Barnes: What Needs to Change About How Abuse and Addiction Are Treated

Published April 22, 2014

Barnes: What needs to change about how abuse and addiction are treated
Note: It's illegal to discriminate against those in recovery in the areas of housing, jobs, health care, education and government services — NIAAA, www.hbo.com/addiction/stigma. A super article in salon.com from Dec. 9, 2012: "Eight Reasons Addiction …
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Integrity House Hosts Opening Celebration for the Integrity Recovery House for …
It will meet the recovery needs of male adults with histories of addiction, mental health problems, homelessness and criminal justice involvement. The facility will provide a safe home for many individuals that are a part of New Jersey's rapidly …
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Peer mentor for recovering addicts arrested for breaking into Togiak clinic …
George Washington Kase, 25, originally of Dillingham, was arrested April 11 in Togiak for allegedly breaking into the village clinic pharmacy and stealing prescription medications. Kase had been employed as a peer mentor at the Bristol Bay Area Health …
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Russell Brand – Drug Policy & Addiction Recovery – 2014 — Russell Brand discussing criminal status of drugs and avenues for addiction recovery Russell’s article on Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death in The Guardian: htt…

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