Ex-Addict Makes Hard Times Count

Ex-addict makes hard times count
Twenty years after taking his homeless self and his crystal-meth addiction to the St. Vincent de Paul Village Bishop Maher Center for treatment, Bisarra uses the word “lucky” early and often. He is lucky there was space in the two-year rehab program on … Read more on U-T San Diego

How Chris Brown, Lindsay Lohan could help Justin Bieber
His treatment ended abruptly when he was kicked out of the rehab program for throwing a rock through his mother's car window in the middle of a family counseling session, according to a probation report. The judge soon revoked Brown's probation, but … Read more on CNN

Why Heroin Is Becoming Deadlier
It's reached epidemic proportions, said Nancy Knott, an interventionist and treatment counselor at the Scripps Treatment program near San Diego. “We've always had this picture of heroin being in the worst parts of town, in the shadows,” Knott said. “It … Read more on Discovery News

Drug treatment center eyes Greensburg opening
Barney Seaton of Allied Addiction Recovery said his Pittsburgh-based operation is not a Suboxone clinic, but doctors he employs can prescribe the drug in conjunction with counseling. “What we are is a state-licensed drug treatment facility that is … Read more on Tribune-Review