Addiction funding includes S.J. program
An estimated 805,000 state residents have alcohol or drug problems, according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey. More residential treatment facilities are needed in South Jersey, according to Mary Lynne Reynolds, … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post

Grants allow Cheektowaga schools to make hires, set up programs
The board on Tuesday also approved the administration of a drug use and attitudes survey through the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. The survey, which comes at no cost to the district, was last performed in 2009. OASAS will … Read more on Buffalo News

Police continues to battle campus crime
“Drug and alcohol prevention programs sponsored by the University are coordinated by the Drug and Alcohol Resource Center, located in Schwartz Hall,” said Tyree. “The Drug and Alcohol Resource Center (DARC) also serves as the campus resource for … Read more on The Southern News

Brookfield High grads discuss 'tornado' effect drugs had on their lives
Case, Bellano and Morelli now live in Florida where they attended rehabilitation programs. For Bellano, alcoholism and drug addiction were not family traits. She was not a party-goer in high school. She didn't even discover alcohol until she was 17 … Read more on Danbury News Times

Millennium Treatment Group Joins 14 Days on the Wagon Challenge
Millennium Treatment Group is a drug addiction and alcohol detox treatment facility located near Lantana, FL. At Millennium Treatment Group, they take special pride in their facilities. They also take great care to ensure that the environment they … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

More Older Adults Are Struggling With Substance Abuse
“As we get older, it takes longer for our bodies to metabolize alcohol and drugs,” said D. John Dyben, the director of older adult treatment services for the Hanley Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. “Someone might say, 'I could have two or three glasses … Read more on New York Times

Our View: Drug–treatment cutbacks tough on Maine's poor
As a result, about 25,000 parents and childless adults have been booted off MaineCare and lost drug treatment coverage. And the state has repeatedly rejected federal funds that would have covered substance abuse treatment for up to 70,000 currently … Read more on Press Herald

SKY Toxicology Announces Sixteen New Addiction Treatment Scholarship …
SKY Toxicology congratulates the winners of the SKY Toxicology "Pass The Torch" Scholarship Awards. The scholarships are donated by SKY Toxicology to alcohol and drug addiction treatment facilities for their active patients who can't afford treatment. Read more on DigitalJournal.com

The peace and accomplishment behind Charles Rosa's UFC debut
… some months ago, while he was still fighting on regional circuits and hoping to get a call up to the major leagues of MMA, Rosa revealed that it wasn't training that initially brought him to Florida from Massachusetts years ago, but rather a drug … Read more on Yahoo Sports (blog)

Trial set for Aspen attorney embroiled in fight over Cargill money
That March, Andrew MacMillan, now 26, began to seek substance-abuse rehabilitation following a drug arrest in Florida, but UBS would not fund his stay at the Crossroads facility. Meanwhile, his wife continued to intercept email exchanges with Bovino … Read more on Aspen Times

Some residents want Charleroi Suboxone clinic closed
With a limited number of addiction treatment centers and a growing heroin epidemic, a Suboxone clinic in Charleroi is at risk of closing. A case in Washington … day care center. “Trust me I am all about drug addicts getting help, but it can't be by a … Read more on Observer-Reporter

Brookfield grads share stories of drug addiction to spare others
Brookfield CARES, a substance abuse and suicide prevention organization, will be hosting "Courageous Kids Dare to Discuss Drugs" in which former students discuss their battle with substance abuse and road to recovery. The program will be held during … Read more on Danbury News Times

'Addiction' is a combination of entertainment and intervention
There's a love addict who ignores her children, a sugar abuser, a gambler who can't walk away from a sure thing, a social media junkie, and a few drug abusers. The characters each employ humor, grief, and reflection to work through their issues, and … Read more on Detroit Metro Times

Speech by feminist blogger canceled after anonymous threat
The man, an enlisted service member, checked into the U.S. Navy's Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program over the summer for alcoholism. While there, doctors realized he was also going through withdrawal from his Google Glass, Dr. Andrew Doan told … Read more on The Week Magazine

Oppression Won't Cure Russia's Drug Addiction
At the same time, drug users should no longer be marginalized. Non-governmental organizations that deal with drugs must be supported rather than vilified, and allowed to work at schools to mediate violence among students with the ultimate aim of … Read more on The Moscow Times

KSU launches new initiative to combat drug abuse
After losing a daughter to an overdose, she championed the use of Naloxone as a drug first responders could use to save those who'd overdosed, and when students returned to KSU's campus for the fall term, the department became the first Georgia college … Read more on WSB Atlanta

Nutley, Verona unite to fight drug epidemic
The Nutley High School student assistance coordinator and her Verona counterpart, Dana Lustig, addressed prescription drug and heroin addiction, in a program entitled "Our Children are Dying," on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Verona Community Center … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Rowan University students create Box City to protest college's zero-tolerance …
"It clearly states the level of punishment for each type of crime including drug possession or use in on-campus housing." Though the policy seems straightforward in its zero-tolerance approach to drug abuse, many students believe that the methods of … Read more on Gloucester County Times – NJ.com

Dinner raises funds
A fundraising dinner was the first step in a mission to raise $ 650,000 to upgrade a Blenheim alcohol and drug addiction rehabilitation centre. About 300 people attended the dinner and auction at the Convention Centre, which raised almost $ 40,000 for St … Read more on Marlborough Express

Dual-purpose drug and alcohol support centre officially opens in Carnarvon
The 24-bed Turner River rehab facility opened in July and is also the first residential drug and alcohol rehab facility in the Pilbara. Ms Rodenburg says the two facilities work hand-in-hand to support addicts. "People who come in are supported through … Read more on ABC Local

Ghanaians cautioned against stigmatising addicts
Inaugurating the House of Saint Francis Alcohol Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre at Ashiaman near Accra, Most Reverend Palmer Buckle asked Ghanaians to deprive themselves of their comfort zone and identify with people who find themselves in … Read more on GhanaWeb

Pot should be legalized, sold like alcohol, says addiction centre
TORONTO – Canada's largest mental health and addiction treatment and research centre is calling for the legalization of marijuana, with strict controls that would govern who could buy weed, from where, and in what quantity. In a policy statement … Read more on Macleans.ca