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Scott Disick Checks Into Rehab Amid Lamar Odom's Hospitalization: Report

...  Disick checks into rehab amid Lamar Odom's hospitalization: report Another member of the Kardashian klan is getting help. Hard-partying Scott Disick, the estranged boyfriend of eldest sister Kourtney Kardashian, has checked into a drug rehabilitation center in Malibu, Calif., in an effort to battle his addiction, Us … Read more on New York Daily News DA: Drug dealers preyed upon rehab clients CITY OF NEWBURGH – They came from across Orange County to peddle prescription drugs on the street in Newburgh, and they targeted people in recovery as their clientele, officials say. On Thursday, Orange County law enforcement officials announced … Read more on Times Herald-Record Read ...

In Randolph, Small-Town Culture Can Be a Barrier to Fighting Addiction

In Randolph, Small-Town Culture Can Be A Barrier To Fighting Addiction This story is part of State of Recovery, VPR's week-long look at the progress that's been made in fighting opiate addiction in Vermont and the problems that remain. Read more here. Not long ago, Concepcion Cruz was part of Randolph's drug problem. Read more on Vermont Public Radio Details released in fatal Northfield fire Wilder's lawyer, Kevin Lumpkin, told Judge John Conroy during a December hearing that he would be searching for a residential drug treatment program to which his client could be admitted. Wilder is jailed at the Chittenden Regional Correctional … Read more on BurlingtonFreePress.com Read more... ...

Nurse Stole Prescription Drugs From Stratford Rehab Facility: Cops

...  Stole Prescription Drugs From Stratford Rehab Facility: Cops … rehabilitation center and keeping the pills. According to police, Jaimie Fitcher, 39, of Seymour, took prescription medication, including Oxycodone and Diazepam, from patients at the Lord Chamberlain Rehabilitation Facility at 7003 Main Street in … Read more on NBC Connecticut Newark police warn of heavy traffic during Obama visit Washington, D.C., and 19 states – California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, ...

Forum Focuses on Dangers of Underage Drinking

...  focuses on dangers of underage drinking “Alcohol is the second major problem on Cape Cod,” said Grundman, noting that heroin and opioid abuse is the number one issue facing the region. Teens who use alcohol increase their risk of addiction by 90 percent, she said. “This is an issue we need … Read more on Cape Cod Times (subscription) How to help your child say 'no' to drugs, alcohol With prescription drugs, marijuana and alcohol readily available, substance abuse is a growing problem among Arizona's youth. Parents should educate themselves as to what drugs are available so they are aware of what the children are exposed to, Moak … Read more on Arizona Daily Star Read ...

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 more on WSAZ-TV Read ...

As Schizophrenia Rivals Rush In, Otsuka and Lundbeck Gain FDA OK for Rexulti

...  schizophrenia rivals rush in, Otsuka and Lundbeck gain FDA OK for Rexulti … Otsuka and its partner Lundbeck snagged an FDA approval for Rexulti (brexpiprazole) to treat schizophrenia and as an add-on therapy for major depression, leaving the two companies prepping for an August launch into an increasingly crowded field. The … Read more on FierceBiotech Veterans Can Get All Of These Prescription Drugs To Treat PTSD, But Not Weed Many of the medications used to treat serious PTSD symptoms such as anxiety, depression, flashbacks and insomnia come with risky side effects, especially when combined with one another. One of the … symptoms. It's long, but by no means all-inclusive. Read more on Huffington Post Read ...

Treatment Helps Prevent Early Menopause in Breast Cancer Patients

...  menopause in breast cancer patients CHICAGO (Reuters) – A new treatment approach may help thousands of women with early-stage breast cancer avoid premature menopause and preserve their ability to have children, U.S. researchers said on Friday. Their study … "This is the first time … Read more on Chicago Tribune (blog) How Addiction Works, and What You Can Do About It In the US alone, over 23 million people, ages 12 and up, needed treatment for illicit drugs (including prescription drugs) or alcohol abuse in 2009, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. That's nearly one in ten … Read more on Lifehacker Read ...