A Prescription to End Drinking
New understanding of how alcohol affects the brain is prompting addiction experts to make a push for using medications to help people quit or cut down on excessive drinking. For years, treatment has meant 28 days of rehab or a 12-step program. Success … Read more on Wall Street Journal

Court program uses mindfulness
An article published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in 2009 found participation in mindfulness training in addiction treatment center environments was associated with a decrease in the likelihood of participants dropping out of such … Read more on Albuquerque Journal

Team works to reduce drug, alcohol use and abuse
Led by Alliance for Youth, a substance-abuse prevention team is working to reduce drug, alcohol and tobacco use and abuse by strategically targeting teens and adults using a mix of marketing, intervention and treatment. Timed with the holiday season … Read more on Great Falls Tribune

Executive: Hanley Center sale to broaden access to care
The Hanley Center has had significant support from Palm Beach since 1986, when it was founded as an addiction treatment center with a lead gift by Mary Ann and Jack Hanley. Current Palm Beachers on its board include Lillian Fanjul Azqueta, Kim Coleman … Read more on Palm Beach Daily News

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Then one day 3 years ago, Jake decided to seek help at an alcohol abuse treatment facility in O'Neill, "30 days later, I came out, I didn't know what I was going to do." Jake picked up a camera for the first time at the age of 38 an he started sharing … Read more on 1011now

Meridian Behavioral Health Taps Industry Leaders to Head New Residential …
With 17 facilities representing both residential and outpatient settings, Meridian offers a range of alcohol and drug treatments (including medication-assisted treatment) — with specialized programs for adult men and women, young adults (16-20), LGBTQ … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

5 trips to rehab, outpatient care? What's your experience with Oregon's …
Inpatient treatment gave me access to doctors that diagnosed and/or treated health issues immediately and, prior to leaving, had me make appointments with my doctor, shrink, and an outpatient program so that when I left inpatient, my plan would already … Read more on OregonLive.com

'Putting a Band-Aid on a shotgun wound': Addicts get limited treatment as Pa …
Each county handles its limited funding differently. Some counties try to treat as many patients as they can but provide less intense treatment to spread their funds further each year. Other counties, like Chester, offer longer stays of inpatient rehab … Read more on PennLive.com

Sex offenders are at the threshold
Another 14 patients being housed in the Civil Commitment Unit for Sexual Offenders, or CCUSO, at the Cherokee Mental Health Institute in northwest Iowa are in transitional release phases of the highly structured inpatient treatment program for violent … Read more on Muscatine Journal

Al Nace a man of wide interests, from boxing to art to helping
When not indulging in what many view as “the lowest form of wit,” Nace is partaking in the highest form of work: he's HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley's administrative director of community rehabilitation service, which covers addiction treatment … Read more on Kingston Times

Doc faces eval for drinking, sex on job
The Hobbs obstetrician alleged to have a secret life that included on-the-job drinking, having sex with patients and abandonment of expectant mothers in the delivery room is headed to a California sexual addiction treatment center. Dr. Christopher Shay … Read more on Albuquerque Journal

A family of prayer
Castillo, 29, is a single mother recovering from alcohol addiction who also dealt with physical violence in a previous relationship. At the ranch, she is determined to start a new life for her children, even if that means surrendering herself to the … Read more on Victoria Advocate

Geauga commissioner files complaint over school survey
Jim Adams, CEO of the Geauga Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services, says the survey helps a lot more than it hurts. "It really is a safety issue," Adams told Golston. "In the end, it helps us understand what we should be focusing our attention on.". Read more on WKYC-TV

Ocean Hills Recovery Gives Back To The Community
Ocean Hills Recovery offers affordable but successful (73% success rate) drug and alcohol detox and treatment. Treatment is often covered by many common insurance but we also have private financing available. Along with our inpatient facilities, OHR … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Church News
For almost 30 years, MN Adult and Teen Challenge has been restoring hope to adults and teens struggling with drug and alcohol addiction with effective and affordable shorter-term programs called Life Renewal, as well as the distinctive long-term faith … Read more on Brainerd Daily Dispatch

Manchester Group Home Task Force Agrees On Key Points
The facilities serve clients who include mentally ill people, paroled prisoners, teenagers with chronic behavior problems and others with alcohol and drug addictions. The town … •When the state closed mental health facilities years ago, the state did … Read more on Hartford Courant

Orthopedic Surgeon's License Suspended for Working Under the Influence
Dr. Strasburger completed 1 month of residential addiction treatment for healthcare professionals and submitted to 1 year of professional aftercare, health department records show. But on July 8, 2014, notes the health department, Dr. Strasburger … Read more on OutpatientSurgery.net

MN DWI Task Force Wants Stricter Penalties
Beyond that it's a manifestation of a bigger social ill and that's substance abuse and substance addiction,” said Moorhead Police Chief David Ebinger. The proposal by the Minnesota DWI Task Force includes lowering accepted Blood Alcohol Concentration … Read more on Valley News Live

House of Hope Helps Women and their Children
The House of Hope in Provo was a co-ed addiction treatment center from 1959 until 2003. By 2003, societal and demographic changes necessitated its transformation into a residential substance abuse treatment program that serves women and children. Read more on Good4Utah

Verdict is in: Potter County's DUI specialty court making large impact
A Potter County court program is helping to free individuals from alcohol addiction and make the roads safer at the same time. It's all part of the county's rigorous DUI specialty court, which county Senior Judge John Leete calls lifechanging for the … Read more on Bradford Era