School in Session for Parish Inmates
School in session for parish inmates
About 30 students are working their way toward high school diplomas. The effort isn't unusual, but the location is. All these students are inmates in the St. Landry Parish Jail. The classes, in place for about three months, are part of an innovative … Read more on Opelousas Daily World
A Reporter Reveals Ebola's Effect on One Family
Most of the people who have died in this epidemic died at home, in the presence of their families, because of the acute shortage of Ebola treatment centers. Also, I had covered West Africa before and knew that in Liberia — as in many other parts of … Read more on New York Times
Johnson to Return at Torrey Pines
Johnson to return at Torrey Pines
Golf.com reported that he failed a drug test three times – for marijuana in 2009, and for cocaine in 2012 and 2014. The report said the PGA Tour suspended him … Johnson said they are renting a home in Thousand Oaks, California, but he plans to live … Read more on KCTV Kansas City
Harbor Village Florida Asserts that Marijuana Legalization Could Pose Problems …
Harbor Village Florida is among Florida's drug and alcohol detox centers. Its facility is devoted to helping drug addicts and alcoholics overcome their addictions. In the trend of marijuana legalization, the inpatient drug rehab center is uncertain … Read more on PR Web (press release)
411 Fact or Fiction MMA: Did the UFC Underpenalize Jon Jones?
411 Fact or Fiction MMA: Did the UFC Underpenalize Jon Jones?
Jon Jones' reported one night stay in rehab now looks like little more than a publicity stunt. The NSAC's big meeting about changing their drug policy ultimately amounted to nothing. And who can forget Dana White's statement about how “proud” he was on … Read more on 411mania.com
Grapevine: Crystal talks 'Soap,' rapper A$ AP Yams dies
Details, including a cause of death, weren't available, but according to BET, Yams had struggled with drug addiction in recent years, with the main problems being codeine and Xanax. The rapper entered a rehab facility in July 2014, but reportedly his … Read more on The Detroit News
Women Addicted to Drugs in Iran Begin Seeking Treatment Despite Taboo
Women addicted to drugs in Iran begin seeking treatment despite taboo
TEHRAN — On the western outskirts of this city, in an industrial neighborhood of factories and dusty half-constructed lots, a metal-walled building houses women with a secret. They are female drug addicts, a growing class of people with a habit so … Read more on Washington Post
Island Health re-establishes recovery program for women
In a Toronto boarding house where almost every room offered a different drug, 14-year-old runaway Myra Perrin was offered a chance to no longer worry about life. “They [the tenants] said it will help you forget and you don't have to worry about your … Read more on Nanaimo News Bulletin
Recalling the Tidal Disaster Ten Years Later
Recalling the tidal disaster ten years later
Post-traumatic stress disorder may be a risk factor for nicotine and drug use disorders (Breslau N, Davis GC, Schultz LR: Posttraumatic stress disorder and the incidence of nicotine, alcohol, and other drug disorders in persons who have experienced … Read more on nation.lk – The Nation Newspaper
Norcross drug facility under new scrutiny
Taking his military service into account, a Florida judge agreed to allow Desmond to enter a residential drug treatment program in lieu of jail. Enter Narconon of Georgia, where his parents say they paid $ 30,000 to get their son the round-the-clock … Read more on Atlanta Journal Constitution
Rochester's Health Care Revolution
Rochester's health care revolution
This approach, called "vertical integration," brings a wide range of physician practices, ambulatory care facilities, mental health and drug treatment programs, home care services, and even senior housing under one corporate umbrella. …. In 2012, the … Read more on Rochester City Newspaper
Fulton council approves spending for sewer upgrades
Changes to a grant the Fulton Police Department utilized has caused 52 percent of the salary funding for a drug-task officer to be cut. The Department of Public Safety awarded the grant to Fulton Police for the officer who was responsible for 15-18 … Read more on Fulton Sun
The Rehab Dancers From Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Perform at ugaMiracle
The Rehab Dancers from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta perform at ugaMiracle – At the University of Georgia chapter of Dance Marathon supporting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNHospitals) and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta fo…
Opiates match alcohol in Ohio treatment centers
The facilities will join Ed's Place as treatment centers for men. Ed's Place was opened this year by the Recovery Council in Pike County and currently serves 15 men with the ability to grow to 45. Although Medicaid doesn't cover inpatient drug … Read more on Cincinnati.com