As America’s newest prescription painkiller Zohydro prepares to hit the markets in March, critics have embarked in one final effort to halt its release. Just earlier this week, more than 40 prominent health care, consumer and addiction treatment groups—including CASAColumbia, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Hazelden—signed a letter to the FDA to repeal Zohydro. “In Read more…
New Hampshire governor Maggie Hassan signed a bill Tuesday making New Hampshire the 19th state and the last remaining state in New England to legalize medical marijuana. Qualified patients—such as patients with cancer or multiple sclerosis—are allowed to obtain up to two ounces of marijuana from state-sanctioned dispensaries, though they are not allowed to grow Read more…
Heavy drinking is bad, binge drinking is very bad, and chronic heavy or binge drinking is worst of all. But moderate drinking, (1-2 glasses a day) generally lies on the other side of the spectrum for most healthy individuals. A recent study, however, may have nudged moderate drinking a little further down the scale. Just Read more…
Heavy drinking is bad, binge drinking is very bad, and chronic heavy or binge drinking is worst of all. But moderate drinking, (1-2 glasses a day) generally lies on the other side of the spectrum for most healthy individuals. A recent study, however, may have nudged moderate drinking a little further down the scale. Just Read more…
The nation’s well-known Carnival Cruise line is using a new incentive to lure customers: an “all-you-can-drink” alcohol package. This package is now available to four of its ships. The $50 per day package will give buyers access to nearly unlimited wine, beer and spirits, as well as non-alcoholic beverages. Talk about a strategic marketing technique! Read more…
“Heroin Addiction Blocked Via Immune System” screams one headline. “Breakthrough research shows heroin addiction can be blocked with new drug” shouts New York Daily News. It’s official: the world was informed on August 16, 2012, that scientists have found a way to de-addict the world’s most addictive substance. If you’ve read the article, you’re undoubtedly Read more…
You can get drunk on a lot of things in this culture today: drunk on love, drunk on you, drunk on power . . . but drunk on sandwiches is a touch out of the ordinary. It’s no figure of speech either, at least in New York City. Sure enough, a Panini shop in New Read more…
Zohydro, the opiate medication made of pure hydrocodone, has been getting a lot of hype in the news lately. At first it was the potential for addiction. Then the FDA approval. Now, people are wanting to know when Zohydro will come out and it’s release date. So when is Zohydro going to hit the market? Read more…
Consumers love to drink alcohol that has a little flavor, but what about alcohol with no flavor? That’s right. We’re talking about beer that tastes like water. A Real Novelty Created by the Mckenzie River Corporation, AIR (Alcohol Inspired Refresher), will be the first tasteless, colorless and odorless alcoholic drink to hit the shelves. Although, Read more…
Just a few weeks ago, Sheila Milosky, principal of Paul Revere Elementary School in San Francisco, was sentenced to community service hours and 9 months of rehab following a DUI arrest in May. Well, actually, she was sentenced to 30 days in jail, but prosecutors decided to hand her an orange vest and make her Read more…
Bay Area Rehab helps you to find the right treatment or rehab center, located in northern California’s beautiful San Francisco Bay region, for your alcohol addiction or substance abuse.
Many of the rehabilitation centers include medical detox and treat prescription drugs, designer drugs, and street drugs addictions.
Some centers may also treat co-occurring disorders, nicotine, or trauma abuse.
Bay Area Rehab wants you to receive the best treatment you can afford, so you can experience long term sobriety and a new way of life
