Marijuana defendant granted intervention
In addition to random drug screens, Tyce also must undergo substance abuse counseling. Tyce is charged with three counts of trafficking in marijuana and one count of possession of criminal tools. Huron County Assistant Prosecutor Daivia Kasper shared … Read more on Norwalk Reflector

This was the week that was in state politics
STORY OF THE WEEK: Self-described as being "pretty facile with math," Baker's arithmetic is put to the test by $ 765 budget hole. If politics is akin to sport in Massachusetts, it was only fitting this week that the inflationary, or deflationary … Read more on Cape Cod Today

Pot-related calls to poison-control centers grow in Wash., Colo.
In Denver, authorities charged a couple with child abuse last month, saying their 3-year-old daughter tested positive for marijuana. The couple brought the girl to a hospital after she became sick. Ben Reagan, a medical-marijuana advocate with The … Read more on The Seattle Times (blog)

Opinion: Harm reduction is the answer to failed drug education
Green took the opportunity to ask Obama about marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington during the White House interview. … The biggest and most recognizable of the government's attempts is the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. Read more on LSU The Reveille

Todd Frazier, Frankie Edgar, others warn athletes about drug abuse
More than 1,300 student-athletes went to Pine Belt Arena Thursday night for “Playing It Clean,” a sports forum for student-athletes about how local professional athletes made it without the use of steroids, painkillers and other kinds of drugs. “What … Read more on Asbury Park Press

Riverside Police Host 'Recognizing Drug Use in Your Teenager' Discussion
The Safe Environment Commission of Riverside and the Riverside Police Department will hold a public discussion titled “Recognizing Drug Use in Your Teenager” to help parents with several topics of drug abuse. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Feb. Read more on Patch.com

North Dakota receives substance abuse grant
An interdisciplinary team of UND faculty members was awarded a $ 550,000 grant to train students in North Dakota in an evidence-based program which screens patients for alcohol and drug abuse. The United States Department of Health and Human … Read more on UND The Dakota Student

El Paso County to begin screening some TANF recipients for drug use
DHS said if there is "reasonable suspicion that an individual may be abusing substances," the person may be required to participate in a substance abuse screening by an addiction counselor. DHS said if a recipient meets one of the following criteria … Read more on KXRM

New Study: Teen Drug and Alcohol Use Declining – Suncoast Rehabilitation …
An addiction to drugs, alcohol or other substances requires treatment from a qualified rehabilitation program that will address and handle all aspects of the person's addiction. For more information about Suncoast Rehab Center and its commitment to … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Ukrainian drug addicts dying due to treatment ban, says UN
The idea behind the programmes is to provide those addicted to heroin or other opiates with a safe way to take drugs, which does not involve injecting and thus reducing the risk of transmitting HIV and other diseases. It also decriminalises drug users … Read more on The Guardian

State alcohol tax eyed as alternative to Anchorage proposal
In 2013, the state alcohol tax collected nearly $ 40 million in revenue. State law requires that 50 percent of the alcohol tax proceeds be deposited in a fund for “alcohol and other drug abuse treatment and prevention.” Legislators can appropriate the … Read more on Alaska Dispatch News

Extension publication can help communities stem Indiana's meth problem
The authors say the effects of meth use and production go beyond the obvious health problems, which include an increase in admissions to substance abuse treatment facilities for meth addictions from 2003 to 2013. Buildings such as houses where meth is … Read more on Purdue Agricultural Communications

Denn: Use M on housing, schools, police
Attorney General Matt Denn wants to use $ 36 million in financial settlement money to provide millions in temporary funding for substance abuse treatment, after school programs, community policing patrols, teachers in high-poverty schools and new … Read more on The News Journal

Former Drug Users Share Their Stories At VHS
Valley High School students received an important lesson in drug prevention Thursday as Brandi Murray of the Wetzel County Coalition Against Drug Abuse, Mike Koontz of the Wetzel County Sheriff's Office, and three very vital guests teamed up to talk … Read more on Wetzel Chronicle

AAC Holdings, Inc. Provides Facility Updates in California, Florida and Nevada
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AAC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAC), disclosed that on January 8, 2015, its new substance abuse outpatient center in Las Vegas, Nevada, received full licensure for intensive outpatient treatment services and has begun … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

Lawyer: Woman in crockpot killing competent for trial
McWilliams said Sullivan and Livy had been drinking when the two got into an argument at the McNamara Towers senior housing complex in the 19300 block of Purlingbrook, about 10 p.m. Oct. 22 and Livy ended up being hit with the slow cooker. "It's a … Read more on The Detroit News

New Party Drug Simulates Ecstasy and Controls Alcohol Intake
Most users say they felt euphoric while on the substance, with only one person reporting negative effects from the drug. The desire to drink alcohol was greatly restricted in users, between two and five hours after consumption of the drug. "By about … Read more on Tech Times

Mental health issues may increase HIV risk among gay, bisexual men
For the new study in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, the researchers looked at how five conditions – depression, alcohol abuse, stimulant use, multi-drug abuse and exposure to childhood sexual violence – affect men's risk of … Read more on Reuters UK

2014: Year of mystery, events & triumphs
The women are slowly recovering from their wounds. The Nebraska … Keenan Lambert, 18, the second teenage assailant in a knife attack on workers at the Nebraska Boys Home on the north side of town, was convicted of first-degree assault and use of a … Read more on North Platte Bulletin

Promise of drugs a given in Yuma, where heroin network thrives
And even if users do recover, they stay in the heroin community as peer mentors or staff members at local methadone clinics and rehabilitation centers – the only places of employment where former addicts and drug felons are seen as qualified workers. Read more on Cronkite News

Drug abuse bills now await governor's signature
"The state Legislature has taken on the task of reversing this epidemic through prevention options that educate our residents of the dangers of both prescription drug and heroin abuse and through effective treatment options that assist users in … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Immigration Reform News and Impact on US Homeland Security January 13, 2015
Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) praised the bill, calling it "a responsible bill that makes the most out of each dollar — making the necessary investments to harden our borders, protect against terrorism, and respond and recover from natural … Read more on Right Side News