Clik here to view.
Bay Area Emergency Rooms Gear Up For Teen Drinkers
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The number of teenagers coming into hospital emergency rooms for issues related to alcohol consumption nearly quadruples on New Year’s Day. A study released Thursday by the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lockyer’s Wife Entering Rehab After Alleged Newark Assault
OAKLAND (KCBS/AP) – An Alameda County supervisor who is married to California’s treasurer is undergoing treatment for substance abuse problems after being assaulted in a motel room. Nadia Lockyer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Raiders’ Janikowski Ordered To Substance Abuse, Anger Management Classes
WALNUT CREEK (CBS/AP) — Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski has been ordered by a judge to undergo substance abuse and anger management classes after authorities said he shoved a woman at a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Gets Personal About Substance Abuse
(CBS NEWS) – Billie Joe Armstrong opens up alcohol and prescription drug abuse in the new issue of Rolling Stone, revealing details about his blackouts. The Green Day singer entered rehab last fall...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sex Offenders Not Screened From California Substance Abuse Counselor Jobs
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — The investigative arm of the state Senate has found nearly two dozen registered sex offenders serving as substance-abuse counselors in California, which lacks procedures to screen...
View ArticleClik here to view.
49ers Defensive Lineman Dobbs Banned For Season Opener
San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Demarcus Dobbs was suspended Wednesday for a Week 1 game against Green Bay for a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Aldon Smith Thankful For New Start, More Playoffs
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Aldon Smith appreciates these playoffs a little more. A quarter of the season spent away from football’s daily rigors, and the teammates and coaches he considers family, to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Does My Health Insurance Cover Substance Abuse Treatment?
Medical care for substance abuse, also referred to as substance use disorder, is one of the essential benefits health plans must provide to comply with provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Contra Costa County Pushes To Sign Up Inmates Now Eligible For Medi-Cal Coverage
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (KCBS)— Contra Costa County is joining a long list of Bay Area counties to sign up one of the toughest populations for health care— jail inmates. As part of an extension of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Raiders’ Aldon Smith Reportedly Suspended 1 Year For Violating NFL Substance...
NEW YORK (CBS SF) – The National Football League has suspended Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith for one year for a violation of the league’s substance abuse policy, according to published...
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Francisco 49ers LB Aaron Lynch Suspended 4 Games
SANTA CLARA (CBS SF) — San Francisco 49ers starting linebacker Aaron Lynch has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2016 regular season for violating the NFL substance abuse...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former Soccer Star Wambach Admits To Drug And Alcohol Abuse
Former soccer great Abby Wambach says she abused alcohol and prescription drugs for years until her arrest for driving under the influence in April. “I was stubborn and I was in denial,” soccer’s most...
View ArticleSan Francisco Officials Announce Plan For Universal Mental Health Care
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — City leaders in San Francisco on Tuesday morning announced a plan for the first universal mental health care system in the U.S. SF supervisors want voters to decide if everyone...
View ArticleInvestigation Shows Hundreds Of Patients Dying At California Rehab Centers
(KPIX 5) — The average 30-day stay at a California rehab costs families $40,000. It’s expensive and often highly risky. We’ve learned hundreds of patients are dying in detox. Steven Varney is a former...
View ArticleDeaths At California Rehab Centers Prompt Push For Reform
SACRAMENTO (KPIX) — As a public safety advocate, Wendy McEntyre has been doing the work the State of California has failed to do for more than a decade. “It’s been 15 years of rolling a snowball...
View ArticleJefferson Award Winner Helps Loved Ones Cope With Addiction
REDWOOD CITY (CBS 5) – In a small Redwood City meeting room, Carol Kahm gently questioned a trio of women. It’s part of Kahm’s support group helping people heal from the pain of addiction. But the...
View ArticleMother Claims Daughter Was Attacked At Oakland Treatment Center
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — Some parents and teens are raising allegations of serious incidents that they claim happened at one of the few residential substance abuse programs for teenagers in the Bay Area....
View ArticleMother Says Son Sank Deeper Into Addiction At Oakland Rehab Facility
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — In the first part of an original report about a substance abuse treatment facility in Oakland, a 16-year-old resident’s mother claimed her daughter was attacked and ended up in the...
View Article
