hold of people, and it doesn't take long. It's fast." His … Read more on Cincinnati.com

Gateway CEO Rallies Alcohol & Drug Rehab Industry to Reach More Patients
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers provide substance abuse treatment services for adults and adolescents at drug treatment centers throughout Illinois and the St. Louis Metro East area. Gateway's outpatient and residential treatment centers are … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Off the Drugs, Onto the Cupcakes
“The main focus was just, 'get them off their substance,' and the rest will take care of itself,” said Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, an eating disorder and addiction medicine specialist in Denver who has been a consultant to various rehab centers. … of … Read more on New York Times (blog)

Drug, alcohol recovery center opening in Sept. in Bangor
Northampton County Drug and Alcohol, in partnership with Recovery Revolution Inc., is opening a recovery center in Bangor. The center, called "A Clean Slate," is at 100 S. First St. in Bangor and a grand opening is set for Sept. 16. There will be a … Read more on Pocono Record

Toronto mayor hospitalized with suspected tumor
Ford, 45, became an international celebrity last year after he acknowledged using crack in a "drunken stupor" following months of denials. The mayor returned to work in June after a rehab stint for drug and alcohol abuse and is running for re-election … Read more on KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News

Change Of Habit: How Seattle Cops Fought An Addiction To Locking Up Drug …
The idea has always been controversial, particularly in the United States, with critics arguing that the best way to address addiction is to insist on total abstinence from drugs at every stage of the recovery process. Nevertheless, government-backed … Read more on Huffington Post

Florida's Medical Marijuana Amendment: Forced Choices or Freedom to Treat?
She went to the Chicago area to visit my sister, and fell ill while still there, and was hospitalized and subsequently brought to a rehab facility. I could have gotten the … Many parents whose kids have that intractable epilepsy and over 100 seizures … Read more on Huffington Post