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

Addiction treatment services shift in North Central WV
United Summit Center has shifted where it provides some of its addiction treatment services and has opened a new outpatient clinic in Preston County to treat both children and adults. Headquartered in Clarksburg, USC is a comprehensive mental health … Read more on State Journal

Most addicts won't seek treatment — until police intervene
He likened meth to cocaine, in terms of addiction. But the high for meth is so much more intense, that it's even harder for addicts to break away. Still, he said, meth patients who find assistance at intensive outpatient programs usually do as well as … Read more on The Herald Bulletin

Question by Puddy: Question 4 Former Female Mental Health Inpatients:?
Were you well treated by staff in general?

Including the male staff? Did anyt of the male staff try (or even seem to try) improper behavior while restrained, searched, etc.???

Were you treated w/ dignity and respect by the staff regardless of their gender? Did they seem to abuse their power or use it to genuinely help you and/or the others (This last question is asking yiour honest “from-the-heart” reply; don’t feel th need to protect rotten sadists where it’s not due).

Also feel free 2 reply w/ any (potentially) POSITIVE experiences as well while inpatient (if any).
Great!

1.) You reply using 2 different monikers, thinking someone wouldn’t be fooled.

2.) I WAS NOT addressing YOU! I was addressing ACTUAL PATIENTS who might of been victims in this circumstance; for the purposes here, I am NOT interested in what a doctor has to say their perspective of abusive treatment, but from the ones who actually were on the RECEIVING END of ity, got it?

Best answer:

Answer by ?Dee W.
In the late 60’s I had the displeasure to be forced (by a court order) into a state hospital. I was a minor and the abuse that was heaped upon us is far too graphic to share on this website. In those days, if a child was found to be a habitual runaway, attempted suicide, used ANY TYPE of habit forming drugs, or did unsafe things of a sexual nature (promiscuous), they could be court ordered and taken out of the care of their parents and handed over to a state mental institution for “observation & treatment”. Abuse was something none of us could ever prove. We were over medicated and strapped down if we resisted and no one would believe us if we tried to say we were sexually abused against our will because we had already been deemed to be “troublemakers”.

500 milligrams of thorazine 3x a day kept most of us in a drool state and we often slid off our chairs in the group therapy sessions. We were then told that we were being “uncooperative” and our stay was extended well beyond the min 30 day observation time. I was there for almost 4 months and it haunts me to this very day. I saw horrid acts of self abuse in that place and experienced the abuse of my “captors” on a daily basis. Talking back got us the straight jacket or shock treatment. I enjoyed the light show therapy sessions….to a point, then they just got to be annoying. I did receive a stellar rapid-advanced education that left me unable to deal with the slower paced public school system that I had to go back to!

I often wonder if it ruined my life in other ways too. I have never gone back for any type of mental health assistance because of my fear of getting locked up again. I carry the “stigma” with me. I know I need to get over it and seek help because I am having many flashbacks lately that scare (greatly concern) me. So, I isolate myself. Not much actually “scares” me. I have a lot of anxiety and trust issues. I just don’t want to become a burden to my kid and be known as the crazy lady who lives with her kid. I want to keep my independence. I never want to get locked up again.

I’m guessing those last remarks of yours were for someone else. Otherwise, go Fk yourself, because I only have one account.

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Frozen egg donor: It's emotional but life-enhancing
They go through genetic screening, infectious diseases testing and drug screening, and then they go through psychological counseling," Hayes said. She said a wide … The potential parents choose candidates from anonymous online profiles and can have … Read more on WBAL Baltimore

Substance Abuse And Mental Disorders Often Go Hand-In-Hand. What's The …
Addiction treatment specialists are well aware of the fact that drug and alcohol abuse can also cause symptoms of a mental disorder – in other words, if you take away the drugs and alcohol, the mental problems ease up or go away entirely. … Dr … Read more on Huffington Post

30-day hospital readmission rates vary after inpatient rehab
Nearly 12% of Medicare patients who receive inpatient rehabilitation following discharge from acute-care hospitalization are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days after discharge from the rehabilitation facility, according to a study in the Feb. 12 … Read more on ModernMedicine

Allied Addiction Recovery, LLC announces new outpatient location
Allied Addiction Recovery, LLC (AAR) is pleased to announce the opening of their new outpatient drug and alcohol treatment facility in Monroeville located at 2550 Mosside Blvd., Suite 212, Monroeville, PA 15146. AAR is a Pennsylvania-licensed drug and … Read more on Westmoreland County Times

7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Clinical Trials
The problem is that requiring doctors to be trained in recognizing the signs of addiction before prescribing the drug would mean throwing additional resources at a drug that already works exactly as it was meant to work. A new kind of drug doesn't just … Read more on io9

App monitors mobile phone addiction
Although not yet recognised as an official addiction, researchers have evidence that excessive use of smartphones could result in addiction-like symptoms, including neglects of everyday responsibilities or withdrawal from natural social environment. Read more on E&T magazine

We can all help others battle addictions
And sometimes the physical signs of addiction are almost invisible, as they were with Hoffman. The Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center reports that preventing addiction in a child works best when attention is paid to protective factors such as strong … Read more on Pittsburgh Post Gazette

COUNSEL'S CORNER: Provider Strategies to Combat the Prescription Drug …
Michel and Ward presented on “The Legal Issues of Prescription Drug Diversion, Signs and Strategies” at the first National Rx Drug Abuse Summit and can be reached at [email protected] and [email protected]. The misuse and abuse of … Read more on Bloomberg Law

Question by Annie: Where did the expression “quit cold turkey” come from!?

Best answer:

Answer by Chey
cold turkey is fattening.

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Letter: Gov. Shumlin Is Too Tolerant of Illegal Drug Use
Once again Gov. Peter Shumlin has made of point of publicizing what his administration is doing to expand services in Vermont for the treatment of drug addiction. And once again, he has taken the opportunity to be dismissive of the role that law … Read more on Valley News

Computer-based behavioral therapy effective tool for addiction treatment
By Bill Hathaway; Yale researchers have developed a computer-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program to treat substance abuse and dependence, and report that it results in better outcomes both in the near term and over time. The program is … Read more on India Education Diary

Can Recovery Apps Ever Replace Face-To-Face Addiction Treatment?
“For many people, there are real and virtual environments that we exist in,” said Keith Heinzerling, medical director at the UCLA Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine. “There is a typography of the online world and it is conceivable that people … Read more on Huffington Post

Past struggles lead to present hopes for others seeking sobriety
Through it, he uses his harrowing story as recovery hope for others battling drug and alcohol addiction. The couple has “planted” two local support groups within their home church, Riverside Community Church, which recently relocated from Regal Cinemas … Read more on The Intelligencer

SALINE: First meeting of addiction task force set for Feb. 24
The Saline Community Addiction Task Force will be made up of nine people with Police Chief Larry Hrinik serving as a co-chair along with Smita Nagpal, Ph.D., who is co-owner and programs director at Still Waters Counseling, a local holistic treatment … Read more on Heritage Newspapers