Singer David Cassidy pleads guilty to drunken driving in NY
The deal also would require Cassidy to undergo a state-authorized treatment program for substance abuse, a condition that his lawyer, Lucas Mihuta, said the musician had fulfilled while attending drug and alcohol counseling in Florida. "I went through … Read more on WHBL Sheboygan

Mandy Dawson, former lawmaker, to enter residential rehab program after …
Scola sentenced Dawson to the 67 days she has already served since being arrested June 13 at her home in Daytona Beach, and ordered her to complete the program at Butterfly House, a Wellington drug treatment facility for women. He also ordered her to … Read more on Sun-Sentinel

City Guide 2014: Who's Who in Memphis
Has signed to write and direct The Gangster Princess of Beverly Hills, a true story about a Hollywood socialite who's really in the drug trade, also for Paramount. Created $ 5 Cover, a … Has directed shows for Santa Fe Opera, New York City Opera, and … Read more on Memphis Magazine

Couple plead in meth lab case
A couple arrested more than two years ago after members of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department's Community Nuisance Enforcement Team (CNET) — acting on a community complaint — visited their home and seized a lab, pleaded guilty in … Read more on Crossville Chronicle

Narconon Arrowhead Promotes Drug Free Lives for Recovery Month
The goal of drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment is fundamentally a simple one–to help addicts recover from substance abuse, able to return to living a life of sobriety, health and happiness. Successful rehabilitation treatment precludes … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Heroin: Forcing someone to break addiction
What if someone you care about is in the grip of heroin addiction and, to your increasing concern, can't break free? Of course, there are lots of options, lots of ways to help someone struggling with alcohol or drug dependency. But there's something … Read more on The Journal News | LoHud.com

Memorial Hermann offers drug–free pain relief
Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery Center now offers Neurolumen therapy, a non-invasive, drug-free alternative for pain relief, as a component of its chemical dependency-based Pain Recovery Program. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug … Read more on Fort Bend Herald

Andie Grace Boutique is fourth business at Jackson Walk
… Lift Disease Management, Kirkland Cancer Center, Senior Services, West Tennessee Heart and Vascular Center, West Tennessee Women's Center, West Tennessee Neuroscience and Spine, Medical Center EMS, Employer Services, West Tennessee Healthcare … Read more on Jackson Sun

Hope close to home
… Springs, amid the farms and tree nurseries. It is hope for those seeking recovery from substance abuse, through Serenity Hills, Berrien County's only inpatient treatment center now operating at the former Lakeland Specialty Hospital in Berrien … Read more on Herald Palladium (subscription)

Month Archives: August 2014
After three years of drinking, a “family intervention” persuaded Williams to enter “rehab” (residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation) at the Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center near Newberg, Oregon, where he stayed for two months. After that … Read more on Family Research Council (blog)

Aldon Smith suspended nine games by NFL
In a brief news release, the league said Smith was punished for violating both the league's policy regarding substance abuse and its personal conduct policy. Smith, 24, missed five games last season after entering an alcohol rehabilitation center. Read more on Sacramento Bee

Residents Upset Over Sober Living Facility in Happy Valley
“We felt that we should have been notified — bottom line,” said Happy Valley resident Chris David, who also lives near the sober living facility, which is advertised as an “Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Addiction Treatment Center For Men,” on its website. Read more on SCVNEWS.com

Parents have mixed views on planned rehab center near Capital High School
“I feel like drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers have an interest in the privacy of their patients, and there would be very little interaction between the high school and the center,” she said. “Also, it's on the other side of a busy road and … Read more on Charleston Gazette

Uganda's gay rights and sex worker activists answer your questions about HIV …
Part of the problem, according to many of the world's top public health experts, is that the populations most at risk for HIV infection — including gay men and sex workers — face laws that do little but increase stigma, drive these groups underground … Read more on PBS NewsHour

Abbott government health policy needs a sharper focus
The Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (established by the Holt government in 1966), for instance, was axed. The Australian National Preventive Health … These costs were to be restrained through a new “efficient” price set by the national … Read more on The Conversation AU

Abusive behaviour led up to Rob Ford football dismissal: Documents
The document goes on to allege Ford – who sought treatment for drug and alcohol addictions earlier this year – showed up drunk at a practice just before the Eagles were in the Metro Bowl in 2012. That event came the same day a … "During the post … Read more on Shoreline Beacon

Rosemont, a 112-year-old program in SE Portland for troubled girls, closes its …
Rosemont Treatment Center, a 27-bed facility that provides mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and schooling is terminating its contract with Oregon Youth Authority and the Department of Human Services due to a chronic lack of funding. Read more on The Oregonian – OregonLive.com

Rahall, officials to meet about substance abuse
On Thursday, Rahall and federal officials will visit two substance abuse treatment facilities — the Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center in Welch and the FMRS Turning Point Center in Beckley — and meet with the Wyoming County Chapter of … Read more on Charleston Daily Mail

Rehab center to be located on Capital High property
The T-Center will be the first freestanding drug and alcohol abuse treatment center of its kind, housing up to 40 patients at a time to provide detoxification and stabilization programs, intensive outpatient programs and comprehensive family programs. Read more on Charleston Gazette

Proposed medical marijuana rules under fire
Cheryl D. Glenn told members of the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission — named in honor of her late mother — that requirements and restrictions would disqualify patients a doctor would otherwise recommend for marijuana treatment … Read more on Baltimore Sun