UPDATE: Haverhill Councilor Scatamacchia Indicted
... Haverhill Councilor Scatamacchia indicted SALEM, Mass. — The vice president of the Haverhill City Council was secretly indicted and was arrested early Tuesday morning, according to the office of District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett. Robert Scatamacchia of Bradford was arraigned this afternoon … Read more on Eagle-Tribune Drug Abuse Update: 'Teen Mom 2' Leah Messer Enrolls In Utah Rehab Following reports of drug abuse, Teen Mom 2 star Leah Messer has reportedly entered a Utah rehab facility. According to a June 3 report by In Touch Weekly, Messer enrolled in a treatment program on May 21, nearly two weeks after she was scheduled to … Read more on The Inquisitr Read ...
Deen Castronovo Says He Was Fired From Journey in August
... Castronovo Says He Was Fired From Journey in August The drummer was speaking to Ultimate Classic Rock (via Blabbermouth) when he revealed that he had received word that he was no longer in the band while in treatment for drug abuse. According to Castronovo … They had the phone number to call me and … Read more on Ultimate-Guitar.Com Joey Corbin's parents have more questions than answers They don't understand why, in their view, the sheriff's deputies in the jail seemed disinterested in Joey's struggles with depression and drug addiction. Above all else, they want to speak to parents and loved ones of those struggling with drugs and … Read more on Galesburg Register-Mail Read ...
Steve Sarkisian Fired 'Effective Immediately', Will Check Into Rehab Center …
... Sarkisian Fired 'Effective Immediately', Will Check Into Rehab Center … Steve Sarkisian (Photo : Getty) Steve Sarkisian has seemingly been dealing with an alcohol problem for several years. Shortly after the University of Southern California (USC) asked its head football coach, Steve Sarkisian, to take an indefinite leave … Read more on University Herald Obama says US will tackle prescription drug abuse Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has laid out a $ 10 billion plan that promotes treatment over incarceration. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has visited drug rehabilitation centers and talked up his work to create drug courts at home … Read more on WRCB-TV Read ...
Giving Matters: Providing Addiction Therapy
Giving Matters: Providing Addiction Therapy It was so bad, I had no choice but to go to rehab. I had no idea what recovery was. I just knew I couldn't stop getting high. They teach you about what it is and what you have to do to stay sober. I went there when I was 15 and I stayed sober for two … Read more on New Hampshire Public Radio Read more... ...
Carly Fiorina: 'I Buried a Child to Drug Addiction.' How Addiction Is Changing …
... Fiorina: 'I buried a child to drug addiction.' How addiction is changing … "I buried a child to drug addiction," Fiorina said. Lori Ann Fiorina was 34 when she died. She had struggled with alcoholism and drug abuse for years, entering rehab three times. While working in pharmaceutical sales, she abused prescription drugs. She … Read more on Washington Post Addiction Treatment Centers Recovery Point and HER Place to Merge HUNTINGTON, W.Va (WSAZ) — Two addiction treatment centers in Huntington are joining forces to further empower the battle against addiction and alcoholism in the region. Directors with Recovery Point of Huntington announced Monday the organization … Read ...
Nick Gordon Enters Rehab for Drug Abuse After Dr. Phil Intervention: Report
... Gordon Enters Rehab for Drug Abuse After Dr. Phil Intervention: Report … boyfriend has checked into rehab for drug abuse after ranting about suicide, TMZ is now reporting. The decision was allegedly made following his sit-down intervention with Dr. Phil and amid Bobbi Kristina's hospitalization. PHOTOS: Celebrity rehab … Read more on Us Magazine Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill Are Abusing ADHD Drugs The agency also reported that from 2010 to 2012, people entering substance rehabilitation centers cited stimulants as their primary substance of abuse 15 percent more often than in the ...
Drug Needle Exchanges Gain Ground After Indiana HIV Outbreak
... needle exchanges gain ground after Indiana HIV outbreak A pilot exchange program is due to begin in West Virginia in September. And Southern Ohio has opened exchanges in two cities since 2012. "Some of the most … Deaths from heroin overdoses jumped 286 percent nationwide from 2002 to 2013, according to … Read more on Reuters Buffalo, New York: Opioid overdosing reaches epidemic proportions Across the United States, there is a high incidence of prescription drug abuse, particularly in economically depressed states such as West Virginia. Buffalo is in many ways a microcosm of the so-called Rust Belt region … Buffalo's manufacturing … Read more on World Socialist Web Site Read ...