Rise in heroin use leads to more patients at treatment centers
Dr. Bernard Gottschalk , medical director of Wilmington Treatment Center , said opiate addicts have an 85 percent relapse rate. But there is hope, said Kenny House , vice president of clinical services at Coastal Horizons, which treats substance abuse … Read more on Insurance News Net (press release)

Is substance abuse coverage as equal as required?
Insurance plans that cover substance abuse treatment must provide the same level of care and cost sharing as they do for other medical issues, but treatment centers say disagreement over what this means leaves many alcoholics and drug addicts without … Read more on Journal and Courier

World Renowned Addiction Expert Johnny The Healer Offers A New Powerful …
Other outdated drug rehabilitation and treatment centers which treat patients as just another addict who has to claim to be incurable and then take more pharmaceutical drugs that are highly addictive and very dangerous with side effects sometimes worse … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Compass: Don't cut residential treatment for addicts
We hope our legislators will reconsider the cuts to the state Behavioral Health grants that fund residential addiction treatment. Alaska has startlingly high rates of addiction and cutting funding for residential substance abuse treatment when Alaska … Read more on Anchorage Daily News

Zanaflex Withdrawal and Zanaflex Detox

St. Bonaventure Professor's Research Points To Internet Addiction Treatment
ST. BONAVENTURE – Cognitive-behavioral therapy is an effective method to treat Internet addiction, according to a study detailed in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. Dr. Kimberly Young, professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication … Read more on Jamestown Post Journal

A Documentary on Battling Addiction's Powerful Pull
Claiming that addiction is America's most underfinanced public health problem, the director, Greg Williams, blames a criminal justice system that chooses incarceration over treatment; a news media that revels in drug-fueled celebrity meltdowns while … Read more on New York Times

Voices: Women drinking more like men
As I reported this week, addiction treatment centers say insurers have gotten tougher about how much they'll cover, often approving just a few days at a time when the center says a month or more is required. Though there's little agreement on what … Read more on Herald Times Reporter

Clint: A path out of the darkness of addiction
Every time a celebrity is whisked off to rehab it sends the message to substance abusers and the people who love them that in order to recover from alcoholism and drug abuse you must go to treatment. In Texas, if you don't have private pay insurance … Read more on Longview News-Journal

Man Headed To Rehab Disrupts JetBlue Flight
Koshinsky, whose Facebook page lists his most recent employer as a Massachusetts produce market, had originally been headed to the drug and alcohol treatment center before his alleged in-flight antics caused the JetBlue flight to be diverted. (4 pages). Read more on The Smoking Gun

Addiction treatment center could emerge on Florence Road
The Rutherford County Commission will hold a public hearing to consider rezoning for an addiction treatment center at 5110 Florence Road during a meeting that starts at 6 p.m. March 13 in the second-floor courtroom of the County Courthouse on the … Read more on Shreveport Times

South Jersey drug treatment providers: For heroin addicts, more inpatient care …
But an especially addictive drug — like heroin — gives South Jersey treatment providers concern because of the lack of appropriate treatment facilities in the region. Addicts of certain drugs may be able to attend an outpatient program; however … Read more on Gloucester County Times – NJ.com

Lawmakers warn of growing heroin problem
Legislators and professionals who treat alcoholics and drug addicts convened on Tuesday, March 4 in Albany to participate in the Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers advocacy day in an attempt to highlight the need for increased … Read more on Legislative Gazette

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use
The likelihood that many prescription-drug abusers will switch to heroin because it is much cheaper is widely accepted among addiction treatment professionals and law enforcement officials. Justice Department officials reject any direct linkage between … Read more on Chicago Tribune (blog)

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use in US The Drug War
The likelihood that many prescription-drug abusers will switch to heroin because it is much cheaper is widely accepted among addiction treatment professionals and law enforcement officials. Justice Department officials reject any direct linkage between … Read more on Tico Times

Pa. medical professionals address prescription drug abuse 'crisis'
HARRISBURG — Describing prescription drug abuse as a growing “crisis” in Pennsylvania, members of the state medical community announced the formation of a multi-specialty physician panel to address the problem. … a professor within the Department of … Read more on The Reporter

State Shuts Down San Jose Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
A drug and alcohol rehab facility in San Jose was shut down by the state Wednesday, forcing clients to seek treatment elsewhere. Marianne Favro reports. State Shuts Down San Jose Drug and Alcohol… Link; Embed; Email. Copy. Close. Link to this video. Read more on NBC Bay Area

Mountainside Treatment Center Celebrates Its 16th Anniversary
Since its opening in 1998, Mountainside Treatment Center in Canaan, CT has been nationally-recognized as one of the leading providers of clinically-effective drug and alcohol addiction treatment in the country. On February 26, 2014, the rehabilitation … Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

Group of St. George residents sue over drug rehab center, claim it hurts …
ST. GEORGE, Utah — A group of St. George residents is suing the owners of a drug rehabilitation center, claiming their property values have taken a hit since it recently opened in their neighborhood. The $ 1 million-plus complaint, filed last week in … Read more on The Republic