Suspect in Death of CHOP Doctor Described as Helpful Family Man

Suspect in death of CHOP doctor described as helpful family man
Filed under: alcohol addiction treatment

Speaking on condition that they not be identified, police investigators said Smith's statement, in which he said he "just snapped," included an admission that he was addicted to prescription painkillers and had a history of drug and alcohol abuse. On …
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Drug therapy for drug addiction?
Filed under: alcohol addiction treatment

… driver of a new age of addiction therapy, Hartnett says, will be changing attitudes toward medications such as methadone. Increasingly, the goal of addiction therapy will no longer be to replace an opiate such as heroin with a drug such as …
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Five years probation for drunken driver who hit parked car in Forest Grove
Filed under: alcohol addiction treatment

House is to undergo mental health evaluation, treatment and counseling, plus treatment for alcohol abuse, and cannot possess or consume alcohol. House must also attend a Washington County victim impact panel. — Roger Gregory. View/Post Comments …
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Drunken driver who hurt Duluth cop arrested on DWI charge again
Filed under: alcohol addiction treatment

Porter was sentenced to a year in jail and chemical dependency treatment for seriously injuring a Duluth police investigator while driving with a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. When Duane Klynn Porter was arrested by Proctor …
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