NY couple: Son almost died from Botox treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved Botox to treat spasms in kids, so the treatment is called "off-label," the Drakes said. After the first injections failed, the doctor recommended a second, larger dose. Lori Drake recalled Thursday … Read more on BurlingtonFreePress.com

NY / Region|Following Her Mother's Example, in Addiction and Then in Sobriety
She was first hired to be a delivery driver but was later taught butchering skills. The company closed in 2009, she said. During that stretch, Ms. Gurley's mother entered an inpatient drug rehabilitation program in New York City. Once her mother became … Read more on New York Times

Father, son who ran NY drug treatment centers face fraud charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A father and son who ran New York City substance abuse clinics were accused on Wednesday of stealing tax money meant to treat addicts and using it to fund a lavish lifestyle that included luxury cars. Alan Brand and his son, Jason … Read more on Yahoo News

Novel drug rehab treatment starts at home
Along the way, he was arrested at least seven times, checked into 15 in-patient treatment centers, then relapsed. “I would just go home and say 'woe is me' and eventually go back to what I knew best,” said Eacott. He turned things around after learning … Read more on WTNH

Save Us from the Self-Appointed Experts on Addiction Treatment
(Editor's note: Percy Menzies, M. Pharm, is president of the Assisted Recovery Centers of America, a treatment program based in St. Louis, Missouri that treats patients affected by drugs and alcohol.) Almost every week a new book appears in print on … Read more on American News Report

Torrance hit-and-run victim's family sues rehab center that employed DUI driver
Kabatek says the family is hoping this case will force treatment centers across the country to test their staffs for drug and alcohol problems. Map My News. Related Topics: news hit and run drug treatment drug addiction alcohol lawsuit Torrance … Read more on KABC-TV

Unique Drug Program In Columbus Aims To Help Heroin Users Beat Addiction
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The exploding use of opiate drugs, including heroin, is swamping drug rehab centers across central Ohio. There just aren't enough beds for all the drug abusers who want to kick their habit. In Columbus, a unique program is helping them … Read more on 10TV

Grass-roots heroin fighters move into Ohio
She has organized meetings to educate the community, provided resource lists for those suffering from addiction and created the Community Recovery Project, a support and resources group on opiate and heroin addiction because, as the website says … Read more on Cincinnati.com

Woman faces aggravated vehicular homicide charges
Derbyshire's grandmother and Lowe's ex-wife, Ruth Derbyshire, told The Eagle-Gazette that her granddaughter should recover but will most likely have neck problems for the rest of her life. Derbyshire and Lowe … She also is facing two first-degree … Read more on Lancaster Eagle Gazette

Planning Commission recommends rehab clinic, tattoo studio
Matt Bell, owner of Phoenix Recovery Center, applied for a conditional use permit to allow a drug and alcohol treatment clinic in support of the chemical-free transitional housing facility established in the Brown Subdivision in 2012. “This permit will … Read more on Log Cabin Democrat

Three faces of addiction, recovery
Three Sturgeon Bay residents shared their stories about addiction and recovery during the Door County Alcohol and Other Drug Coalition's Faces of Recovery event Thursday. The event … Knipfer ended up at Nova treatment center later that day. “I … Read more on Green Bay Press Gazette

Robert Drew's Portrait of a Jazz Trumpeter
Its title character is David Allen, a young jazz trumpeter who has checked himself into Synanon House, a communal drug-treatment center in Santa Monica, California, founded by Chuck Dederich (the man in the white shirt, in the clip above, who runs the … Read more on The New Yorker

Robin Williams' Autopsy Found No Illegal Drugs
According to the coroner's report, his wife told an investigator Williams did not go there because of recent drug or alcohol abuse, but rather to reaffirm the principles of his rehabilitation. According to his wife, Williams was having trouble sleeping … Read more on FOX 11 Los Angeles

FOX 11 Investigates: Heroin, The Middle Class Addiction
Ryan told me he was 12-years-old when he started smoking pot, sneaking away from his upscale family home in Connecticut. He was a teenager when he started drinking. Then a friend's grandmother died and she left behind a full prescription bottle of the … Read more on FOX 11 Los Angeles

DARA Announces First Scholarship Fellow
DARA, which has two campuses in Thailand, is one of Asia's foremost drug and alcohol treatment centers, welcoming clients from throughout the world. It promotes a philosophy of providing holistic treatment to address the physical, mental, emotional and … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Life inside Limerick Prison
Its mission policy is 'to provide safe and secure custody, dignity of care and rehabilitation to prisoners for safer communities'. While its vision is simply for 'a safer community …. I was quickly struck by the holistic approach to care and … Read more on Limerick Post

The face of addiction is not always what you think
She went into autopilot, looking at rehabs, and decided upon The Cabin for its holistic approach, incorporating yoga, meditation, a high-intensity exercise regimen as well as cognitive behavioural therapy and a secular adaptation of the 12 steps program. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald

Treat insomnia with acupuncture
Acupuncture is a holistic medicine that addresses both the symptoms in this case, poor sleep- as well as the underlying cause of the symptoms. Acupuncture works by normalizing … Many doctors prescribe sedative-hypnotic drugs. According to a recent … Read more on India Today

Midland Coalition Reveals Marijuana As The Drug Of Choice Among Teens
MIDLAND, TX (Local Big 2 News) — Some surprising results revealed regarding drinking and drug use among adolescents. The Midland Coalition presented those results, hoping to bring light to the issue. "The line between use, abuse and addiction, there's … Read more on Permianbasin360

Exploring Adderall abuse among teens
Following a recent investigation into Adderall use at Mount Horeb High School, NBC15 is digging deeper into the issue of Adderall abuse among teens. Adderall is a prescription drug used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly known … Read more on WMTV

Cherokee Nation opens substance abuse treatment center for teenagers in …
The Cherokee Nation celebrated Monday the construction of its $ 5 million Jack Brown Center in Tahlequah. The treatment center helps American Indian ages 13 to 18 overcome drug and alcohol addiction. It's one of only 10 centers of its kind in the … Read more on NewsOK.com