RIA awarded $2.7 million to help improve alcohol treatment strategies
RIA awarded .7 million to help improve alcohol treatment strategies
“People who show little or no change in drinking prior to entering treatment may benefit from a more intensive program to increase successful outcomes, while those who show a high level of pretreatment change may benefit from less intensive treatment… Continue reading
Event focused on documentary sheds light again on heroin problem
Event focused on documentary sheds light again on heroin problem
Detective Shaun Ferguson of the Naperville Police Department discusses the dangers of heroin abuse before a packed auditorium at Neuqua Valley High School. Ferguson … So much so that anecdotes, facts and figures spill from him at a rapid-fire speed.… Continue reading
San Jose: Meth bust leads to arrest of suspected key cartel operative …
San Jose: Meth bust leads to arrest of suspected key cartel operative …
In addition to the arrests, investigators said they discovered the methamphetamine facility — a lab at a farm in Sacramento County code-named "The Store" that refined raw meth sent in from Mexico. Vanier said the remote Elk… Continue reading
Renowned Author Likens Games to Meth & Slavery
Renowned Author Likens Games to Meth & Slavery
First, you cannot “suggest” to a methamphetamine addict that he shouldn't use so much meth, that he needs to get more exercise. If the addict won't give up the drug, then people who have influence and authority in his life need to… Continue reading
The Seedy Underbelly of Rehab Centers' Online Marketing
The Seedy Underbelly of Rehab Centers' Online Marketing
The rehab center appears to be a run-of-the-mill program offering the usual menu of residential addiction recovery services, with Callahan's own unique twist. But after digging a little below the surface, it appears that Callahan and his son Sean … Read more… Continue reading
Hearing set for restraining order request in same-sex tax returns case
Hearing set for restraining order request in same-sex tax returns case
Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem will hear arguments next Thursday afternoon on the request that he issue a restraining order in the same-sex tax returns case. And Beetem today approved the ACLU's request to intervene in the case… Continue reading