Drug News

ALCOHOL – USA
Environment plays a key role in Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation – Trans World News

Mountainside Treatment Center is located in the breathtaking serene environment of the foothills of the Berkshires. Our experience shows that the correct environment plays a vital role in a person’s recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Narconon Graduate Successfully Recovers From Prescription Drug Abuse – PR News Wire

Ramsy Darwish knows what it’s like being addicted to prescription pain medication. In a recent story called America’s “Other” Drug Problem Prescription Medication Abuse with CNN’s Rick Sanchez, Ramsy shared his story of addiction and recovery and how he got help, finally ending up at the Narconon Freedom Center drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.

ADDICTION – USA
Narconon Arrowhead Provides Drug Rehab for Minneapolis Residents – Trans World News

Minneapolis like many states through out the United States is struggling. It’s residents are struggling not just from the pressure of a bad economy but from the pressure of addiction.

ADDICTION – USA
Drug Addiction and Substance Abuse Root Cause of Crime – Trans World News

History will view this time as a dark age – an age where an entire generation suffered from drug addiction and were thrown into prison to recover, much like Bedlam.

DRUGS – USA
Drug Rehab Services Helps Ontario OxyContin Abusers – Express Press Release

OxyContin abuse is a very serious problem that does impact the residents of Ontario. Drug Rehab Services receives many calls from families looking for help who have a loved one slowly dying form an OxyContin addiction.

ADDICTION – USA
Narconon Arrowhead Supports Outpatient Drug Rehab for New York Residents – Trans World News

New York State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) began a new Work Release program in 2007 for inmates who were eligible.  The outpatient programs chemical dependence assessments and counseling are provided by (OASAS) Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services a not-for- profit organization.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug abuse growing in Indiana – Indianapolis Star

The latest drug threat isn’t coming from street dealers or makeshift laboratories. It’s coming from your medicine cabinet. A new state report released last week found that while street-drug use is still a problem, prescription-drug abuse is increasing at an alarming rate.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol-detection device would keep the vehicle from starting if the driver is drunk – The Plain Dealer

Drunken driving kills. And now the auto industry and federal government are collaborating on research they hope will kill drunken driving.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol detector would prevent car from starting if driver is drunk – The Plain Dealer

Advocates say the new devices — still in preliminary development phases — would be a far cry from the Breathalyzer-type ignition interlocks that Ohio judges order convicted drunken drivers to install to keep their cars from starting if they’ve been drinking.