Kevin Haskin: Following discussion regarding revelry, relevancy concerns K …
Like that Aaron Crow is not rushing his rehab. ? Like that the Topekan landed in the National League. … Watching coaches leave for programs such as Oklahoma and Arkansas, however, can be unsettling. ? Indicates Calvin Thibodeaux and Reggie Mitchell … Read more on Topeka Capital Journal

Long-Term Care Insurance Explained
And don't think that Medicare will come to the rescue; it covers only short nursing home stays or limited amounts of home health care when you require skilled nursing or rehab. It does not pay for custodial care, which includes supervision and help … Read more on NerdWallet (blog)

Cherokee Nation plans to merge housing programs
No employees currently working for the tribe's community services department, which operated the housing rehabilitation program, will lose their job because of the move. About 80 employees were offered transfers with the same rate of pay and their … Read more on Tahlequah Daily Press

Sky-high drug price has va rationing new hep-c drug
… with hepatitis C at three times the rate of the general population. Vietnam War-era vets are hit particularly hard because of battlefield blood exposure, non-sterile vaccination routines, wartime sharing of razors, drug abuse and recruit … Read more on HeraldNet

Bulletin Board
Provides hope, help, opportunity to connect through group therapy for individuals experiencing personal, relationship, psychiatric issues. For more information, call … Free consultation. Nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those with drug … Read more on Sioux City Journal

Colmery-O'Neil has new substance abuse program
Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka recently began a program to treat substance abuse, and will expand its mental health and dementia care offerings next year. The Topeka center run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently started a … Read more on Topeka Capital Journal

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2014
The overdose deaths of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, model Peaches Geldof and heavy metal frontman Dave Brockie were grim reminders of the scourge of drug use. Other artists and entertainers included: actors Shirley Temple, Mickey Rooney, Suchitra … Read more on Albuquerque Journal

Methamphetamine Addiction and Methamphetamine Abuse

Red Ribbon event honors teens fighting drug, alcohol abuse
On Thursday, more than 100 middle school and high school students from across Kansas gathered in Topeka, where they were honored for being on the front lines in the fight against teenage drug and alcohol abuse at the Red Ribbon luncheon and training … Read more on Topeka Capital Journal

'Step Up Fight Against Alcohol Abuse Among Juveniles'
THE Ndola City Council (NCC) has called for community partnership in the fight against alcohol abuse among the under-age. Last week an 18-year-old girl identified as Sylvia Chanda of Ndola's Chifubu Township died at Ndola Central Hospital from … Read more on AllAfrica.com

Triffitt's descent into alcohol abuse
However regaining a professional contract isn't a pressing issue for the former Australian under-19 representative — simply regaining control of his life from the demons of alcohol abuse is. Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar … Read more on Fox Sports