Christie unveils task force aimed at improving drug treatment options
Christie made his announcement outside Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton after meeting with three women who have been participating in its drug and alcohol recovery program. While Christie has pushed to address drug addiction throughout his tenure, … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Jake: Abuse, addiction, and love with a sociopath
BETHESDA, Maryland, October 10, 2014 — Jake* is a survivor of drug addiction and sociopath abuse living and recovering in The United States. … I had been in a 12-step program for addiction and had been clean and sober for 8 years when I met Sean. Read more on CommDigiNews

Virginia Tech awarded .7 million to study social networking for addiction …
"Knowledge is not enough to change behavior," said Bickel, director of the Addiction Recovery Research Center at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute. "Addictive disorders are chronic, but they're treated as acute problems. We need to find … Read more on Phys.Org

Abbeycare Clinics Now Providing Multiple Detox Options For Addiction Recovery
Abbeycare provides uncompromising treatment programs for alcohol detox and rehab. These programs are offered to individuals who are aged 18 or above with the condition that they be totally committed to rehabilitate themselves seriously from alcohol … Read more on MENAFN.COM

College athletes would face mandatory drug testing under proposed bill
First-time offenders would have to complete an on-campus drug treatment program offered by the school. Repeat offenders would face a multi-game suspension, loss of any state-supported financial aid, and – after four violations – would no longer be able … Read more on The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com

Drug Rehab For Women Offers 101 Reasons to Celebrate Recovery
Destination Hope: The Women's Program is a full service addiction, drug, alcohol and dual diagnosis drug rehab for women treatment facility in Florida for women suffering from substance abuse and mental health issues. Treatment programs include: drug … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Builders of drug/alcohol treatment center want public feedback
The T-Center will be the first of its kind in the state, a stand alone, drug-alcohol treatment center. The program focuses on residential and medical treatment to help addicts detox and get clean for good. The typical stay for a patient would be … Read more on West Virginia MetroNews

'Exceptional responders' may point to personalized cancer therapy
In the meantime, individual hospitals are setting up their own programs. A Boston-area team of physicians, cancer researchers, and genome specialists collaborated to unravel the case of Grace Silva, 58, … Then, they studied the new mutation in cells … Read more on Boston Globe

Todd Bridges Pops into Gateway Springfield; Shares Key to Addiction Recovery …
Approximately 100 adults and teens confronting their own issues with addiction and substance abuse at Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment in Springfield filed into the center's dining room last week to hear from a very special guest, “Diff'rent Strokes … Read more on The Edwardsville Intelligencer

New Helpline in DeKalb, IL Provides Teen Drug & Alcohol Recovery Information
Troubled Teen Helpline DeKalb brings hope to local teens and parents seeking professional youth rehab. LIGHTNING RELEASES 09/24/14 Teen substance abuse has been a serious issue among young people in DeKalb, IL for many years. Countless … Read more on Ticker Report

My friend's daughter illegally admitted to psychiatric illness centre: journalist
Nilima is currently under treatment at Tulasi Healthcare, a mental, alcohol, and drugs rehabilitation centre in Mehrauli. In the letter, Mr. Gupta claims Gulmohar Park resident Nilima – who is the daughter of his now deceased friend M.R. Warerkar – had … Read more on The Hindu

Watch: Strangeways prisoners helped by ex-criminals to beat addictions
… new rehabilitation scheme aimed at helping them beat drugs. Criminals who have done their time will be taken to a rehabilitation centre around the corner and will be mentored by specially-trained ex-offenders, known as 'gate buddies'. The … Read more on Manchester Evening News

Preview: Les McKeown's Bay City Rollers
They stop off at Livingston's Howden Park Centre on Sunday, the closest his tour comes to bringing him home to the Capital, where fans can once more don their tartan and relive the hormone-fuelled days of their youth while singing along to classics … Read more on Edinburgh Evening News

Taking super-strength booze off shop shelves
A joint initiative will be launched tomorrow uniting organisations across the city in a bid to help reduce alcohol-related harm. Backers include homelessness charity Shekinah Mission and Harbour, the city's alcohol and drug treatment centre. John … Read more on Plymouth Herald

Christie preaches drug treatment over jail, ending mandatory prison terms for …
NEWARK — Speaking before a packed inner city gospel church at an addiction roundtable, Gov. Chris Christie declared making drug and alcohol treatment “more available for everybody” was “part of government's job,” and then wasted no time in assailing … Read more on Hunterdon County Democrat

Most People With Addiction Simply Grow Out of It. Why Is This Widely Denied?
But although I got treatment, I quit at around the age when, according to large epidemiological studies, most people who have diagnosable addiction problems do so—without treatment. The early to mid-20s is also the period when the … not what the … Read more on Pacific Standard

At Eva's Village in Paterson, personal tales ease stigma about addiction
The forum was hosted by Eva's Village and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of New Jersey, a non-profit based in Robbinsville that advocates for people living with drug or alcohol addiction. Tuesday was the last day of National … Read more on NorthJersey.com

A First-Hand Look at Juvenile Justice Reform
The building itself was decrepit, with infestations of bugs and irregular heating and air conditioning, and unsecured housing units led to reports of sexual abuse and drug use. Youth advocates refer to juveniles' stays at Oak Hill as "dead time," where … Read more on Huffington Post

After initially blaming victim, Auburn man admits inviting 14-year-old girl to …
Calvin Bacon will soon get a chance to address his substance abuse problems. The 28-year-old Syracuse man was sentenced to serve 4 1/2 years at the Willard Drug Treatment Center for possessing 4.7 grams of MDMA, a hallucinogenic substance, … Read more on Auburn Citizen

Addiction Rehabilitation Leader BioCorRx, Inc. Participates In San Francisco's …
Addiction rehabilitation company BioCorRx, Inc. (OTCQB: BICX) has joined more than 50 exhibitors in the eMoneyShow, which provided investors instant access to top stocks, options and ETFs that global firms are adding to their portfolios, the company … Read more on International Business Times AU