Drug Rehab Long Branch Establishes New Hotline for Teen Addicts
By calling the toll-free number at (732) 820-3353, young addicts can immediately speak to an addiction specialist for reliable information about drug rehab options. Treatment centers are now implementing 45-day programs designed specifically for teens … Read more on Newsday

40 years later, bonds, pain persist at Saint Elizabeth burn unit
Under the August lights in Wisner, more than 5,000 people watched Matt Kreikemeier and his truck's 2,500-horsepower alcohol-fueled engine catch fire during the Thunder by the River truck pull. The truck's hitch tore off the … Before December 1973 … Read more on Lincoln Journal Star

Lasting Recovery Outpatient Treatment Center's Medical Director Dr. Kai …
Lasting Recovery – http://www.lastingrecovery.com — San Diego's premier outpatient alcohol and drug addiction treatment center — today announced that Medical Director Dr. Kai MacDonald has made the list of San Diego Magazine's 749 top physicians … Read more on PR Web (press release)

5th District Court News: Twin Falls County
Shannon Elizabeth Rios, 30, Twin Falls; DUI, $ 300 fine, $ 150 suspended, $ 152.50 costs, 30 days jail, 30 days suspended, 12 months supervised probation, attend court alcohol school. … Eric Vernon Gatliff, 35, Twin Falls; DUI (excessive), amended to … Read more on Twin Falls Times-News

What's new
Serenity Springs Recovery Center has opened Solution of Serenity, an outpatient drug and alcohol counseling service. Owned by Jimmy Marshall III, the center offers comprehensive outpatient treatment for adults with drug and alcohol addiction and/or … Read more on Daytona Beach News-Journal

Question by ellie: brain cancer questions..?
if anyone could answer these questions that be really great:
1) how does brain cancer attack the body?
2) What type of cell it attacks?
3) How it affects on the cells?
4) Can it spread?
5)why or why now does it spread?
6) How does it spread?

Best answer:

Answer by redunicorn
There are two types of brain tumors: primary brain tumors that originate in the brain and metastatic (secondary) brain tumors that originate from cancer cells that have migrated from other parts of the body.

Primary brain cancer rarely spreads beyond the central nervous system, and death results from uncontrolled tumor growth within the limited space of the skull. Metastatic brain cancer indicates advanced disease and has a poor prognosis.

Primary brain tumors can be cancerous or noncancerous. Both types take up space in the brain and may cause serious symptoms (e.g., vision or hearing loss) and complications (e.g., stroke).

All cancerous brain tumors are life threatening (malignant) because they have an aggressive and invasive nature. A noncancerous primary brain tumor is life threatening when it compromises vital structures (e.g., an artery).

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Wichita Alcohol Rehab Launches New Video Describing Services for Adults …
… Launches New Video Describing Services for Adults, Adolescents. People desiring to get relief from alcohol addiction have a choice through a new alcohol rehab center. Call (855) 912-7867 for a free appointment with Alcohol Addiction Treatment Centers. Read more on PR Web (press release)

Christie praises drug rehab programs for offenders
PATERSON, N.J. – Gov. Christie on Wednesday extolled the virtues of drug and alcohol rehabilitation as an alternative to incarceration – a key component of his agenda last year – in moral, economic, and religious terms. "We're dependent upon each other. Read more on Philly.com

Women's drug treatment center to open in March
Long-term recovery programs after the relatively brief period of withdrawal from alcohol or drug addiction are available, but beds are scarce. The new center would more than double the available beds for women in the early stages of recovery. “It's for … Read more on The Recorder

Planned luxury rehab for Red Hook worries locals
Locals are up in arms over a plan to open a high-end drug and alcohol abuse rehab center in Red Hook. Urban Recovery House, a for-profit provider, plans on opening an upscale 25 to 30 bed inpatient treatment facility on an industrial stretch of Beard St. Read more on New York Daily News

Castlewood Treatment Center Settles Two Hypnosis Lawsuits
BALLWIN, Mo. (KMOX) – A Ballwin eating disorder clinic accused of implanting patients with false memories of ritualistic abuse appears to be fixing its legal problems. Two of the four lawsuits filed against the Castlewood Treatment Center have now been … Read more on KMOX.com

Latest A Forever Recovery Blog Post Asks: What Are The Most Addictive Types …
A Forever Recovery, a leading addiction treatment center that has pioneered a moral reasoning approach to recovery that empowers each individual client to access the spiritual, cognitive, and fellowship support that they need, has published a new blog … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Holiday stresses could mean relapse for addicts
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU)- The holiday season can be a joyous time but for those in recovery, it can also be a minefield. Treatment centers say all of the holiday preparations, parties and family gatherings can be a bad mix for people who have struggled … Read more on WEAU

Support: Treatment programs need more resources to provide services
A group of 15 women last week marked milestones of sobriety and family restoration, thanks to the services of the nonprofit Oasis Empowerment Center, which provides counseling and other support to women with addictions. Recovering addicts need the … Read more on Pacific Daily News