Think 'The Roosevelts' sound familiar? It's because of Peter Coyote
He moved around a lot, helped harvest 29,000 bales in one farm commune, slept with lots of women, had some heady and frightening moments with the Hells Angels, developed a "serial addiction" to heroin, and, for a decade, never made more than $ 2,500 a … Read more on SFGate

Prep Football Star Jayru Campbell Again Charged With Assault A Day After …
Jayru Campbell waits to hear his sentence after pleading guilty to misdemeanor aggravated assault. Campbell was caught on camera, body-slamming a security guard at his Detroit high school. (Credit: Mike Campbell/WWJ Newsradio 950) … Read more on CBS Local

PLEASANTVILLE COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING FOR A SUBSTANCE ABUSE …
Project SUCCESS is a program that prevents and reduces adolescent substance use and abuse. It works by placing highly trained professionals (Project SUCCESS counselors) in the schools to provide a full range of substance abuse prevention and early … Read more on HamletHub

Why Strangers Are Coming Together To Discuss Tough Subjects Over Dinner
Early this year, Hebb's girlfriend, Angel Grant, a yoga and meditation instructor who has worked with at-risk youth and addicted populations, and friend Jamison Monroe, founder of teen rehabilitation center the Newport Academy, urged Hebb to make drug … Read more on Huffington Post

Thai junta targets drug users to tackle trafficking
Tuesday's operations led to the arrests of 83 drugs users, who were sent to rehabilitation centers located in military camps – some voluntarily, some against their will. A total of 22 small dealers, implicated by drug users, were also arrested. Other … Read more on www.worldbulletin.net

State-run programs help nurses detox together and stay in their scrubs
Between 10 and 15 percent of nurses in the United States have a substance abuse disorder, according to the American Nurses Association. For the general population, … Karolyn Crowley, a nurse and recovery advocate in Boise, Idaho, also battled … Read more on Newsworks.org

La Habra rehab center now open
A new drug-recovery facility has opened in La Habra serving those looking for help recovering from addiction and those required to seek assistance by the courts. Crossroads Recovery Centers, at 402 E. La Habra Blvd., is a nonprofit that provides … Read more on OCRegister

Heroin defendant warned to take drug treatment seriously
A judge warned a heroin defendant he needs to take his substance abuse counseling seriously because otherwise he'll be back in court and end up in prison. Jack J. Leimeister, 22, of 25 Welton Ave., pleaded guilty July 22 to possession of heroin. Read more on Norwalk Reflector

Financially strapped Riverside closes drug treatment center
Effective immediately, the hospital will stop drug abuse and psychiatric treatment and provide only detoxification services. The move came after the state's top health official traveled to Houston to tour the organization's three campuses for a first … Read more on Chron.com

Early Cleveland Clinic trial of stem cells for multiple sclerosis shows promise
Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, director of the Clinic's Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, presented the findings at the MSBoston2014 convention, which opened Wednesday in Boston. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which the … Read more on The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com

Inspire Malibu Redefines Addiction Treatment With Groundbreaking 'Hybrid …
Only possible when implemented by accredited and proven medical experts, Dr. Mohammad's Hybrid Treatment Model and Hybrid Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center are being touted by addiction insiders as the future of effective addiction medicine and … Read more on GlobeNewswire (press release)

Firelands gets grant for drug, alcohol treatment
Firelands Regional Medical Center is boosting its efforts to fight substance abuse after receiving a grant of nearly half a million dollars. The Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services grant totals $ 457,600 and was given to Firelands Counseling and … Read more on Sandusky Register

San Antonio Alcoholism Treatment Helpline Assists Addicts in Finding Therapy
The innovative new Troubled Teen Helpline in San Antonio, TX is a wonderful resource for adolescents who need assistance finding a reliable drug and alcohol rehabilitation center offering a variety of treatment methods for teenage drug addicts … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Josh Gordon says he “definitely” does not have a drug problem
Browns receiver Josh Gordon, who checked into a rehab facility after a drunk driving arrest and is suspended for the entire 2014 season for multiple failed drug tests, says he does not have a drug problem. “Do I believe I have a drug problem … Read more on NBCSports.com

Ex-Player Charged in Sale of Pills to Derek Boogaard
Two weeks before he died of an overdose in 2011, Derek Boogaard of the Rangers was excused from his substance-abuse rehabilitation in California and returned to New York. He drove to Long Island, as he had done many times in the months … After five … Read more on New York Times

Recovery Month speaker tells of journey from addiction to social work
It wasn't until she lost custody of her son and faced her second felony conviction that she entered recovery. McKenna, now a licensed social worker at the Rogers Memorial Hospital campus in West Allis and alcohol and drug abuse counselor, has been … Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Kenton leaders: We must move faster to fight heroin
The greatest needs are for more in-patient beds and continued care for people in recovery, said Bonnie Hedrick, co-chair of the task force and coordinator for the NKY Agency for Substance Abuse Policy/Prevention Alliance. “In-patient programs in … Read more on Cincinnati.com

New Drug Czar Tackles Weed, Prescription Pain Pills
He's also a recovering alcoholic, sober for 25 years. And he is coordinating national drug policy at a time of rapid changes in state laws controlling marijuana. It's also a time when prescription painkillers have become a huge drug problem. Michael … Read more on KQED

Teens work to turn their lives around through substance abuse treatment program
“Our big strategy is about teaching what the implications are (of substance abuse), what it does to your brain, how addiction works,” said Klinefelter, sitting with a small group next to a pit fire on the ranch. “Marijuana, it's … “It really helps so … Read more on The Columbian