Gay former Co-op Bank chairman Paul Flowers: My drug addiction treatment has …
Former Co-op Bank chairman Paul Flowers has spoken in detail for the first time about his treatment for drug addiction. Mr Flowers was the £132,000-a-year chairman of the Co-op Bank from 2010 until May last year when he stepped down as the bank's …
Read more on PinkNews.co.uk

Physician: Drug abuse common in ER setting
Because the strength of any given ingestion of heroin can't be determined, it is difficult to treat, he said. Most heroin overdoses are suicide gestures, Wilkerson said. Many who abuse drugs do so with medications that are legal when prescribed by a …
Read more on The Morning Sun

Active Internet Marketing Brings a Unique Presence to National Addiction …
Active Internet Marketing, a leader in addiction treatment marketing, will be exhibiting a booth at the Innovations in Recovery conference, which will be held in San Diego, CA, March 31 – April 3, 2014 at the Hotel Del Coronado. Share on Twitter Share …
Read more on PR Web (press release)

Drug and alcohol abuse is a disease
Many look to drugs and booze to fill up a hole. It is frustrating to love someone with this disease. But because you do love them, you go that extra mile to help them. A doctor once told me, “Addiction is a disease, like cancer or diabetes. It needs to …
Read more on Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

COUNSEL'S CORNER: Provider Strategies to Combat the Prescription Drug …
Alix C. Michel and David J. Ward, with Michel & Ward, Chattanooga, Tenn., have a combined 50 years of legal experience, primarily in medical and professional malpractice and prescription drug abuse matters. Their expertise in … In July of 2012, the …
Read more on Bloomberg Law

Chief Lansdowne's fatally flawed fix for drug abuse
The money saved, which they estimate at $ 150 million to $ 200 million a year, would be earmarked for drug treatment and mental health programs, crime prevention programs in schools and a fund for victims of trauma. If cleared by the state for …
Read more on U-T San Diego

Innovative program is tailored to prevent homelessness among vets
Now, Warren, 36, is part of an innovative VA program set to begin in San Diego: a residential treatment facility exclusively for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in danger of becoming homeless. "I know what it's like to walk up those stairs, prideful, and …
Read more on Los Angeles Times

Narconon Arrowhead Displays Exemplary Conformance to CARF Accreditation …
Narconon of Oklahoma, a non-profit private residential rehabilitation facility has successfully met the core standards upheld by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on …
Read more on PR Web (press release)

Los Angeles Drug Rehab Center Responds to Recent Hoffman Loss
Southern California treatment center founder and Director, Stuart Birnbaum, reaffirmed his commitment to fighting the disease of addiction following Sunday's sudden death of Hollywood's beloved Philip Seymour Hoffman. His message, founded on the …
Read more on PR Web (press release)

Mark Mishek named Hazelden Betty Ford CEO
But while Mishek plans to make the foundation more accessible to residents of the Coachella Valley, part of his new mission will focus on creating outpatient treatment centers throughout Southern California, in cities such as Los Angeles and San Diego.
Read more on The Desert Sun

An unfamiliar opportunity turns into a family-run market chain
But the chain kept growing; now there are 38 Northgate Gonzalez Markets in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, with more than 5,000 employees. The company said it did about $ 700 million in sales in 2013, an increase over 2012. Construction has …
Read more on Los Angeles Times

Charitable Run/walk events
1, sponsored by the University of California, Irvine/Children's Hospital of Orange County Pediatrics Residents and the Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach; accompanying health fair, all to raise awareness about childhood obesity; free registration …
Read more on Los Angeles Daily News

Tuolumne County Among 15 California Counties Receiving Jail Grant Money
SB 1022 specified that counties would be considered that are seeking to replace or upgrade outdated facilities and provide alternatives to incarceration, including mental health and substance treatment. Construction projects deemed most ready to begin …
Read more on Sierra Sun Times

Best Drug Rehabilitation Launches New Video Featuring the Treatment Facility's …
Best Drug Rehabilitation, which offers recovery geared to the personalized needs of each client, has launched a new video featuring the treatment facility's acclaimed Parenting Course. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on …
Read more on PR Web (press release)

Best Drug Rehabilitation's Founder Per Wickstrom Interviews Former MLBer Ted …
The critical issue of drugs in sports and society is the topic of a new interview between Best Drug Rehabilitation's founder Per Wickstrom and former MLB pitcher with the San Diego Padres and current Wall Street executive Ted Dutcher. Share on Twitter …
Read more on PR Web (press release)

Exercise just as good as drugs in war on major disease
Most of the 305 studies examined involved patients had been given drugs to treat their condition. But 57 of the trials – involving 15,000 volunteers – examined the impact of exercise as a treatment. The research found that while medication worked best …
Read more on Telegraph.co.uk