Iran to Inaugurate Alcohol Addiction Treatment Centre

Iran to inaugurate alcohol addiction treatment centre
Iran's first alcohol addiction treatment centre will be inaugurated in capital city Tehran, Manager of prevention and drug issues office of Iran's Welfare Organization, Farid Barati Said, ISNA news agency reported. The center will work as pilot and new … Read more on Trend.az

Young Americans' prescription med abuse still down
The results showed that while an estimated 23 million Americans 12 or older needed treatment for abuse of illicit drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million (about 11 percent) of those people received it in a specialized treatment setting. "These … Read more on 14 News WFIE Evansville

Why the drugs are winning
On a positive note, rehabilitation centres have increased in India and physicians are accepting drug abuse and alcoholism as a “Disease of Addiction” — whereby it is treated as a biological problem. This has also given rise to the theory that as every … Read more on Deccan Chronicle

Called to New Zealand to Open Addiction Research Center
“We saw him as bringing a highly valued global perspective to discussions and seminars on current issues in New Zealand, particularly given our recent alcohol policy reforms, issues with addiction treatment approaches and concerns about liquor industry … Read more on UConn Advance (blog)

Alcohol Abuse – Think Before You Drink TREATMENT
SAHARA Men’s Group program is in existence since July 1995. It is a linguistically and culturally appropriate psycho-educational 16 week group program for So…