As Heroin Use Soars, Detox Centers Focus on Habits
As heroin use soars, detox centers focus on habits
Staff members believe a dealer smuggled in the drug and offered it to addicts for free, hoping to lure them as customers once they complete treatment or leave voluntarily, Bailey said. Dr. Beau Clark, the East Baton Rouge Parish coroner who is pushing …
Read more on The Advocate
Babies born addicted growing problem across Western Pennsylvania
Dr. Neil Capretto, medical director at Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Beaver County, said taking methadone under a doctor's supervision is better for pregnant women and their babies than turning to prostitution or crime to buy street drugs. They also …
Read more on Tribune-Review
Alcohol Dependency in Japan
Alcohol dependency in Japan
An estimated 6.45 million people in Japan suffer from alcohol-related problems. Among them are 800,000 people who suffer from alcohol dependency severe enough to require medical treatment, yet only 40,000 of them receive such treatment each year, …
Read more on The Japan Times
Northern New England tackles growing drug problem
"New Hampshire has among the highest rates in the country of drug and alcohol abuse and dependence but ranks at the bottom in accessing treatment," Hassan said in her State of the State address. "We must focus on improving access to treatment for all …
Read more on The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
National Alcohol Report Includes SCSU, School Disputes the Findings [AUDIO]
National Alcohol Report Includes SCSU, School Disputes the Findings [AUDIO]
ST. CLOUD – A new national report ranks St. Cloud State University high for the number of alcohol arrests. The website Rehabs.com puts SCSU #24 for the most on-campus alcohol arrests per 1,000 students. However, SCSU Assistant Dean of Students …
Read more on WJON News
UMD Rankings for Drug and Alcohol Arrests
Partying is a rite of passage for many young people in college. And according to a report done by Rehabs.com, students at UMD are getting arrested for drugs and alcohol more than many other colleges in the country. For alcohol arrests, UMD ranked 12th.
Read more on WDIO-TV
Phoenix AZ Drug Rehab Call (888) 321-1718 Drug Rehab Center Phoenix Arizona
Phoenix AZ Drug Rehab Call (888) 321-1718 Drug Rehab Center Phoenix Arizona – Call 888-321-1718 for help anytime http://drugrehabscenter.org/ Picking the right rehab center for your recovery. The place of a drug rehab center certainly …
Local experts like new efforts to investigate child abuse, but they also call …
More than 80 percent of Arizona's child abuse cases involve extreme neglect as well as drug and alcohol abuse, Ruffner added. Polk agrees that … The state cut substance abuse treatment and prevention services, too, Ruffner noted. Parents in Maricopa …
Read more on Prescott Daily Courier
Selena Gomez Went to Rehab Center That Treats Young People 'Struggling With …
Selena Gomez went to rehab center that treats young people 'struggling with …
… star – who has an on/off relationship with Justin Bieber – was admitted to Dawn at The Meadows recovery centre in Arizona on January 5, and spent two weeks at the facility, which treats people aged 18 to 26 years old who are 'struggling with …
Read more on Daily Mail
San Mateo to lead health program aimed at reducing red tape
There are about 1.1 million dual eligible in California. The state plans to enroll 456,000 into the pilot programs. An estimated 200,000 of those will be in Los Angeles. Seven out of 10 duals are 65 or older, most of them women. One out of three dual …
Read more on Inquirer.net
Gulf War Vet Finds Safe Haven at Canandaigua's Cadence Square
Gulf War vet finds safe haven at Canandaigua's Cadence Square
In 2012, when he was out on parole after a 18-month prison sentence for grand larceny, Grega said he was homeless and living with easy access to drug dealers and others like himself who were consumed with drug addiction. It was the lowest … I got my …
Read more on Brighton-Pittsford Post
South Florida is number one on overdose
… Health South Florida's Addiction Treatment &Recovery Center confirms that, "A student misses two days of classes, gets kicked out of (college), kicked out of their house and arrested and you're seeing consequences in 72 hours because of the drug …
Read more on The Voice of Russia