Study Shows Peer-Focused Efforts Promising in Treating Young Adult Alcohol Use …
... Recovery Brands today announced the publication of its research study, "Alcohol Consumption Habits Among Young Adults: Perceptions of Personal Alcohol Consumption in Comparison to the Peer Group's," in the … Read more on PR Newswire (press release) Gregory B. Anderson Greg worked as a rehab counselor for the State of California in San Diego, primarily with those coming out of prison who needed job training, medical care or jobs. He served as board chairman of the drug rehab center, House of Metamorphosis, for many … Read more on San Diego Community Newspaper Group Read ...
Council Opposes Expanion of West Side Methadone Clinic
Council opposes expanion of West Side methadone clinic It's a program bitterly fought two years ago when it was started. Now, a boom in business reflects the booming opioid problem. Council members say it isn't just the location in a residential neighborhood but that drug treatment ought to be in a more … Read more on WBFO Time to Take Close Look at Family First Act And by actually creating a category of placement called “Qualified Residential Treatment Programs” (or worse, one summary of the bill says these would have the oxymoronic name Quality Residential Treatment Programs), the bill runs the risk of … Read more on Youth Today Read more... ...
Surveying the Latest Data in Fatty Liver Disease
... the Latest Data in Fatty Liver Disease Significant advances in the diagnosis and management of patients with this increasingly common and daunting disease were presented at The Liver Meeting® 2015—the 66th annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD … Read more on Medscape The Young Woman Whose Addiction Story Touched Obama's Heart Just Died But she was in Michigan, where she'd moved for a residential drug rehab program. Her story, as …. “We begged them to let her stay, because there weren't any facilities that we could find anywhere near this area that really dealt with dual diagnosis … Read more on Huffington Post Read ...
Central Oregon Volunteer Search
Central Oregon Volunteer Search LA PINE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER needs Meals on Wheels drivers, medical appointment escorts and dishwashers. Contact: Karen Ward, 541-536-6237. LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM needs volunteers to visit and be advocates for the … Read more on Bend Bulletin Family member doing much to help addicts I just placed our 142nd addict into a long-term drug rehabilitation residential treatment center. These addicts have a disease that does lead to crime many times so again more emphasis needs to be addressed on the positive work being done to help these … Read more on Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel Read more... ...
Rehab and Treatment Center Directory Launches
... and Treatment Center Directory Launches RTC free banner GoodTherapy.org is proud to announce the launch of our new Rehab and Treatment Center Directory, where treatment facilities can list for free until April 1, 2016! Over the past year, we've seen a significant increase in the number of … Read more on GoodTherapy.org (blog) All-female drug rehab facility to open in Raleigh County BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) – Construction is underway for an all-female drug rehabilitation facility in Raleigh County. WVVA-TV reports Leon Brush and his wife, Donita Brush, decided to create The Sparrow's Nest to mimic the treatment and success happening at … Read more on Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription) Read ...
Some Say Kratom Is a Solution to Opioid Addiction. Not if Drug Warriors Ban It …
... Say Kratom Is A Solution To Opioid Addiction. Not If Drug Warriors Ban It … Kratom bans are already in place in Indiana, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Vermont and most recently, Arkansas. Legislation is now pending in … People involved in abstinence-only drug rehab have spoken out against kratom, arguing that the drug is easy to … Read more on Huffington Post Amendments to Marine Fishing Regulation Act opposed Most of the country boat fishermen expressed their displeasure with the amendments made to Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1983 at the grievance redressal meeting convened by the Department of Fisheries here on Friday. S.J. Gayes, president … Read more on The Hindu Read ...
Proposed Pot Tax: 15 Percent
Proposed pot tax: 15 percent Legislation seeking to cash in millions from California's newly regulated medical marijuana industry is also raising concerns of encumbering patients and stakeholders who have been abiding by state guidelines. “We have to look at the entire supply … Read more on Redwood Times Tijuana Migrants Hide In Tunnels As Police Raids Get Deadly Amid rats and sewage, they hide from municipal police who seek to place them in drug rehabilitation centers, in jail or on buses out of town. Bloodstains and … The migrants often have tattoos of “San Diego” and the names of other California cities … Read more on KPBS Read more... ...