Drug Rehabilitation that works

By CAROLINE CURRAN • BRUNSWICK BEACON STAFF WRITER Danny Grissett thought he was going to die. Imprisoned by his addiction, he saw no freedom from it, no way out. To him, life was no longer worth living. What drugs and alcohol done for me, it just took me down a spiral—down, down, down—and I hit the bottom, and so it got to the point I was just totally unhappy, Grissett said. I got to that point where I thought life wasnt even worth living. I just got to that point where I didnt see any way out. I thought I was going to die. But that was before Drug Treatment Court. Grissett, a graduate of Drug Treatment Court, has been clean and sober for more than 18 months. He is now a year and a half removed form the throes of addiction, living a clean and sober life, hoping to help others defeat their own demons that, for so many, live in the bottom of a pill bottle or in a heroin needle. But I got into this program, thanks to Judge Lewis, and the treatment thats provided and the support of all the drug court team, it has changed my life dramatically. Its just been a whirlwind. The most profound thing that I found out, I really hated myself, and so I learned how to love myself, and from there, I learned to love others. Thanks to this program my life has changed. Its a way out.

New Drug Arrests Alcohol Addiction in Rats: More than 15 million Americans drink too much, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. New research on rats may help them curb that addiction. Rats given the drug for 28 days refrained from heavy drinking for another four weeks after they were taken off the drug. “That is currently the biggest challenge in alcoholism treatment,” which relies primarily on rehabilitation centers, Bartlett notes. When people return home, they typically also return to drinking. “Drinking stays down without the drug in place. It’s done something to permanently change and reduce the drinking.” K Thanxs!