Local attorney grateful for second chance at life and career
May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
EAST?LIVERPOOL-Many people who have battled back from drug or alcohol addiction speak of reaching a point at which the destruction their behavior has wrought finally registers, and a decision must be made. For attorney Richard Hoppel of East Liverpool, it arrived on Oct. 23, 2008.
Morningside hit with orders to stop operations
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Recovery facilities accused of providing services without proper licenses.
Long Beach man killed in 3-car crash in Huntington Beach
May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
HUNTINGTON BEACH - Police today investigated a three-vehicle collision that killed a 30-year-old Long Beach man in Huntington Beach and left a 7-month-old baby hospitalized in critical condition.
Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center Passages Ventura Celebrates Three Years of Treating Substance Abuse
May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Passages Ventura drug and alcohol addiction treatment center celebrates its third birthday next week. (PRWeb May 10, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Passages-Ventura-rehab/2012-anniversary/prweb9493840.htm
Counties lack funds to treat addiction
May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Despite advances in the war on opiates, many Ohioans struggling with drug problems are being turned away from treatment because there’s not enough money. “We think the governor is doing a great job,” said Jody Demo-Hodgins, director of the Crawford-Marion County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services. “But if we don’t have money to treat people, we’re going to continue ...
Fate of North Hollywood church’s burial ground uncertain
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The ashes of 17 people are buried in the rose garden at St. David's Anglican Church in North Hollywood, but the burial ground's future is uncertain as the church continues a long-running property battle with the Episcopal Church, from which it disaffiliated years ago.
Narconon Riverbend Retreat Louisiana Celebrates Alcohol Awareness Month Spotlighting A Graduate
May 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Narconon Riverbend Retreat Louisiana Celebrates Alcohol Awareness Month Spotlighting A Graduate Narconon Riverbend Retreat in Louisiana spotlights a recent graduate who overcame alcoholism in recognition of National Alcohol Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NCADD). Narconon Riverbend Retreat Louisiana actively supports the National Council on ...
Drug/alcohol treatment groups lobby to block state aid cuts
May 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
HARRISBURG - Drug and alcohol treatment providers are lobbying lawmakers to spare them from cuts under a proposed block grant for county-run human services. They want to preserve funding for the Behavioral Health Services Initiative that aids the workin
Dark days that led to the light of god
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A wild lifestyle in the Tory party, the heartbreak of splitting from David Cameron - what caused the drug addiction that drove the PM's ex into a nunnery? Zoe Brennan reports.
Depts. of Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Services will merge
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Kasich administration plans to merge two state agencies serving Ohioans with mental health and substance abuse problems. The Ohio Department of Mental Health and the Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services will be combined effective July 1, 2013, pending legislative approval. Employees and stakeholders are being informed of the merger this afternoon. Officials said the merger is ...