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Synanon’s Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult – Gizmodo

Synanon’s Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult – Gizmodo

Synanon's Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult
Gizmodo
Dederich is credited with a lot of positive innovations early on in his career as a drug rehab guru. He focused on a marginalized group that most institutions wanted nothing to do with. He was said to have coined the phrase "Today is the first day of …… Continue reading

Forum on Drug Abuse Hears From Recovering Addicts – CBS Local

Forum On Drug Abuse Hears from Recovering Addicts – CBS Local

Forum On Drug Abuse Hears from Recovering Addicts
CBS Local
(AP) _ The president's top adviser on drug policy urged those recovering from drug addiction to give hope to others by speaking out, saying that stigma and denial about substance abuse are obstacles to treatment. Michael Botticelli, acting director of
Forum on drug abuse hears from recovering addicts – CBS 3 Springfield –… Continue reading

Synanon’s Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult – Gizmodo

Synanon’s Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult – Gizmodo

Synanon's Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult
Gizmodo
Dederich is credited with a lot of positive innovations early on in his career as a drug rehab guru. He focused on a marginalized group that most institutions wanted nothing to do with. He was said to have coined the phrase "Today is the first day of …… Continue reading

Doctors, Medical Staff on Drugs Put Patients at Risk – USA TODAY

Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk – USA TODAY


USA TODAY
Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk
USA TODAY
Pervasive problem: The latest drug use data from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, released in 2007, indicated that an average of 103,000 doctors, nurses, medical technicians and health care aides a year were abusing …
Hospital setting triggers worker drug abuse, theftFierceHealthcare

Drug-addicted health… Continue reading

Doctors, Medical Staff on Drugs Put Patients at Risk – USA TODAY

Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk – USA TODAY


USA TODAY
Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk
USA TODAY
Pervasive problem: The latest drug use data from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, released in 2007, indicated that an average of 103,000 doctors, nurses, medical technicians and health care aides a year were abusing …
Hospital setting triggers worker drug abuse, theftFierceHealthcare

Drug-addicted health… Continue reading

Doctors, Medical Staff on Drugs Put Patients at Risk – USA TODAY

Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk – USA TODAY


USA TODAY
Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk
USA TODAY
Pervasive problem: The latest drug use data from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, released in 2007, indicated that an average of 103,000 doctors, nurses, medical technicians and health care aides a year were abusing …
Hospital setting triggers worker drug abuse, theftFierceHealthcare

Drug-addicted health… Continue reading