substance abuse

Penikese to House Opiate Treatment Center

...  to house opiate treatment center The island, which for decades has been used as a school for troubled teenagers, will be home to a substance abuse treatment program for young men, ages 18 to 24, who are addicted to opiates and have a co-occurring mental health disorder. The Penikese … Read more on Cape Cod Times (subscription) Treatment centers cheer more fed money to fight drug addiction With demand for opiate-addiction treatment continuing to outpace supply, local advocates of treatment are cheering a proposal by President Barack Obama to seek nearly $ 1.2 billion in additional funding to address the ...

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 and friends can finally rest at night knowing their loved ones are getting the help they need," Cornwell said in an emailed statement … Read more on Press & Sun-Bulletin Read ...

Recovery LLC Is Beneficial to Students

...  LLC is beneficial to students Imagine being a college student actively trying to recover from a drug or alcohol addiction, but you're in an environment where the social norm is to drink and participate in other risky behaviors. How does that affect your ability to be able to … Read more on SRU The Online Rocket Corrections center responds to prosecutor's criticism that killing by inmate … The services, some of which may be court-ordered, include substance abuse treatment, mental health evaluation and treatment, employment counseling and job referrals, cognitive skills training, faith-based support and life-skills programs such as … Read more on OregonLive.com Read ...

Auckland to Christchurch 'Drug Mule' Mother Sentenced

Auckland to Christchurch 'drug mule' mother sentenced However, Judge Nicola Mathers took into consideration Puna's positive progress in drug and alcohol rehabilitation and the six months already served in custody. "I accept your remorse was genuine and your time in custody was certainly a wake up call to … Read more on The Press Trainer residents protest proposed rehab facility TRAINER >> More than 75 residents attended Wednesday's council caucus meeting with several people publicly expressing opposition to a proposal for transforming the site of the current Pagano Funeral Home into a drug rehabilitation/transition center. Read more on The Delaware County Daily Times Read more... ...

CASA Still Addressing Alcohol Abuse,but Now Focusing Also on Opioid Crisis

...  still addressing Alcohol Abuse,but Now Focusing Also on Opioid Crisis For years CASA (Community Against Substance Abuse) has typically received funding to combat underage drinking and it still does, but one thing that's apparent is that while underage drinking is still an issue, the opioid crisis is even bigger … Read more on Winthrop Transcript In Wasted, flawed treatment system leads alcoholic therapist to seek better … Pond's inability to help himself is recounted with painful honesty in the second edition of Wasted: An Alcoholic Therapist's Fight for Recovery in a ...

New Painkiller Rules Postponed: CDC Mystery or Politics?

New Painkiller Rules Postponed: CDC Mystery Or Politics? Dr. Andrew Kolodny, senior scientist at Brandeis University; current chief medical officer at Phoenix House, a drug addiction treatment center, has no doubt pharmaceutical companies who profit from American's opioid addictions are behind the delay by … Read more on KNPR Sideshow: No charges for Lamar Odom Lamar Odom won't have to swap his rehab bed for a jail cell: Nye County, Nevada, prosecutors say the former NBA player will not be charged with any crimes in relation to the drug binge. Odom was hospitalized Oct. 13 in "extremely critical condition," … Read more on Philly.com Read more... ...

How a Paralyzed Man Walked Again

...  a Paralyzed Man Walked Again Nenadic and his colleagues set to work on doing just that in the summer of 2014, when they looked at California-area rehabilitation centers to find a fit and highly motivated patient who could serve as a test subject. One of the places they considered … Read more on TIME Fort Myers orders rehab center to cease drug treatment Sovereign Health, a for-profit substance abuse treatment provider with facilities in California, Utah and Arizona, advertises that it provides “diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse, mental health disorders and co-occurring conditions for adults … Read more on The News-Press Read ...