Cambodia Drug Detention Centers Rife With Abuse
Cambodian authorities illegally imprison hundreds of drug users and other "undesirables" in detention centers where they don't get drug treatment but instead face torture, sexual abuse, and forced labor, Human Rights Watch charged in a report released … Read more on Cannabis Culture

Lucida Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Center Opens in Florida
Elements Behavioral Health opens Lucida, a substance abuse and mental health treatment center that blends evidence-based and alternative therapies, exceptional clinical and medical staff, personalized care, and resort-style amenities in a safe, private … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Addiction to Prescription Opiates and Heroin Addressed by New Resource
NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Partnership at Drugfree.org, a national nonprofit working to find evidence-based solutions to adolescent substance use, today launched a comprehensive new digital resource that helps parents … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Carroll grows its addiction resources
Heroin usage was on the rise in Carroll in the late 1990s, worrying health officials who knew that treatment was needed to help addicts overcome the urge to use. But there were no sober homes, no long-term drug treatment centers. There just weren't … Read more on Carroll County Times

Series of meetings will address increased drug abuse
Frederick County leaders Friday announced a series of four meetings at regional high schools to talk about a spike in drug use and the resources available to combat it. The first public outreach meeting is scheduled for Jan. 29 at Middletown High … Read more on Frederick News Post (subscription)

The "other drug problem," in our own medicine cabinets
Generally, Colorado and the nation are making progress in reducing illicit drug abuse among teens. But there's one big exception: nonmedical use of prescription drugs. Every day in this country, 2,500 teens abuse a prescription drug for the first time … Read more on Denver Post

Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment to expand in Two Harbors
The Center for Alcohol and Drug Treatment will triple its efforts in Two Harbors next year, offering an intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program for 12 hours a week along with the current six hours of outpatient treatment at Lake View … Read more on Duluth News Tribune

Drug Rehab Wooster Helps Addicts With New Helpline
Teens, especially, that have developed addictions to drugs or alcohol are often uncertain about where they can go for help. Many are afraid to go to their parents or teachers for help for the fear of being judged. Drug Rehab Wooster saw that the teens … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Bodega getaway eyed for drug treatment center
The owner of a Mediterranean-style luxury hotel near Bodega wants to convert the place to a residential treatment facility for people trying to kick their dependence on pain medication. “There's a big need,” said Perry Litchfield, a San Rafael … Read more on Santa Rosa Press Democrat

At Narconon New Life Retreat Recovery from Drugs Sparks Success
Narconon Louisiana New Life Retreat Inc., located in Denham Springs, is a non-profit alcohol and drug rehabilitation center licensed by the State of Louisiana. In 1966 founder William Benitez started the Narconon program using the drug-free … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Does U.S. approach to truants, runaways do more harm than good?
She came home briefly, and her parents sent her to a drug treatment facility, from which she ran away from five times. In 1993, living on the streets, she was horrifically murdered by a prostitution client. Becca was 13. … and education resources for … Read more on Deseret News

Ricky Lawson Dead: Celebrated Drummer Dies At 59
Lawson was being treated at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., about 25 miles south of Los Angeles. The Detroit native learned to play … 18 in a message saying, "praying for his recovery." Drummer Sheila E. tweeted Tuesday: "We … Read more on Huffington Post

Butler Twp. rehab center plans nixed
Developers have abandoned plans for opening an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center near a golf center on St. Johns Road in Butler Township. Dr. Jude Sidari and John Darrow announced Thursday that they're exploring "alternate sites" for the proposed … Read more on Standard Speaker

Drug and alcohol support centre to open at North Walsham in March.
The recovery partnership brings together Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust's Alcohol and Drug Service, The Matthew Project and Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners' Trust to provide integrated, seamless services within the community and Norfolk … Read more on Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Drug treatment centres give more abuse than therapy
Scattered across Cambodia are eight "drug treatment" centres. Each holds between 40 and 400 people whom the government claims are receiving treatment and rehabilitation for drug dependency. But don't be fooled. These centres are often surrounded by … Read more on Human Rights Watch

Christie praises drug rehab programs for offenders
PATERSON, N.J. – Gov. Christie on Wednesday extolled the virtues of drug and alcohol rehabilitation as an alternative to incarceration – a key component of his agenda last year – in moral, economic, and religious terms. "We're dependent upon each other. Read more on Philly.com

Women's drug treatment center to open in March
Long-term recovery programs after the relatively brief period of withdrawal from alcohol or drug addiction are available, but beds are scarce. The new center would more than double the available beds for women in the early stages of recovery. “It's for … Read more on The Recorder

Planned luxury rehab for Red Hook worries locals
Locals are up in arms over a plan to open a high-end drug and alcohol abuse rehab center in Red Hook. Urban Recovery House, a for-profit provider, plans on opening an upscale 25 to 30 bed inpatient treatment facility on an industrial stretch of Beard St. Read more on New York Daily News