drug abuse

Should Drunk Drivers Be Forced to Visit Morgues?

...  Drunk Drivers Be Forced to Visit Morgues? Drug and alcohol recovery programs like 12 steps operate on the same principle; the difference is that the emotional experience is administered slowly, through the gradual sharing and discussion of past traumatic experiences. Malinek suspects that … Read more on Slate Magazine Nurses In Wis. Slower To Self-Report Drug Abuse “Patient safety is the lowest in states with the lowest participation in these programs,” said Mike Miller, medical director of the Herrington Recovery Center, which offers drug and alcohol treatment at Oconomowoc's Rogers Memorial Hospital. “You could … Read more on CBS Local Read ...

Mental Illness: Families Cut Out of Care

...  illness: Families cut out of care Deaths from unnatural causes – such as suicide, drug abuse and injuries – were 90% lower among people with schizophrenia whose families were involved throughout their care, according to a study that followed more than 500 patients over 10 years … Read more on USA TODAY Review: In 'Evicted,' Home Is an Elusive Goal for America's Poor Mr. Desmond, a sociologist and a co-director of the Justice and Poverty Project at Harvard, lived among them in 2008 and 2009 — first in the poor, white College Mobile Home Park, a dark hole of vanished ambitions and drug abuse (one woman is “Heroin … Read more on New York Times Read ...

Why Is Addiction Treatment So Slow to Change?

...  charge people tens of thousands of dollars for various offerings. And despite all the investment in science, few of those treatments make much … Only about one in ten people with … Read more on OUPblog (blog) Sen. King tours addiction treatment facility PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Senator Angus King toured an addiction treatment facility in Portland Monday morning as part of an ongoing conversation with law enforcement, treatment specialists, and addicts about a spiking drug abuse epidemic. Read more on WLBZ2.com Read ...

Auckland to Christchurch 'Drug Mule' Mother Sentenced

Auckland to Christchurch 'drug mule' mother sentenced However, Judge Nicola Mathers took into consideration Puna's positive progress in drug and alcohol rehabilitation and the six months already served in custody. "I accept your remorse was genuine and your time in custody was certainly a wake up call to … Read more on The Press Trainer residents protest proposed rehab facility TRAINER >> More than 75 residents attended Wednesday's council caucus meeting with several people publicly expressing opposition to a proposal for transforming the site of the current Pagano Funeral Home into a drug rehabilitation/transition center. Read more on The Delaware County Daily Times Read more... ...

Squeeze Humiliate David Cameron Live on the Andrew Marr Show by Changing Song

...  humiliate David Cameron live on The Andrew Marr Show by changing song … He pledged that 'brutal high-rise towers' and 'bleak' housing will be 'torn down' in an effort to tackle drug abuse and gang culture. …… Rory Feek reveals heartbreak of spending his final Valentine's Day with terminally-ill wife Joey – and his … Read more on Daily Mail Guru Josh dies in Ibiza aged 51, rave legend behind the song Infinity The musician, whose real name is Paul Walden, lived on the Spanish party island, where he had set up a digital graphics business and a rave promotions company. His body was discovered on Sunday by his manager in the apartment they ...

All-Female Drug Rehab Facility to Open in Raleigh County

...  Drug Rehab Facility to Open in Raleigh County Leon Brush says the program at the women's center will be a little different than the treatment at Brian's Safehouse. He says women at The Sparrow's Nest will not only learn about sobriety but will also learn how to live and get along with other people … Read more on West Virginia Public Broadcasting Stories like Haley's inspire me to keep fighting drug abuse problem She now yearns for her own child to grow up in a community no longer overtaken by prescription drug abuse and believes action must be taken before West Virginia's opioid abuse epidemic intensifies further. … These letters have come from children who … Read more on Beckley Register-Herald Read ...

Why Addiction Is Suddenly a Hot Investment Sector in Philly

...  operation by the end of next year and an additional 1,100 beds in 2019. He envisions treating 30,000 people a year, seven times more than the 4,300 Caron Treatment Centers served … Read more on Philly.com Many doctors refuse to prescribe heroin 'antidote' that could slow epidemic However, not enough doctors are willing to prescribe it, and loved ones don't know it even exists, said Caleb Banta-Green, Senior Research Scientist at the University of Washington's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute. … Suboxone for a few years and it … Read more on MyNorthwest.com Read ...