Accused musician in Hoffman drug raid wants rehab over prison
A jazz musician arrested on drug charges in the wake of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death has filed a request to have his case moved to a drug court in a bid to tackle his substance abuse issues in rehab instead of prison. Robert Vineberg, also known by … Read more on Starpulse.com

For vets, rehab rather than prison
Taucher completed a new program that offers veterans struggling with substance abuse a chance at rehabilitation rather than prison. Along with four other veterans, Taucher stood before magistrate Judge Michael Urbanksi in a Veterans Court in Roanoke, … Read more on MSNBC

So, Blake Edwards, Was It All Worth It?
"What do you think?" he asked, gesturing up the hill to his house where Julie Andrews was waiting, to the Masereti in the driveway, and five acres of the most exclusive real estate in L.A.. "I have it all … Drug addiction and multiple times in rehab … Read more on TheWrap

Hoffman among thousands of addiction victims
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Philip Seymour Hoffman suffered from a chronic medical condition that required ongoing treatment. An admitted drug addict who first sought professional help more than two decades ago, Hoffman apparently succumbed to his illness … Read more on WXOW.com

Meet Some Of The Children Who Died In Los Angeles Because The City's Child …
According to documents obtained by the LA Times and a recent wrongful death lawsuit filed by Gabriel's grandparents, Gabriel was never interviewed privately by a social worker about his abuse. Fernandez and Aguirre …. The point of Voluntary Family … Read more on The Awl

EU's stance forces US executioners to improvise
In 2010, Louisiana switched from the established three-drug protocol to a one-drug pentobarbital lethal injection, but eventually that drug also became unavailable because of European pressure. … In the United States, there is a variety of reasons … Read more on News On 6

Special Report: The Truth About Heroin and South Texas
The recent death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman brought the rising use of heroin to the forefront nationally, but 3News has been hearing of its rise in South Texas for quite some time. Hospitals have been seeing a spike in the number of addicts ending … Read more on KIII TV3

Rodman out of rehab: 'I'm not an alcoholic'
Dennis Rodman checked into an alcohol-rehabilitation center to reevaluate his life, not give up drinking. "I needed to decompress from all the things I was going through," Rodman said Friday by phone from Miami. "I was trying to get this game going and … Read more on Knoe.com

Question by loveslosangeles: can my outpatient “rehab” legally not let me take prescribed phentermine?
p.s. I’m in California

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What were the expressed requirements and prohibitions stated when you entered the program?
My educated guess is that the center/organization has that right.
That drug is an amphetamine which is contraindicated for those with substance abuse problem.
You don’ t need and probably can’t tolerate any more chemicals that affect your brain function.

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Human Energy System And Trauma Discussed At California Coastal Treatment …
Avalon Malibu is a Mental Health and Addiction treatment center located on the Coast in Malibu, California. They are hosting an informative evening with an educational emphasis on trauma and the human energy system. The focus will be to encourage … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Needling for Change
Insite users are also much likelier than other Downtown Eastside drug addicts to enter treatment. Insite … If they want to avoid federal retribution, SIF advocates will need to get the California legislature behind them—no easy task, even among … Read more on The American Prospect

Philip Seymour Hoffman's Will Fails To Mention Daughters As He Asks For Son …
"It is my strong desire, and not direction to my guardian, that my son, Cooper Hoffman be raised and reside in or near the borough of Manhattan in the State of New York, or Chicago Illinois, or San Francisco, California," he wrote in the 13 page will … Read more on Entertainmentwise

Dog Dies After Eating Electronic Cigarette Capsule
Fizz Girl, a Munchkin Cat from San Diego, Calif., has grabbed the record title for Shortest Living Cat. …. 'Sprinkles' the Koala following her life saving radiation treatment at the Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre in Brisbane, Australia, August … Read more on Huffington Post

Hoffman among thousands of addiction victims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Philip Seymour Hoffman suffered from a chronic medical condition that required ongoing treatment. An admitted drug addict who first sought professional help more than two decades ago, Hoffman apparently succumbed to his illness … Read more on KFMB News 8

Combination Therapy Shown to Improve Function in Stroke Patients
San Diego Convention Center: International Stroke Conference 2014 hosted by the American Heart Association Over 4 million people in the US are living with the after-effects of stroke. Now a … Patients received treatment during 3 visits per week for 6 … Read more on PR.com (press release)

Heroin, painkillers 'destroyed everything': How an Ithaca man went from …
He could stay on the East Coast or venture west to a base in either San Diego or Pearl Harbor. In what he later …. After a stint in jail, the court sent him to St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center — a three-month rehab program in … Read more on Auburn Citizen

Codeine Withdrawal and Codeine Detox

Heroin Threatens Vermont's Rural Paradise
But after Governor Peter Shumlin's State of the State address last month, one he took the unusual step of devoting entirely to the local surge in heroin addiction, there was little left to anyone's imagination. Heroin addiction in Vermont is up 770 … Read more on Daily Beast

Demi Lovato slams drug use following Philip Seymour Hoffman's death
Having admitted late last year that her own dependence on the illegal substance became so severe she 'couldn't go 30 minutes without cocaine' and even resorted to smuggling it onto airplanes, the star knows only too well the slippery slope that could … Read more on Daily Mail

Drug of destruction
Just in the past decade, the number of people getting addicted to heroin has increased by 60 percent even as the uptake of cocaine, methamphetamine, and crack dropped, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. In Massachusetts, State … Read more on Boston Globe