New research has found that heavy drinking and being near off-premise alcohol outlets, such as take-out establishments and delis, can increase the risk of gun violence. Reducing the density of off-premise alcohol outlets and better training of servers in these outlets, may help to reduce gun violenc...

7.5 million people last year needed drug treatment , but less than 20% received it.  The main reason, according to researchers, is that these addicted persons did not see the need!   Any of us who have been around an alcoholic or drug addict can relate.  We have seen the drunk who practically fal...

Crazy Town is an alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer. The band is best-known for their 2001 single, "Butterfly", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. As a group, they have released two studio albums, The Gift of Game , and Darkhorse ....

Crazy Town is an alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer. The band is best-known for their 2001 single, "Butterfly", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. As a group, they have released two studio albums, The Gift of Game , and Darkhorse ....

  Sadly, the mother of Aaron Mason is on the wrong side of drug education and prevention-she learned too late about the dangers of prescription drugs and lost her son.     Now her voice is amongst the growing number of concerned citizens that are sounding the alarm - prescription medications are...

  Sadly, the mother of Aaron Mason is on the wrong side of drug education and prevention-she learned too late about the dangers of prescription drugs and lost her son.     Now her voice is amongst the growing number of concerned citizens that are sounding the alarm - prescription medications are...

Being addicted to drugs is misery.  Finding treatment can seem impossible or confusing.  There are as many theories about addiction as there are rehabs and those looking for answers are already stressed.   A recent survey showed that 9.2 percent of all Americans fall under the category of abusers...

Mary Carey was photographed recently as she met up with Phoebe Price to eat dinner at Mr. Chows in West Hollywood. She looks happy, and sober in this photo. And thank goodness she isn’t with that creep David. I’m hoping she tosses him out of her personal life for good. He’s not goo...

The fastest growing group to enter drug rehab is the group in their early 50s – the baby boomers. We need to recognize who they are and service them accordingly.  They usually have little in common with more elderly clients and don’t want to be around kids.  They are a group onto themselves. Â...

A report from Pew Center on the States recently reported that 1.6 million Americans were in prison and 723,000 were in jail last year.  This is an increase of 25,000 over the year before.   A great majority of these people were in jail for drug related crimes which raises the question, is this str...