Health reform law drove Hazelden-Betty Ford merger
“The general perception is that under the ACA there will be a big new market for addiction treatment,” said Dan Cain, president of the Twin Cities-based substance abuse treatment program RS Eden. Combining Hazelden, which is based in Center City … Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune

Father of late addict seeks to debunk perceptions
But a repeated concern in family support groups, on comment boards of media stories, and in public-health debates, is whether helping a user be safe (or to remain in the family home, go to a outpatient rehabilitation program or a methadone clinic … Read more on Daily Item

The Great Hidden Secret: How 'The Anonymous People' is Changing Recovery …
“And after you see the movie you will understand why I am doing.” The movie was “The Anonymous People,” a spunky profile of the burgeoning grassroots drug and alcohol recovery movement by a 30-year-old first time feature length filmmaker named Greg … Read more on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange