So, if the cocaine charge sticks, will her attorney recommend going to a drug rehab or addiction treatment center?  Even if she isn’t fully “addicted,” she clearly needs to learn to make better decisions for herself given her history and learn more about who are good influences in her life.  The club-going lifestyle is surrounded, and even fueled-by substance abuse.  She can make money in other ways than her club appearance fees.  A long-term inpatient rehab may be just what is needed for her to start realizing these things.

However, the notion in the UK seems to make sense at first, because why should people continue to pay for others’ addictions?  If they refuse treatment then they are refusing help.  I personally believe the door should be left open to find a way back in, like if they do enroll in an addiction treatment center or drug rehab program then they can become eligible for assistance again upon completion of it, or something like that.

We as a nation, and obviously the UK as well, are wasting tons of money that could be spent in better areas to enhance society rather than keeping addicts on drugs and giving them a government check to feed their addiction and joblessness.  If they want help, get off drugs.  Period.

Excuse me!  Really?!  What about the fact hat Ritalin is addictive?  It is speed.  Other reports have said that the brain recognizes Ritalin as being chemically similar to cocaine – should they go ahead and give addicts cocaine to treat addiction too?  That’s essentially what they’re implying here. 

Even more reasons why books like The New Face of Recovery need to be read by every household in the country – to arm themselves against destructive information like what the researchers are promoting.  I bet if you looked deep enough, you would find that a drug company paid for the research and probably even wrote the paper and had these guys put their names on it – all in an attempt to keep sales going.

If the reports were true about her financial problems, I wondered how she was going to pay him, as I assume he commands a high retainer and hourly rate.  I wasn’t sure if he was doing it because he genuinely cared about her given the situation with losing his sone to addiction, or if he was trying to leverage her problems to benefit himself in some way, such as announcing she was in HIS program, etc.  Maybe he wanted her to become a spokesperson for that treatment center after completing her jail time?  Then reports surfaced this morning that he resigned as her lawyer last night.  Did she refuse to get help or did she just not want to help him?  Who knows for now, and I doubt the whole truth will ever be made public – just a lot of speculation and rumor (not unlike what is happening here).

One thing is certain for me, that is if she had gone to a truly successful addiction treatment program in the first place, much of the drama (and of course the probation violation) would have been avoided.

The UNODC website provides the World Drug Report and a lot of information and tools for anti-drug campaigns around the world.  This year’s event comes on the heals of news that the number of opiate addicts in Afghanistan have doubled, that drug cartel murders in Mexico have escalated and that prescription drug addiction is causing record overdose deaths in the United States.

As any local, national or international anti-drug campaign must have to be successful, the two main parts include effective drug prevention measures as well as successful drug rehabs and alcohol addiction treatment centers.  Without these, it’s just a war.

People seeking unemployment benefits or welfare would have to first pass a drug test under a proposal Sen. Orrin Hatch will try to add to legislation extending the social safety net during this time of economic turmoil.

Hatch, R-Utah, said his idea would help battle drug addiction and could reduce the nation’s debt. He will try to get the Senate to include his amendment to a $140 billion bill extending tax breaks and social programs this week.

“This amendment is a way to help people get off of drugs to become productive and healthy members of society, while ensuring that valuable taxpayer dollars aren’t wasted,” he said after announcing his amendment. “Too many Americans are locked into a life of a dangerous dependency not only on drugs, but the federal assistance that serves to enable their addiction.”

While this certainly isn’t a popular idea in the minds of those who feal addicts are helpless, diseased individuals, the majority of hardworking Americans should be able to relate to this situation, especially those who have overcome major obstacles in life to keep providing for their families. 

Any ammendment should, in my opinion, allow people who test positive to to an addiction treatment center, preferably a 90 day drug rehab program or another long-term period, and submit clean drug tests under a probationary period before any public assistance is denied.

The survey asked if they’d ever taken a prescription drug such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax, without a doctor’s prescription.

While this is alarming, it shouldn’t be surprising, frankly.  Prescription drugs have been pushed on Americans for every feeling or malady imaginable and drug companies have marketed their products (often fraudulently) to doctors and consumers to get people to buy them.  So if millions of American adults think taking these drugs are okay, then of course our children will follow suit.

This is still in the beginning stages of the epidemic, as more people continue to seek drug rehab centers for prescription drug addiction than ever.  If you or someone you love is in need of help for being dependent on prescriptions or other drugs, contact us today for help finding a successful addiction recovery program.

It is clear that Texas needs more facilities that provide 90-day rehab programs for drug and alcohol addiction – or longer.  In addition to long-term rehabilitation, other successful components that have been identified include drug-free methods (not prescribing replacement drugs to addicts) and treatments that address the physical symptoms of addiction.

For more information about successful drug rehabs and recovery programs that actually work, call 1-877-372-5719 to speak with a counselor who can help.

  Synthetic drugs like the marijuana analogue Spice and mephedrone — similar to the banned khat — have become prominent drugs of abuse within the last year, and experts say that similar “legal high” drugs are coming down the pike, the BBC reported April 23.The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) said that new synthetics are being developed with “unprecedented speed”; the drugs closely mimic currently illegal substances but have often avoided government regulation, although the U.K. has recently banned Spice and mephedrone.

EMCDDA said it identified 24 new substances last year, up from 13 in 2008.

“The appearance of a large number of new unregulated synthetic compounds marketed on the Internet as ‘legal highs’ or ‘not for human consumption’ and specifically designed to circumvent drug controls presents a growing challenge to current approaches to monitoring, responding to and controlling the use of new psychoactive substances,” said the EMCDDA in its annual report.

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The biggest problem here isn’t the ability to regulate drugs, it is the ability to reduce the demand for these drugs in many cultures.  Drug treatment programs are continually playing catch-up and schools are tyring to find the most effective prevention programs, at least they should be.  Policy changes for drug rehab centers and related activities are needed to provide funding for facilities and organizations that actually can demonstrate change.

Haim had a troubled past with substance abuse and all that comes with it – sliding career, financial difficulties and trouble with the law.

He is the latest casualty in a string of celebrity deaths that have been linked to drugs in one way or another.  Yet with all the glorification of alcohol and drug abuse portrayed in Hollywood, especially on MTV and VH1 reality shows, maybe common sense might prevail and not continue to show so much partying since these channels influence our nation’s teenagers to a great degree. 

Even Joey from MTV’s “The Real World Hollywood” wound up spinning his substance abuse from a violent tirade into a paid gig on “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew”, where he was depicted as making a joke of his drug use before entering treatment yet again.

I think it’s about time that some shows shed light on the reality of substance abuse without the glamorization of partying.  Obviously not everyone winds up dead like Corey Haim when they become addicted to drugs, but most will end up in prison or die if they do not seek effective help. 

We can help you locate successful addiction treatment centers for yourself or a loved one, whether you are seeking a California rehab center or some other location.  Contact us today by calling 1-877-372-5719.