Hartselle City Council President stands behind Mayor Hall
“I said 'Don, I will support you in whatever you decide to do, but I need you right now to seek some kind of help, whether it be rehab, counseling, whatever. I need you to do it now. What took place Friday, you can't change. It's already there. But you … Read more on WAFF

'We are good people'
Montes' goal is to get Maisonet into a long-term rehab facility after a five-day stint at a detox unit in Hartford. Then he's hoping to find the … Maisonet spent time at the Friendship Service Center over the past six years but was asked to leave at … Read more on Newbritainherald

Serenity Lane to break ground on million rehab clinic in Coburg
Mike Dyer, president and CEO of Serenity Lane Health Services, stands in front of the site for the nonprofit alcohol and drug rehabilitation organization's new inpatient treatment center at 91150 Coburg Industrial Way in Coburg. (Alan Sylvestre/The … Read more on The Register-Guard

Program to offer support group for families of drug addicts
A local drug rehabilitation program will offer a new family-support group in response to a large number of prescription drug and overdose deaths in York County. Colonial House, Inc., at 1 East Market St., in York will host the weekly meetings, set to … Read more on York Daily Record

Indiana loses funds to treat thousands for drug addiction
Indiana is about to lose funding for a program that since 2010 has helped 11,400 Hoosiers battle drug addiction. Access to Recovery, a federal grant that expires at the end of the year, has supported addiction treatment in 11 Indiana counties. The … Read more on Indianapolis Star

NIDA switches to social media monitoring for drug abuse trends, outbreaks
Washington, DC, United States (4E) – The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is replacing its community surveillance of illicit drug abuse trends and outbreaks with monitoring of the social media and Internet for such problem. The new monitoring … Read more on Gant Daily

Rejection of addictions centre puts women at risk: Teen Challenge
Teen Challenge Canada is a Winnipeg-based offshoot of an American charity that provides Christianity-based alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs. Last year, according to documents filed with Revenue Canada, Teen Challenge Canada had $ 4.7 million … Read more on Labradorian

Fontaine inquiry is necessary
Heather Mallick wrote a very powerful, scathing account of our treatment of aboriginal women. There was no need for her to malign the Toronto veterinarian who donated his expertise to help dogs in Attawapiskat. Her substitution of “dogs” for “children … Read more on Toronto Star

Experts call for opening of injection centres to cut number of overdose deaths
He added: “We need to invest in pathways for people to ensure there are routes from isolated, street-based drug use through to treatment, rehabilitation and aftercare. “Innovative approaches like drug consumption rooms have a place in that continuum … Read more on Irish Mirror

Where is the party tonight? Not in Kerala!
God's Own Country, which is India's biggest consumer of alcohol, will be liquor-free, if the government has its way. In a bid to make Kerala alcohol-free in the next 10 years, chief minister Oommen Chandy announced on Thursday the decision to shut down … Read more on Times of India

Dublin drug treatment centre pilots scheme for rural clients
One of the main rehabilitation centres for adolescent drug users in Dublin is piloting a new scheme offering one-off assessments to young people with similar issues in other parts of the country. Dr Gerry McCarney, consultant child and adolescent … Read more on Irish Examiner

US study on ramen noodles causes emotional heartburn in S. Korea
… instant noodles at a shopping center in Seoul, South Korea. By value, instant noodles were the top-selling manufactured food in South Korea in 2012, the most recent year figures are available, according to South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug … Read more on Centre Daily Times

Cooking Has Helped Turn Recovering Addicts' Lives Around
… from alcohol and substance abuse. Launched by Noreen Oliver, a former alcoholic, and connected to the treatment center she runs, BAC O' Connor, Langan's Tea Rooms offers paid and voluntary work to ex-users who have received treatment at the center. Read more on Munchies_ Food by VICE

Parish passes ordinance blocking rehab center location
As a standing room only crowd applauded when the St. Landry Parish Council Wednesday night unanimously approved a new ordinance designed to block the establishment of a drug rehabilitation complex in the Sunset area. Homeowners in South St. Landry … Read more on Opelousas Daily World

State revokes license of Wichita drug rehab center
During a visit Tuesday, agency representatives say they found medications stored improperly, treatment being provided by unlicensed staff and other unsanitary or unsafe conditions such as disconnected fire alarms. Atishwin was damaged by a major fire … Read more on KWCH

Yukon woman is accused of raping teenage boy in drug rehab center
A mother contacted authorities to report that her son had been sexually molested by Thompson while he was receiving treatment at the Fort Reno Adolescent Drug and Rehabilitation Center. Thompson, who investigators said is married and has three children … Read more on NewsOK.com

Parish seeks to block proposed drug rehab center
Last month the parish council heard from dozens of homeowners in the Choctaw Estates Subdivision area who attended the meeting to protest plans by Acadian Addictive Center LLC, a Delaware-based company, to build a 50-unit treatment center in “the … Read more on Opelousas Daily World

Williams among many who cracked jokes while fighting depression
Williams was released from a rehab center last month, according to published reports. He has commented in the past on his struggles with both alcoholism and drug addiction, a troubling situation that can lead to difficulties in treating depression … Read more on Mineral Wells Index

Former public defender employee pleads not guilty to felony charge
Haywood was working as an extra-help interviewer at the public defender's office and was transporting three inmates, including Fuentes, from a drug-treatment program in San Francisco back to the John Latorraca Correctional Center, according to a report … Read more on Merced Sun-Star

Calif. copes with flood of released prisoners, many homeless
The one-stop center provides services from various agencies under one roof: substance abuse education, anger management, wellness recovery, high school equivalency classes, computer education, help with child support issues, job training and interview … Read more on Al Jazeera America