'Destination Rehab' for WA Drug Addicts
'Destination rehab' for WA drug addicts Asia has long been the destination of choice for Australians seeking cheap cosmetic surgery, but growing numbers are also venturing overseas to undergo drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Comparatively low-cost, exclusive centres offering seclusion and … Read more on WA today Proposed South Gippsland drug-alcohol rehab hospital at Loch gets council … The South Gippsland Shire Council has approved a planning application for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation hospital in Loch, despite 34 objections. The applicant, Australian Addiction Hospitals, said it still needed to get approval from the health … Read more on ABC Local Read more... ...
Kathy Drank While Pregnant, and Her Daughter Paid the Price
Kathy drank while pregnant, and her daughter paid the price As a teen, Kathy Mitchell drank alcohol while pregnant with her daughter, Karli. It was a perilous if unwitting mistake … Her third child, a girl, was born healthy, but by the time she became pregnant with her fourth child, Kathy had added an … Read more on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In Drug Epidemic, Resistance to Medication Costs Lives Dr. Marvin Seppala wrote a book on conquering drug addiction with counseling and group therapy. The spiritual, abstinence-based strategy pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous helped him overcome his own alcohol and cocaine addiction when he was 19. Read more on KTOO Read more... ...
New Painkiller Rules Postponed: CDC Mystery or Politics?
New Painkiller Rules Postponed: CDC Mystery Or Politics? Dr. Andrew Kolodny, senior scientist at Brandeis University; current chief medical officer at Phoenix House, a drug addiction treatment center, has no doubt pharmaceutical companies who profit from American's opioid addictions are behind the delay by … Read more on KNPR Sideshow: No charges for Lamar Odom Lamar Odom won't have to swap his rehab bed for a jail cell: Nye County, Nevada, prosecutors say the former NBA player will not be charged with any crimes in relation to the drug binge. Odom was hospitalized Oct. 13 in "extremely critical condition," … Read more on Philly.com Read more... ...
Dan Wootton on the Downfall of One Direction
Dan Wootton on the downfall of One Direction A 1D insider added: “When the guys started making enough money, Harry insisted there were always two modes of transport, even when it came to private jets. … Amid rumours of physical confrontations backstage, he initially refused to travel to the US … Read more on The Sun (subscription) Who Won the Democratic Debate? Well, that wasn't so bad, was it? Despite dire predictions that the first Democratic presidential debate would be a snoozefest, the Las Vegas summit actually offered a little bit of everything: substance, humor, tension, and one truly baffling Lincoln … Read more on The Atlantic (blog) Read more... ...
ZBA Hears Appeal on Process for Alcohol, Drug Treatment Center
ZBA hears appeal on process for alcohol, drug treatment center CHARLES – Attorneys sparred for nearly three hours Tuesday over what sections of the Kane County zoning ordinance should apply to a petition seeking a special use to allow an alcohol and drug abuse treatment facility for up to 120 people. At issue was … Read more on Kane County Chronicle In Heroin Crisis, White Families Seek Gentler War on Drugs Last week, President Obama traveled to West Virginia, a mostly white state with high levels of overdoses, to discuss his $ 133 million proposal to expand access for drug treatment and prevention programs. The Justice Department is also preparing to … Read more on New York Times Read more... ...
Porter County Substance Abuse Council Takes Over Hookah Lounge
Porter County Substance Abuse Council takes over Hookah Lounge VALPARAISO | For this week's ironic moment, the Porter County Substance Abuse Council is taking over the building that was previously The Hookah Lounge. Beatrice Owen, director of the council, laid out the plans Tuesday in front of the city's site … Read more on nwitimes.com Are these the worst and best band splits ever? Pete Doherty's struggle with drug addiction caused endless problems for them, and he ended up in prison after burgling co-frontman Carl Barât's flat. The band have reformed several times since breaking up, and Doherty and Barât still have a famously … Read more on RTE.ie Read more... ...
Troy Woman Jailed for Trafficking Heroin
Troy woman jailed for trafficking heroin Jones' attorney John Herndon said Jones has struggled with drug addiction for the last four years and asked for community control to allow her to seek counseling services. Judge Pratt noted that Jones should have sought in-patient drug counseling … Read more on Troy Daily News 'Freeheld' Screenwriter Derides Movie That Sounds a Lot Like 'Freeheld' Years ago, when I was at the beginning of my recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism, a wise man told me that we are motivated by two things in life: Love or fear. Growing up gay in the … She's had counseling and classes. Assistance with getting … Read more on Yahoo Movies (blog) Read more... ...