Event calendar for the week
Al-Anon 12 step recovery meeting: Held daily in the Athens area for friends and families of people with addictions to drugs, alcohol and others. … Athens Mothers' Center meeting: 9:30-11:30 a.m., Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1065 Gaines School Road. Read more on Online Athens

Mystery kidney disease killing Sri Lankan farmers
She's heard arsenic is to blame along with cadmium, lead and even home-brewed alcohol. Like most, she believes there's something in the water. But she has long given up trying to determine the source of her family's killer. Instead, she lives day to … Read more on Macon Telegraph (blog)

Authentic Recovery Center Launches New Website to Bridge Massive …
In 2012, an estimated 23.1 million Americans (8.9 percent) needed treatment for a problem related to drugs or alcohol, yet just 2.5 million people (1 percent) got treatment at a rehab center, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services … Read more on Press Release Rocket

Opiate addicts struggle to escape addiction
"There has been a cultural belief that inpatient rehab has been the treatment of choice, but it really hasn't held up in truth with better treatment outcomes," said Feld, Independent Health's medical director for behavioral health. "It is hard to … Read more on Insurance News Net

"I couldn't stop": About 9% of users risk marijuana addiction
“People who do have significant mental illness have a harder time sticking with rehab. They go off their meds. Even for people without mental illness, addiction is a chronic disease.” Rael, who grew up in a conservative Christian home and avoided … Read more on The Cannabist

West Brook Recovery Center Opens More Beds for Women
West Brook Recovery Center has opened more beds in its facility to meet the needs of women in the community who struggle with drugs or alcohol. In the past, many women in need of substance abuse intervention sought out treatment at chemical … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Punjab's de-addiction centres empty out
Swami Vivekanand drug de-addiction and treatment centre in Amritsar Government Medical College has registered poor turnout of drug addicts in the past three months due to cold weather and the state government's new guidelines on prescription of … Read more on Times of India

Prevention advocates: Suffolk's new drug treatment plan is good, but it's not …
Lori Shore, who lives in Mattituck and is also the executive director of the Retreat of Lancaster County, a substance abuse treatment center, said her reaction to Bellone's new initiative was 'Finally? Are they kidding?' We need more than that. I'm … Read more on RiverheadLOCAL

After the big bust, treatment or new dealers
The impact of that drug bust may result in further calls for treatment." But Naura Slivinsky, director of community relations at Arms Acres, thinks there is no reason to believe the bust will have people flocking to the facility's Carmel location. "I … Read more on Poughkeepsie Journal

0K grant will go to helping more Minnesotans with their addictions
A drug and alcohol recovery center that works to keep costs low received a grant that will allow the nonprofit to help nearly 100 more people seeking recovery. The Retreat, a residential recovery program in Wayzata, received $ 250,000 from the Otto … Read more on Rick Kupchella’s BringMeTheNews

Community Calendar
Bible study, Lighthouse Recovery Center for Women, 311 E. Main St. Drug and alcohol class, 6 p.m., at Lighthouse Recovery Center for Men, 1276E 250N. Discussion/life skills class, 6 p.m., at Lighthouse Recovery Center for Men. In-house meeting drug and … Read more on Washington Times Herald

For addicts, finding treatment is its own battle
The center, headquartered in the New Hampshire Community Health Institute in Bow, was launched by the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services, a division of the N.H. Department of Health Human Services. It's funded through the U.S. Substance Abuse and … Read more on Eagle-Tribune

A Dangerous Trend: The Move Away from Abstinence Based Addiction Treatment
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act ensures that insurance will pay for a 30-day inpatient program for those who require it. Originally, practitioners within the field of drug and alcohol rehabilitation had hope that access to treatment … Read more on Science 2.0 (blog)

Town Crier: Jan. 9, 2015
Substance Abuse: Love and Mercy Outreach programs presents Alpha and Omega Substance Abuse and Awareness Program from 6-7 p.m. every Saturday at 511-D W. Forsyth St. All people with alcohol and drug addiction issues and their friends and family … Read more on Americus Times-Recorder

Archive: Dallas Mavericks plan to 'do everything possible' to help Roy Tarpley …
But now, those cases were situated no more than six feet from the locker of Roy Tarpley, a player who says he is trying to recover from drug and alcohol dependency and who went through rehabilitation in the summer. Because of Tarpley's after-care … Read more on Dallas Morning News

Addiction Campuses: Businesses Should Take Notes from the UFC's Handling …
BUSINESS WIRE)–Heads turned this past week when UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones entered a rehabilitation facility after cocaine was found in his system. Even more shocking? The UFC's decision to allow Jones to retain his … Employees who … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

Gulf Breeze Recovery Offers Sobriety Tips For the Holiday Season
The Holiday Season should be a time of joy, gratitude, spending time with loved ones and celebrating another year ahead. Unfortunately for some people struggling with substance abuse or even already in recovery, this can be a difficult time as they try … Read more on PR Web (press release)

New Study Reveals Link Between Prescription Medicines and Teen Drug Abuse …
… medication. He suggests trying some of the alternative options recommended by national publications like Health magazine, which cites yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, chamomile tea, green tea, lavender aromatherapy and herbal supplements such … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release)

The River Source of Arizona Warns of Increased Heroin Use in Response to …
The River Source Treatment Center of Arizona is among a growing list of rehab facilities remaining cautious in response to tighter regulations on opioid painkiller prescriptions, warning that restricting the medicine so severely could well lead to a … Read more on Press Release Rocket

The River Source Presents 8 Tips on Naturopathic Pain Relief
The below tips are presented for those getting started with alternative therapies. … The drug rehab center's unique, holistic approach has successfully helped countless individuals struggling with drug and alcohol addiction achieve long term recovery. Read more on Digital Journal