Addiction and Alcoholism Hit Men, Women Differently
Heroin and prescription drug addiction are on the rise among affluent women, according to a 2014 survey from Caron Treatment Centers, parent company of the Hanley Center. Women cited anxiety (65 percent), depression (67 percent) and a critical internal … Read more on Valley News

Heroin, opioids now top alcohol as No. 1 substance treatment at Brien Center
Drugs are prepared to shoot intravenously by a user from Vermont addicted to heroin in this file photo from Getty Images. The Brien Center, the largest substance abuse treatment center in Berkshire County, now reports that it treats more heroin and … Read more on Berkshire Eagle

Nonresidential rehab programs are effective
An article in Wednesday's Morning Call ("City zoners ponder halfway house") refers to a development plan for a residential facility to help people with drug abuse problems on their way toward re-integrating into society. By coincidence, this appeared … Read more on Allentown Morning Call

Robin Williams admits himself to treatment center for addiction intervention
Actor Robin Williams has entered a treatment facility, according to several media reports. The 62-year-old star, best known for his breakout role on the 1970's television comedy 'Mork & Mindy,' headed to a rehab center in Minnesota in an effort to…on … Read more on Examiner.com

Feds seek ways to expand use of addiction drug
Senator Carl Levin of Michigan on Wednesday pressed officials from the White House, the National Institute of Drug Abuse and other agencies to increase access to the buprenorphine, a drug which helps addicts control drug cravings and withdrawal … Read more on Madison.com

State's Republican lawmakers adjust funding for drug treatment, angering some …
For example, Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, a private nonprofit, created an ambulatory detox program. That allows some clients to go through the first phase of kicking an addiction on an outpatient basis. The agency's chief, Tom Stuber … Read more on ideastream

Nakhon Phanom province holds Anti Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Day
According to the governor, the event was hosted by the Command Center for Drug Elimination Nakhon Phanom and other relevant organizations with the purpose of creating awareness of drug addiction dangers among the public. The event communicated … Read more on Thailand National News Bureau

Drug Abuse Among Youth On Record High
In 2009, the facility treated 440 patients with substance abuse related ailments and, by 2012, the number had risen to 1099. By press time, The New Times could not determine if the increase was a result of increased consumption or awareness of services … Read more on AllAfrica.com

Students studying abroad can get covered for bail bonds, drug, alcohol …
Indian insurers such as ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz General and Tata AIG General Insurance offer plans that cover unexpected expenses on almost anything that a student could face abroad – bail bonds and drug and alcohol rehabilitation to abortion … Read more on Economic Times

Aid in Recovery Comments on Reported Heroin Crisis Skyrocketing Among …
Aid in Recovery, a full service drug and alcohol treatment center servicing South Florida, released a statement today highlighting a report concerning the increasingly worsening heroin and opioid addiction and drug abuse crisis among young people ages … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Leading Addiction Treatment Center Father Martin's Ashley Receives M Gift …
Father Martin's Ashley, the nationally recognized private, non-profit alcoholism and drug addiction treatment center, today announced it received a gift of $ 13 million from the Skip Viragh Foundation to support the construction of Skip's Hall for … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Mother of third baby to die in three months speaks out on DCF connection
Speaking publicly for the first time, Alicia Mitchell, 24, said DCF took Mason from her when he was 3 weeks old, returning him to her care when she agreed to live at a residential drug treatment center in Burlington. Mitchell and her boyfriend, Mason's … Read more on vtdigger.org

3 Surprising (and Dangerous) Truths About Opiate Addiction
It's been almost a month since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control hosted the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit in Atlanta, GA. There, some surprising truths about opiate addiction were unveiled. … Prescription drug abuse is up. As parents, treatment … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Health Insurance Companies Refuse to Cover Medical Marijuana
“It's a step to not only providing safer pain relief and treatment methods for those with legitimate diseases, but also to help end the rampant problem of prescription drug abuse.” Last modified: June 16, 2014. View Sources. Swift, A. (2013, October 22 … Read more on DrugWatch.com

Pregnant drug users in TN face prosecution starting July 1
However, reproductive organizations and other civil rights groups protested the bill on fears it would discourage pregnant women from seeking treatment for their addiction. Tennessee's Assembly enacted the law in response to the growing number of … Read more on Gant Daily

Older Americans hooked on Rx: 'I was a zombie'
When Betty Van Amburgh began treatment last year for her addiction to prescription painkillers, she was told to bring along all her medication. She arrived with a shopping bag – boxes of transdermal patches laced with fentanyl, a narcotic up to 100 … Read more on Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

Brooklyn task force offers ideas on fighting drug addiction
The kits would include an informational card with instructions on steps to take following administration, as well as information on how to access addiction treatment and support services. The task force also called age-appropriate information about the … Read more on Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Drug Rehab Dowling Park Helps Teens Find Professional Youth Rehab
Drug Rehab Dowling Park was created to provide young people and their family members with guidance and support they need to find the best treatment programs and adolescent treatment facilities for them. Drug Rehab Dowling Park can be reached by … Read more on Ticker Report

Making a difference: Area students submit videos to fight drug use among youth
Manuel Vazquez had always thought that drug addiction happened to adults, not kids. That is, until he visited a rehabilitation center with his mom when he was 12 years old. When he entered the facility, Vazquez, a recent Sheboygan South High School … Read more on The Sheboygan Press

Long Term Alcoholic Rehab from the Gonzalez Recovery Residences
The González Recovery Residences residential drug rehab facilities have programs that range from 28 days to several years and the probability of success (lifelong sobriety) all too often is directly related to one's time in treatment (with longer stays … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Substance abuse among seniors on the rise
Santa Ana, CA, United States (4E) – Alcohol and drug abuse among the senior population of the U.S. is worsening as the number of older patients in South Florida's substance addiction treatment facilities grows and the number of 65 and up Medicare … Read more on Gant Daily