Yahoo! News Search Results for drug addiction
Yahoo! News Search Results for drug addiction

Drug Court takes aim at crime, addiction (The Index-Journal)
6 Sep 2008 at 2:52am
Eighth Circuit Solicitor Jerry Peace speaks at a press conference Friday as Drug Court administrator Windy Mallon looks on. Peace spoke about the Eighth Circuit Drug Court program.
Experts: Untreated pain as serious a problem drug abuse (Missoulian)
6 Sep 2008 at 8:24pm
With the specter of prescription drug abuse looming large, health care workers stressed Friday that untreated pain in Montana is a public health crisis commensurate to that of addiction.
Renz Addiction Counseling Center opening (Daily Herald)
7 Sep 2008 at 1:11am
Community residents are invited to attend Renz Addiction Counseling Center's Serenity Garden Pond Dedication ceremony at 4 p.m. Tuesday, in honor of the late Patricia Baker.
Officials rue potential drug treatment cuts (The Telegraph)
5 Sep 2008 at 11:15pm
EDWARDSVILLE - Probation and court officials are worried that drastic cuts in the state budget for drug addiction and treatment will create a logjam in the court system and result in more untreated drug addicts on the streets.
Da Nang agrees psychiatry is best for treating drug addiction (Vietnam Net)
3 Sep 2008 at 10:26am
VietNamNet Bridge ? The Da Nang Psychiatric Hospital has been successfully using psychology to treat drug addiction. Furthermore, the programme, which was launched on a trial basis in early 2006, has a far lower relapse rate than other more traditional methods.
County looking to special court to halt cycle of repeat drug offenses (Northw...
7 Sep 2008 at 5:37am
Marilyn Stromborg listed DeKalb County drug court?s successes in human terms.
Hunterdon drug court celebrates a success story (The Star-Ledger)
7 Sep 2008 at 12:41am
The courtroom in Flemington filled with more than two dozen spectators almost two weeks ago, all wanting to see a man who stayed clean of drugs and alcohol, and who was spared a decade in state prison for theft and faking a drug test.
Essay: Addiction Doesn't Discriminate? Wrong (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
4 Sep 2008 at 7:49pm
We've heard it before. "Drug abuse is an equal opportunity destroyer." "Drug addiction is a bipartisan illness." "Addiction does not discriminate; it doesn't care if you are rich or poor, famous or unknown, a man or woman, or even a child." The phrase "addiction doesn't care" is not meant to remind us that addiction casts a long shadow ? everyone knows that. Rather, it is supposed to suggest ...
Join the voices for alcohol, drug recovery (North Platte Telegraph)
5 Sep 2008 at 2:40pm
Telegraph Staff Report LINCOLN - For the estimated 136,000 people in our state who suffer from alcohol and drug addiction, asking for help and finding treatment is essential to getting back to a healthy, fulfilling life through recovery.
When sex becomes an addiction (CNN.com)
5 Sep 2008 at 10:31am
"Californication" star David Duchovny made headlines for voluntarily entering rehab last week. But it wasn't for drugs or alcohol. It was for another dependency, one that affects millions of Americans but is seldom discussed: sex addiction.