| New clinic in Toccoa serves those who abuse drugs
TOCCOA, Ga. To help those who are addicted to drugs, a doctor just has opened the first clinic of this type in Toccoa. Don Pittard said narcotic addiction is a chronic, relapsing, incurable medical disease of the brain. His goal is for the clinic is to help those who are addicted return to a normal lifestyle. "These people can't quit," Dr. Pittard said. If they could, there would not be a need for clinics to treat those addicted to narcotics, he said. History has shown that drug abuse has always been a problem in our country, he said, and it has become more prominent in today's society. "The incidents of drug abuse is progressing, and we have to do something about it," he said. Which is why he opened the Pittard Clinic at 1654 Falls Road. It's the first treatment center of its kind in northeast Georgia.
Marking National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Imagine a nation in which a deadly but treatable disease is taking its toll on more than 5 percent of the population. One that is wreaking havoc with the lives of millions of men, women, and children, but only 20 percent of the people who need treatment are receiving it. Would we help?These are the statistics that prevail in the U.S. today. The disease is alcohol and drug addiction.Alcohol and drug abuse disrupts families, threatens the safety of our neighborhoods and ruins the lives of countless men, women and youths. During September, National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, we recognize the damaging effects of substance abuse and renew our support for individuals battling to overcome addiction.The theme for the 2006 Recovery Month campaign is "Join the Voices for Recovery: Build a Stronger, Healthier Community." It is always our hope that the campaign will urge all Americans to help prevent alcohol and drug abuse and to promote treatment and recovery options.Recovery Month is a national public education campaign developed by the U.S.
Darfur killings meet tests for genocide
As a physician and public health professional who has dedicated my career to improving the lives of those with addiction to heroin and other opiates, I read with dismay The Sun's articles on buprenorphine ("The 'bupe fix,'" Dec. 16-18). I have never seen a newspaper report so lacking in balance and context. Every medication has side effects; what's critical is the balance of risks and benefits. Buprenorphine is an effective treatment for the dangerous disease of opiate addiction. Balanced against the benefit of saving thousands of lives is the small risk of diversion of the drug, which is a tiny slice of the overall illegal drug trade. It is telling that despite months of reporting and thousands of words, The Sun did not find a single person in Baltimore whose life has been ruined by buprenorphine.
Consulting life's experiences: Drug rehabilitation counselor draws on ...
It is hard to find many individuals who will say their job saved their life, but Marvin Horn, drug rehabilitation counselor at Russellville's Freedom House, credits his workplace for just that.
A self-proclaimed alcoholic, Horn was not shy to tell The Courier how Freedom House not only helped him to beat his own addictions, but has also provided him with a fulfilling career.
Horn first entered treatment at Freedom House in January 1985 and has now been involved with the rehabilitation center for more than 20 years. At age 43, he enrolled at Arkansas Tech University, where he received a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation. Horn has also done some graduate work at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in rehabilitation science.
When asked to describe what he does at Freedom House, Horn quickly explained his job in one sentence.
Review: Tornado touches down on 'Desperate Housewives'
The residents of Wisteria Lane wait out the storm as a tornado tears through the town of Fairview, leaving a wake of utter destruction in its path. Did you see…
when Adam Mayfair's former lover Sylvia blew right off the Hodge's porch? I knew something was going to happen to her as soon as she started inching towards the front door, but I thought perhaps she'd be knocked down by a flying object – not BE the flying object! Victor Lang's dramatic death was shocking as well. Even though insider tips revealed his demise was upon us, it wasn't pretty to watch the mayor be impaled by a picket fence. High point
Lynette has been my favourite housewife for a long time, due in part to Felicity Huffman's fantastic acting. Whatever strenuous battle her character might be dealing with – whether it's getting shot in the grocery store or coping courageously with cancer – Huffman realistically and accurately portrays her emotions.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident
Mike Cowley, from Chessington, suffered serious injuries and was pronouced dead at the scene. Police say the driver of the articulated lorry did not stop after the accident in Hook Road at 4.22pm and may not have realised he had hit Mr Cowley. Mr Cowley's next door neighbour Lesley Flint said: "He was a really nice man and the family were very friendly. "I hope if anyone saw anything or has any information they will contact the police." Sergeant Greg Page, of Hampton traffic unit, appealed for witnesses to the accident to come forward. He said: "The driver of the lorry may not have realised that he had been in collision with the pedestrian. "The lorry is believed to be brown with yellow writing." .
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