Foundation awarded grant to study best ways to treat pain, combat drug abuse
Challenging health care providers in West Virginia is the issue of how to treat chronic pain without leading to prescription drug abuse. Once a person has been on chronic pain medication for three months, he or she is technically a chronic pain … Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch

Biocorrx Hits A High Note With Opioid Addiction Treatment
Publicly-listed BioCorRx (OTCQB: BICX) is an addiction treatment and rehabilitation company on the leading edge of substance in alcohol and substance abuse treatment. BioCorRx is known for its Start Fresh Program that combines life-coaching services … Read more on SmallCap Network

Support for Alcoholism After Rehab? There's an App for That
A smartphone application may be effective in helping alcohol-dependent patients remain abstinent following a stint in a residential rehab facility, new research shows. Results from a randomized trial show that individuals with alcohol use disorder … Read more on Medscape

Dallas TX Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Expansion of Residential Treatment …
Dallas TX Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching an expansion of its residential treatment services for people looking to stop their drug abuse problems in Dallas. Entering a residential treatment facility can seem scary and intimidating for a practicing drug … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Helpline in Dobbs Ferry Aids in Drug and Alcohol Abuse Recovery
A new helpline in Dobbs Ferry, NY benefits teens in search of help overcoming drug and alcohol abuse. LIGHTNING RELEASES (4/7/2014) – Alcoholism is a serious illness. Will power is good to have, but unfortunately, for teens facing a drug or alcohol … Read more on Ticker Report

Overcoming Prescription Drug Abuse

In Missoula County evidence locker, potentially deadly prescription drugs pile up
“The biggest problem we have to overcome is, 'It's just a pill,' ” said Chrestenson. There's the perception that “it's safe. It's prescribed by a … By comparison, prescription drug abuse looks almost wholesome. “When I first started” as a police … Read more on Ravalli Republic

Pacifico Reflections: Interpersonal credits
A more serious example is an employer's patience and cooperation with an employee who is struggling to overcome a substance abuse problem. In both cases there is credit: someone is granting space, demonstrating a level of understanding, and showing … Read more on Evening Sun (subscription)

Scorsese vs. Scorsese: Tales of Two Dreamers
The Wolf of Wall Street was adapted by Terence Winter from Jordan Belfort's memoir about his hedonistic days as a lawless and drug-abusing stockbroker. Hugo, on the other hand, was adapted by John Logan from Brian Selznick's children's book The … Read more on PopMatters

Tennessee to Criminalize Pregnancy
Under the law, women who stick with drug addiction programs will not be charged, but drug treatment programs aren't accessible to all women, especially ones in rural areas. This may ultimately leave the poorest and most isolated women facing … Read more on Daily Beast

'Wicked Sober' Connects Addicts and Their Families With the Right Resources
Now on the mend for half a decade, Duggan, a father, husband, college graduate, and a steady support structure for dozens of struggling addicts, runs a service called “Wicked Sober” out of Arlington alongside his dad. After recently moving back to … Read more on Boston magazine’s Boston Daily (blog)

Workplace drug tests won't catch all drug addictions
It's a scenario Lisa Cook, executive director of the drug abuse treatment center, Ku Aloha Ola Mau, continues to see. “It usually starts with an accident, injury or a surgery, and they get prescribed the painkillers for that and they don't stop,” she … Read more on khon2.com

Police: GPS helped solve, didn't deter killings
That would be unworkable because sex offenders often attend the same counseling classes, substance abuse treatment programs, or live near each other in areas that are far from schools and parks to comply with state law, Patino said. The devices send … Read more on FOX10 News – Mobile

Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
I am an addict in recovery and grateful for getting well. I was ordered by the court to attend a 6 month residential treatment center for women, because there was an open bed. The clients there are mostly ones right out of prison. I have not ever been … Read more on About – News & Issues

Addicts open up to help others
SHARECONNECTTWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. The assurance that alcohol and drug addicts can maintain a cloak of anonymity throughout their recovery process is often an encouraging incentive for them to ask for help. Once the cloak comes off, anyone … Read more on The Tennessean

Alcoholism Implant with Naltrexone
Every year $ 22 billion is spent on alcohol treatment in the US. A California company is set to gain a significant share of the market with a groundbreaking treatment program. It's part of a revolutionary recovery program developed by BioCorRX Inc. The … Read more on KTLA

Kentuckiana faces rising problem of drug abuse and addiction
Crackdown on opiates leads to increased heroin use. Donnie Willis is the intervention services coordinator at Our Place Drug & Alcohol Education Services Inc., a New Albany-based non-profit drug prevention and intervention center. … Marla Highbaugh … Read more on IU Southeast Horizon

Sobriety center would be a smart step toward decriminalizing public …
Whether the problem is substance abuse or simply a night out to celebrate a 21st birthday, arresting people who for being publicly intoxicated does not solve any issue. Travis County is taking a step in the right direction by moving toward … Read more on UT The Daily Texan

Rutgers responds to NJ heroin problem
“In 2012, there were more than 8,300 admissions to state-licensed or certified substance abuse treatment programs due to prescription drug abuse, an increase of 200 percent over the past five years and nearly 700 percent over the past decade,” the … Read more on RU Daily Targum

Life-saving overdose antidote may become easy to buy
The current draft of the bill calls for buyers to receive some counseling on drug treatment programs and education about how to recognize an overdose. Pharmacists … Her husband, she explained, sometimes mixes pain medications with alcohol. Wally said … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle