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Lindsay Lohan reached a plea agreement on Thursday, stemming from misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges, that will land her 1 day in jail. Lohan also received 36 months probation, 10 days of community service and is required to complete an 18-month alcohol education program, a drug treatment program, and pay hundreds of dollars in…
CNN recently had a story on its website listing the “must-haves for effective rehab.” The story was part of the weekly column, “Empowered Patient,” from CNN Medical News correspondent Elizabeth Cohen. The story listed the top 5 things to look for when shopping around for a residential rehabilitation program. According to the column, these 5…
Crossroads for Women staff and two former clients are excited to appear on Sound Ecology, an hour-long public affairs radio show, tomorrow (Wednesday, 8/8) evening. The show airs on Greater Portland’s community radio station, WMPG, each Wednesday evening. The live show will be on the air from 7:30pm until 8:30pm. During the hour, Teresa Valliere,…
A new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that most of the country’s approximately 15 million heavy alcohol users and 16.4 million current illicit drug users hold full-time jobs. The report, Worker Substance Use Policies and Programs, reveals that the highest rates of current heavy alcohol use were found…
There have been some great pieces in the media recently regarding drug and alcohol addiction that are worth taking a look or listen. On July 10, 2007, Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), was interviewed on the NPR show Fresh Air. Volkow argues that science shows everyone has the potential…
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) recently passed legislation to recognize addiction as a disease and change the names of two national institutes. Senate Bill 1011, the Recognizing Addiction as a Disease Act of 2007, was introduced by Senator Biden (D-DE) with original co-sponsors Senator Kennedy (D-MA) and Senator Enzi (R-WY).…
At Crossroad Back Cove, a halfway house for women recovering from alcohol and drug addiction in Portland, Maine, women in early recovery are learning a special set of skills. Developed by Lisa Najavits, PhD, Seeking Safety is an evidenced-based practice designed to help women with a substance abuse problem and postraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] acquire…
Caron Treatment Centers, a nonprofit alcohol and drug treatment center in Pennsylvania, commissioned a study by Nielsen BuzzMetrics to see what teens talk about online. The results of the study were released on June 19th. According to USA Today, a computer program was used to search blogs, message boards, public chat rooms and “other places…
Here are two news stories from this past week regarding teens, young adults and drugs that the public shouldn’t ignore. “Cheese Heroin” CNN had a story about a cheap and highly addictive drug that has killed 21 teenagers around the Dallas area in the past 2 years. The so-called “cheese heroin” is a mixture of…
Cynthia Doucette visited Crossroads for Women’s Residential Rehabilitation facility in Windham, Maine on Tuesday, June 5th to talk to women from the short-term and long-term mother and child residential programs about her daughter, Candice. Candice was 18 years old when she died of a methadone overdose in 2003. She was at a party with friends…