Commissioner: Mental Illness Treatment and Substance Abuse Deterrent Should …

Published September 28, 2013

Commissioner: Mental illness treatment and substance abuse deterrent should …
NORMAN — Terri White, commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, encouraged parents to keep being uncool in the eyes of their children, despite how hard such a task could be. Parents are the No. Read more on Norman Transcript

FIST combats drug addiction with information and action
FIST is holding a free, open event on Friday, Oct. 4, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm to educate people, focusing on addiction awareness, prevention, advocacy and recovery. … The group came about less than a year ago when Rizzuto — a Wantagh resident who works … Read more on NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com

Rehab centers struggle to keep drugs out
In an e-mail to Ehrhart's mother, Betty Ford's former CEO John Schwarzlose, who left the post in July, promised an investigation, offered the family free services and refunded Ehrhart's tuition. Ehrhart transferred to another rehab center. "We take … Read more on Detroit Free Press

Andrew Zimmern: From drug addiction to bizarre foods guru
Whatever drove Zimmern to drugs and alcohol two decades ago is the powerful force that drives his work. “I'm in the deep end of the pool,” he says. (Zimmern lives in Minnesota and now volunteers at a drug and alcohol addiction treatment centre.). Read more on Vancouver Sun