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

Best Drug Rehabilitation Donates 00 to Support Arthur Leslow Community …
Led by CEO Per Wickstrom, Best Drug Rehabilitation also understands that recovering from an addiction is an intense emotional and physical challenge, and as such provides clients with a comfortable and private space that is safe and free of anxiety. Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Free picnic for those in recovery from drugs, alcohol is Saturday
The Alumni Group of the WYGC Hillside Recovery Program is for those who have successfully completed addiction treatment through WYGC; have achieved balance in life; have the readiness and capacity to give back; and have the willingness to share their … Read more on Prescott Daily Courier

Summer jobs program is a winner
It's a win-win when high school students in recovery mentor their peers with severe special needs, say teachers involved with a unique summer jobs project at the Northshore Education Consortium. The program has brought out the best in both groups of … Read more on Wicked Local Beverly

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

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