drug treatment

Council Opposes Expanion of West Side Methadone Clinic

...  opposes expanion of West Side methadone clinic It's a program bitterly fought two years ago when it was started. Now, a boom in business reflects the booming opioid problem. Council members say it isn't just the location in a residential neighborhood but that drug treatment ought to be in a more … Read more on WBFO Time to Take Close Look at Family First Act And by actually creating a category of placement called “Qualified Residential Treatment Programs” (or worse, one summary of the bill says these would have the oxymoronic name Quality Residential Treatment Programs), the bill runs the risk of … Read more on Youth Today Read ...

Rehab and Treatment Center Directory Launches

Rehab and Treatment Center Directory Launches RTC free banner GoodTherapy.org is proud to announce the launch of our new Rehab and Treatment Center Directory, where treatment facilities can list for free until April 1, 2016! Over the past year, we've seen a significant increase in the number of … Read more on GoodTherapy.org (blog) All-female drug rehab facility to open in Raleigh County BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) – Construction is underway for an all-female drug rehabilitation facility in Raleigh County. WVVA-TV reports Leon Brush and his wife, Donita Brush, decided to create The Sparrow's Nest to mimic the treatment and success happening at … Read more on Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription) Read more... ...

Novus Medical Detox Center Calls for Drug Treatment Providers to Cease Urine

...  Medical Detox Center Calls for Drug Treatment Providers to Cease Urine … Novus Medical Detox Center, a leading Florida-based drug treatment facility, joins other organizations and professionals within the treatment community in calling for the implementation of best practices to prevent UDT fraud and ensure the highest … Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine Frank Sinatra Jr.'s Kidnapper Revealed Chilling Details to PEOPLE in 1998: 'I … He also developed drug and alcohol rehab centers and spoke against substance abuse to youth groups. Frank Sinatra Jr.'s Kidnapper Revealed Chilling Details ...

Opioid Crisis: Need for Drug Treatment at 'the Tipping Point'

...  crisis: Need for drug treatment at 'the tipping point' In the 1980s, the state had a well-regarded mental health system, with more than 600 beds at six private centers providing treatment for substance abuse. Today, the state has 62 beds available, Wozmack told the Union Leader in an interview last year. Read more on The Union Leader Submitting disaster loan is key to recovery OXFORD, Miss. — If disaster survivors in Mississippi apply for assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and ...

Massena Mayor Wants Hospital to Add Drug Treatment Facilities

...  mayor wants hospital to add drug treatment facilities “A key part of this strategy includes forming partnerships with other healthcare facilities with a proven record of success,” Currier said. “For example, Crouse Hospital in Syracuse has been offering a successful substance abuse program since 1962 and … Read more on North Country Now HEROIN FIGHT: 24 addicts up for treatment, says DA "The people we've sent to rehab are not out on the streets, stealing to feed their addiction, and their families ...

The Price Is Wrong: The Physical Costs of Behavioral Health Issues

...  Price Is Wrong: The Physical Costs of Behavioral Health Issues Studies have shown that people with physical health issues (heart failure, for example) and an untreated or undertreated behavioral health issue (such as depression or anxiety) cost 2-3x more for treatment of their physical conditions. Per 2012 data … Read more on Huffington Post Discrimination lawsuit threatened if Kane County rejects drug treatment center The specter of a possible housing discrimination lawsuit became the focus of closing testimony during a zoning hearing for a pending inpatient drug and alcohol treatment center that wants to locate just outside of Campton Hills on Tuesday night … Read more on Chicago Daily Herald Read ...

His Girls Discipleship Offers Free, Lowcost Rehab to Manatee County Addicts

...  for those at low or no income, are increasingly rare in Manatee County. Centerstone Florida, the only treatment facility in the county that receives public funding to provide … Read more on Bradenton Herald Arizona State of the State Address And, if we're serious about reducing recidivism – and reversing the growth of our prison population, let's begin by building on the model already working in Pima County: a community corrections center, providing tough love and on-site drug treatment … Read more on Yumanewsnow Read ...