May 13th, 2013
Seattle Tokers Celebrate the End of Prohibition
I-502 was just the beginning, folks. On Saturday, local marijuana activists participated in the annual Cannabis Freedom March, a worldwide rally to end marijuana prohibition. This year’s March from Volunteer Park to Westlake Center downtown featured a funeral procession led by a hearse. Sharon ...
May 2nd, 2013
Sugar High: Latest CDCP Report Warns Us To Slow Our Jelly Roll
The latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows alarming dietary behavior among young Americans. Though the CDCP advises us to limit our total intake of added sugars, fats and other “discretionary calories” to between 5% and 15% of our daily calories, that ...
May 1st, 2013
New Jersey Governor Aims to Save Lives Through Drug Policy Reform
On Monday, April 29, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie lent his newfound support to a good Samaritan law that would allow people who are overdosing to dial 911 and receive help without the fear of being prosecuted on drug-related charges. Such policy could mean the difference between life and ...
April 30th, 2013
Scientific Breakthrough Gives Hope to HIV Cure
Scientists in Denmark proceed with human clinical trials based on groundbreaking research in an attempt to find a cure for HIV. The trials, which are taking place at Aarhus University Hospital, will test a radical technique of stripping the HIV virus from human DNA and then permanently ...
April 26th, 2013
Another Legend of Alcoholic Rock ‘n’ Roll Dies
For better or for worse, George Jones lived the mythos of the American country singer. Known for his distinctive songwriting voice, a prolific list of hit records, and a lifelong struggle with alcoholism, Jones died today in Nashville. Born in Saratoga, Texas in 1931, Jones was the son of an ...
April 25th, 2013
Amy Winehouse is Headed to Cannes
The sultry-smooth voice of Amy Winehouse was an unforgettable one; her talent a rarity, her struggle with alcoholism, a tragedy. She now belongs to the cannon of stars whose lives ended far too soon. Amy’s life, its highs and its lows, are chronicled in an untitled documentary that is ...
April 24th, 2013
Seattle Father Faces Jail Time After Daughter Eats Meth
On Monday, April 22nd, The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a man acting strangely at a Burger King in Ashland, Ore. The deputies followed the trail all the way to Elijah Benbow, a 28 year old Seattle man. One of the deputies identified Benbow’s vehicle as it was ...
April 23rd, 2013
Experimental Drug Springs Hope For Child Born Without Bones
At age three, Janelly Martinez-Amador could not move her body, unable to lift her head or arms. Four years later, she is no longer confined to a bed and can even dance. Janelly Martinez-Amador was born with a rare genetic disease called hypophosphatasia or HPP, which disrupts the mineralization ...
April 22nd, 2013
AllTreatment’s 4/20 Round-Up Blog
This past Saturday was April 20, also known as “4/20,” the national weed-smokers’ holiday. With the recent legalization of recreational marijuana use in both Colorado and Washington state, marijuana activists around the country had much reason to celebrate. To commemorate 4/20, we’ve put ...
April 19th, 2013
Rehab For Religious Extremists
Rehabilitation centers fill up as Saudi Arabia strives to reverse the religious extremism of jailed Al-Qaeda militants. A new rehabilitation facility in Riyadh, the largest city and capital of Saudi Arabia, offers a glimpse at luxury for prisoners, in government hopes that relaxing ...
April 9th, 2013
The MPP Billboard of Controversy
April signals the arrival of many things: the Easter Bunny, blossoming flowers, Opening Day for baseball, and some long-anticipated warmer weather. What a lot of people may not know is that April is also Alcohol Awareness Month. Portland coincidentally celebrates the season by hosting its ...
April 2nd, 2013
The DSM V Takes More Children
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows 1 in 5 high school-aged boys in the US and 11% of school-age children total have been diagnosed with ADHD. With a 53% rise of diagnoses in the past decade, both sides of the debate are making stronger arguments than ever to ...
March 26th, 2013
Confessions of a 58-Year-Old World Renowned Author, Husband, and Father of Three With One MASSIVE Shopping Addiction.
“I have an addiction,” critically acclaimed author Buzz Bissinger writes in his bold confessional for the April edition of GQ, released Tuesday. “It isn’t drugs or gambling: I get to keep what I use after I use it. But there are similarities: the futile feeding of the bottomless beast ...
March 20th, 2013
Groundbreaking Data Probes Further Into Pregnancy and Meth Use
The meth use by pregnant women is getting worst. Meth effects are taking a dangerous toll on babies. Recent studies by Brown and University of Tulsa (Oklahoma) show that meth use by pregnant women in conjunction with an unstable environment may lead to an abnormal response to stress in ...
March 15th, 2013
Needle In A Haystack: FDA Investigates Killer Diabetes Medication
The FDA is currently probing newly discovered evidence that new diabetes medication may be increasing risk of pancreatitis and cancer. On Thursday, the FDA found that among a small number of patients, pancreatic tissue showed inflammation which is often a precursor to cancer. The Food and ...
February 28th, 2013
2013 Budget Sequestration AKA The Fiscal Cliff Part Deux
Remember a few months ago, somewhere around the turn of the year, everybody was running around afraid of this thing called the “fiscal cliff”? Remember all the hullabaloo and ruckus about John Boehner vs President Obama and the coverage about who would budge first on the budget? Remember how ...
