drug and alcohol addiction

A Vaccine to Curb Addicts' Highs

A Vaccine to Curb Addicts' Highs

Filed under: drug addiction treatments

As an expert in addiction treatment, what depresses me is that a quarter-century later, I would still have to give her the same answer. But another possibility is now on the horizon: a vaccine for addiction to cocaine… Continue reading

Are There Any Addiction Treatment Programs Offered in Albany?

Question by joy: Are there any addiction treatment programs offered in Albany?
I’m from Albany, New York and I want to enroll in a addiction treatment program. I’m not an alcoholic or a drug addict. I just want to learn more about the nature of addiction treatment programs because… Continue reading

What Are Your Opinions on Teen Challenge?

Question by Lady Tam: What are your opinions on Teen Challenge?
My 28 year old cousin has been abusing alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine for 15 years. Just as things seemed to be getting better, he quit his job (the best thing that’s happened to him in 28 years). He… Continue reading

Judge Imposes Harsh Sanctions on Norcross Drug Treatment Facility

Judge imposes harsh sanctions on Norcross drug treatment facility

Filed under: drug rehabilitation

In a rare move, a DeKalb County state judge has withdrawn a Norcross drug treatment facility's response to allegations in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a former patient's parents. Judge Stacey K. Hydrick said in a… Continue reading

Undercurrent of RX Drug Abuse in the Little Falls Case …

Undercurrent of RX drug abuse in the Little Falls case …

Filed under: drug addiction treatment

It all fits with the reports over the past couple years from drug treatment and law enforcement officials – that prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem among young people today. One of… Continue reading

Harvard Doctor Turns Felon After Lure of Insider Trading

Harvard Doctor Turns Felon After Lure of Insider Trading

Filed under: christian drug treatment centers

He grew up in Cocoa, Florida, in a middle-class family of high achievers who embraced Christian values, according to court filings and interviews with people who know him. His father was an engineering supervisor at… Continue reading