Drug Rehab

Alexander Eichler

Executives In Rehab Won't Quit This Habit

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.27.2012

When Natalie was in rehab last year, she noticed a lot of people on the phone. Many of the other patients at Passages Malibu -- the California trea...

The Many Lives Saved By Betty Ford

AP | SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER and ANTHONY MCCARTNEY | Posted 09.08.2011

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Before she is laid to rest, Betty Ford will be memorialized in the Southern California desert region that she and her re...

Astoria Characters: The Lady and the Parrot

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 07.17.2011

Nancy Ruhling

This story is not about Laurie Lieberman, or at least that's what she says. It is, according to her, about Zeus, who has just hopped onto her fingers. Zeus is her 4 ½-year-old Congo African grey parrot.

Is Your Loved One Considering Rehab Again? 4 Questions To Ask First

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 11.17.2011

Carole Bennett, MA

One of the most common questions clients and I discuss is that their loved one has already been in a residential rehab two or more times and recently ...

Inside Scientology's Rehab Program

The Fix | Posted 06.04.2011

L. Ron Hubbard was a strange candidate to emerge as the self-proclaimed scientific leader of one of the world's largest anti-addiction enterprises. Hi...

Elizabeth Taylor Found Being of Service Her Drug of Choice

Dr. Howard Samuels | Posted 05.27.2011

Dr. Howard Samuels

Elizabeth Taylor's disregard for public opinion when it came to her personal life served her well as she let everyone know that even the biggest movie star in the world could survive addiction, one day at a time, just like you and me.

Our Addicted Nation Needs to Talk Solutions, Not Blame

Dr. Howard Samuels | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Howard Samuels

Shaming and blaming addicts for their use and behavioral conditions is like putting out a fire with gasoline.

Afghanistan: Eight Days From the Ground -- Part 2 of 8

Sara R. Nichols | Posted 05.25.2011

Sara R. Nichols

After breakfast on our first full day, we donned our oppressive scarves and hopped onto the minibus to head for the Kabul headquarters of Women for Women International.

Gunmen Open Fire On AA Meeting In Mexico, Killing 1

AP | E. EDUARDO CASTILLO | Posted 05.25.2011

MEXICO CITY -- Gunmen burst into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and opened fire in a violence-plagued Mexican border state, killing one person and wo...

Addiction In U.S. At Pandemic Levels

wellness.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Untreated alcohol and drug addiction in the United States remains at pandemic levels, with little change from year to year, an expert says....

Loose Reins On Nurses In Drug Abuse Program

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

Over 4 1/2 years, Melony Currier had been discovered high in her car at a Hollywood hospital, stolen anesthetics at a San Gabriel Valley hospital, bee...

Setting the Record Straight About the Minnesota Teen Challenge

Rich Scherber | Posted 05.25.2011

Rich Scherber

Minnesota Teen Challenge is a leading and respected treatment center in Minnesota, part of a large network of Teen Challenge centers across the United States.