Category: Drug Rehab

A small town in central India has recently taken their fight against drug addiction to some rather extreme measures. The village of Bongaon, India has decided to bar all male drug addicts who live in the town from becoming married. Inexpensive drugs and a high [...]

Drugs have been a problem in our high schools for decades now. But one thing that never seems to change is that wherever there are teenagers, there will be substance abuse and addiction issues. What has changed is the different types of substances that teenage [...]

Comedian Andy Dick has joined a growing list of celebrities who have recently entered into a televised drug rehab program. Dick, known for his outlandish antics and frequent reality show appearances, and was recently the focal point of several embarrassing incidents around Los Angeles, will [...]

When TV host and ex-wife of Boomtown Rats lead singer Bob Geldof Paula Yates died of a heroin overdose in 2006, few were surprised. Yates had struggled with heroin and drug addiction for much of her adult life. Much sadder is the news that Yates [...]

Already serving time in prison for driving while under the influence of heroin, Garret Reid, the son of Philadelphia Eagles’ coach Andy Reid, was recently sentenced to two years probation recently for trying to smuggle drugs in the Montgomery County jail where he was incarcerated. [...]

In the U.S., most states require that group health plans cover rehab and other forms of addiction treatment. But as many people have found out the hard way, insurance companies don’t always make it easy for their customers to receive payment or reimbursement for their [...]

For many years, alcohol and drug rehabs programs have allowed their patients to continue smoking tobacco cigarettes during treatment. The philosophy behind this contradiction was simple – asking the individual to quit drugs AND nicotine at the same time would create high levels of stress [...]

Now that some time has passed since the media began its focus on OxyContin Addiction, several studies have been performed that may indicate that concerns about the drug were overblown. Granted, OxyContin is still considered an addictive, highly dangerous drug if used improperly, but when [...]

Now that some time has passed since the media began its focus on OxyContin Addiction, several studies have been performed that may indicate that concerns about the drug were overblown. Granted, OxyContin is still considered an addictive, highly dangerous drug if used improperly, but when [...]

Amy Winehouse health problems likely related to drug use Anyone who understands the devastating health problems associated with drug use will quickly recognize that the recent reports of singer Amy Winehouse’s irregular heartbeat likely stem from a continual use of cocaine and other drugs. Winehouse [...]