Red tape adds complication to drug rehabilitation strategies
His department will suggest to the city People's Committee to allow the Binh Trieu Centre for Drug Rehabilitation to accept drug addicts, till such time they are accepted at the mandatory treatment centres. HCM City deputies have also called for … Read more on VietNamNet Bridge

Drug rehab centre 'already there'
RESIDENTS who raised concerns over plans for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in their Truro street have discovered they have been living next door to one for 15 years. Drug and alcohol treatment charity Addaction is set to turn the former … Read more on West Briton

NDLEA Advocates Drug Treatment, Rehabilitation Centre for C'river
Calabar Cross River State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has appealed to the state government to establish a model drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation centre in the state to assist persons with drug abuse problems. Read more on AllAfrica.com

50-bed ultra modern drug rehab centre in Badal
BADAL: The civil hospital at Badal village of Muktsar – native place of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal – is being readied as an ultra modern drug de-addiction and rehabilitation centre. The first-of-its-kind centre in the rural areas will have 50 … Read more on Times of India

Former drug addicts ask presidential candidates for support
Dozens of former drug addicts, activists and students in Bengkulu held a rally to urge both presidential tickets to pay more attention to the rehabilitation of drug addicts. "We ask the candidates currently running for president to pay more attention … Read more on Jakarta Post

NDLEA Canvasses for Creation of Drug Addicts' Rehabilitation & Treatment …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has appealed to the Cross River Government to establish drug abuse rehabilitation and treatment centre in the state. According to the State Commanderof the agency, Mr Kayode Adeniyi, the proposed … Read more on Nigerian Bulletin

S. Ogden neighbors line up to oppose drug rehab center
The nonprofit Horsley Foundation and STEPS Recovery Center recently purchased the property, pending city approval of a conditional use permit that would allow 64 potential clients to live on the closed campus. … The U.S. Department of Justice lists … Read more on Standard-Examiner

FDA Prescription Drug Abuse Plan Hits – and Misses – the Mark
He is CEO of Elements Behavioral Health, a network of mental health and addiction treatment centers that includes an adolescent rehab at Right Step as well as Promises, The Ranch, The Recovery Place, The Sexual Recovery Institute, Clarity Way, Journey … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

'Cost of Addiction Rehab Increases, Yet Relapse Rate Stays the Same,' Says …
Even though the cost of drug addiction rehab is rising by leaps and bounds every year, the benefits offered by many rehab centers in the US or Canada is of dubious value. Especially for short-term drug rehab programs, relapse rates remain astonishingly … Read more on Motor E magazine

'Cost of Addiction Rehab Increases, Yet Relapse Rate Stays the Same,' Says …
Luckily, long-term rehab can offer a much greater protection against drug rehab. A 90-day program of drug addiction rehab treatment leads to as much as a 73% drop in relapse risk. By spending more time in a rehab facility, the patient is able to detox … Read more on Motor E magazine

Editorial: Town hall focuses on more drug treatment
But those attending a town hall meeting at Cabell Midland High School this week seemed to agree on one simple point — there needs to be a greater focus on help and treatment for those who have developed a problem with drugs. Certainly, sustained law … Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch

7 Signs You're Drinking Too Much
“Those who recognize the problem before they develop full-blown addiction have a greater chance they'll be able to cut down and minimize the role alcohol plays in their life,” says John F. Kelly, PhD, director of the Recovery Research Institute at … Read more on TIME

Hearts of gold: unlikely heroes
Outside of work, he spent most of his time in his room of burgundy carpet and tan walls. He lay on his back, in pain, with a wet towel on his pillow, hoping it would … Then after a spate of drug use and a robbery conviction two years later, Johnson … Read more on STLtoday.com

Punjab to set up 22 rehabilitation centers for drug addicts
Badal directed the health department officials to remove various bottlenecks hindering the smooth treatment facilities. He said the state government was providing free medicine for the treatment of drug addicts besides other facilities for the indoor … Read more on Times of India

No Rehab for Russia's Drug Addicts
Marat Aginyan, a psychiatrist specializing in drug addiction at Moscow's Center for Healthy Youth who also works with the National Anti-Drugs Union for Rehabilitating Addicts, was upbeat about Ivanov's plans to build communes, but expressed concern … Read more on The Moscow Times

11 punished after drug addicts escape from rehab center
Three officials at the rehab center in Xingye County and five assistant police officers were fired over the incident in which the detained drug addicts dug a tunnel with bed boards to escape, the report said. Three policemen were suspended over the … Read more on ecns

What Does Drug Rehab Accreditation Really Mean?
Of the 13,339 addiction treatment programs that voluntarily responded to The National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services, 21.8 percent were accredited by CARF, 19.2 percent were accredited by the Joint Commission and 56.9 percent were not … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Study ongoing on effectiveness of drug rehabilitation programmes, says deputy …
Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said he hoped that the study results will be known at the latest by April next year. — Picture by Mohd Yusof Mat IsaKUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The government is studying the effectiveness of … Read more on The Malay Mail Online

CH resident hoping to establish drug rehabilitation program
“We have a drug problem in this town, and I am here to ask for help to start a drug rehabilitation program. I am in the process now of being certified for becoming a peer counselor specialist, and I'm willing to do the work to get the recovery in the … Read more on Daily Mountain Eagle

Teen Rehab Center CEO Johnny Patout Named a 2014 Behavioral Healthcare …
New Beginnings Adolescent Recovery Center, the leading teen drug rehabilitation program in the Southwest and one recognized nationwide, has been helping teens overcome addiction for more than 30 years. New Beginnings offers a continuum of care for … Read more on Insurance News Net