drugs and alcohol

School Shooting Sheds Light on Treating Mentally Ill

School shooting sheds light on treating mentally ill

Filed under: drug addiction treatment center

In Knox County, officials are moving forward with a plan to help non-violent criminals get on the right track as soon as possible, by treating offenders… Continue reading

Gun Control vs. Drug Control: Asking Not How, but Why, 27 People Died

Gun control vs. drug control: Asking not how, but why, 27 people died

Filed under: effects of drug abuse

The results were startling and revealed that 31% of people who had both a substance abuse disorder and a psychiatric disorder… Continue reading

Alcohol, Drug Counselor Brenda Wiewel Helps Change Lives, One Addict at a Time

Alcohol, drug counselor Brenda Wiewel helps change lives, one addict at a time

Filed under: alcohol addiction help

As executive director of Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (L.A. CADA) Wiewel is passionate about saving lives and… Continue reading

Study Finds Drug Rehab Could Reduce WV Prison Overcrowding

Study Finds Drug Rehab Could Reduce WV Prison Overcrowding

Filed under: drug rehab treatment centers drug alcohol

A new study suggests that West Virginia can reduce prison overcrowding by providing substance abuse treatment to offenders that are on probation or… Continue reading

NY Heroin Scourge Spills Into Pike County

NY heroin scourge spills into Pike County

Filed under: drug treatment centers in pennsylvania

Eastern Pike Regional sergeant David Zegarski checks out the pedestrian tunnel under Interstate 84 in Matamoras, Pa. on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.John DeSanto/Times Herald-Record. of 3… Continue reading

Tonka CARES Program Takes on Teen Drug, Alcohol Use Perception

Tonka CARES program takes on teen drug, alcohol use perception

Filed under: teen drug abuse

One local high school says there's a perception among teens that their peers use drugs and alcohol more than they actually do, and their… Continue reading