Logan-Rogersville fights drug treatment facility near elementary
If approved, the plan is to transform the large home and outbuildings on the property into the private Synergy Recovery Center, which aims to help women overcome substance abuse issues. The center would be half a mile from Logan-Rogersville Elementary, … Read more on Springfield News-Leader

.5M plan to renovate Clark County Jail for treatment center on hold
Clark County commissioners had considered a plan that involved transforming the sheriff's administration offices into a 24-hour, 40-bed treatment facility for men battling drug addiction and relocating sheriff's staff to the Springview Government Center. Read more on Springfield News Sun

County won't OK wastewater firm permit
The Santa Paula wastewater facility that experienced a chemical explosion last November remains closed and an investigation by the Ventura County District Attorney's Office remains active. … The report also said that naturally occurring potassium can … Read more on Pacific Coast Business Times

RIVERSIDE: Old contamination raises new concerns
Sewage sludge: The solids left after most water is removed from sewage during treatment. It is sometimes spread on agricultural land as fertilizer. Department of Toxic Substances Control: A state agency that regulates storage, transportation and … Read more on Press-Enterprise

Granite Falls Inpatient treatment program for gambling addiction is one of …
Minnesota may have bounteous options for chemical dependency treatment, but when it comes to treatment for gambling addiction, options in the state are much more limited. “We are the only inpatient gambling-addiction program in Minnesota,” said Sheryl … Read more on MinnPost

Coworker Pays It 4ward to electrician who rewired South Valley drug treatment …
It's not much to look at, but an old building in the South Valley in Albuquerque can be a refuge from the storm. Kelsey Bjork says the Victory Outreach Drug Addiction Treatment Center saved her from heroin addiction – now, she's its director. She says … Read more on KOB.com

Mesa drug-detox business owner seeks rezone near homes; P&Z recommends …
Phillip Westbrooks has owned and operated a substance-abuse and detoxification-treatment center in downtown Mesa since 2003. He plans to construct a building to replace an adjacent home that he owns to move 10 beds there for patients. His plans were … Read more on newszap.com

New, radical Prop. 47 reforms criminal sentencing. Attorneys fear it will …
That money gets divvied up for mental health and drug abuse treatment, victim services and truancy reduction programs. The changes came into effect Nov. 5. Anyone who's been previously convicted under one of 10 drug and theft statutes like burglary of … Read more on Monterey County Weekly

Surf City Recovery Offers Faith Based Recovery Program
(Newswire.net — February 24, 2015) Huntington Beach, CA — Surf City Recovery (SCR), a drug and alcohol rehab center in Orange County, utilizes a number of different methods to help their clients rehabilitate from drug addiction and alcohol abuse … Read more on Newswire (press release)

Is Marijuana Safe? It's More Complicated Than You Think
There are at least 10 drugs that are more deadly than marijuana, including some that are legal, such as alcohol and nicotine, a new study by researchers in Germany and Canada finds. In fact, drinking alcohol — the deadliest drug on the list — is … Read more on Live Science

Drugs for Alcoholism Don't Have to Lead to Sobriety
“While total abstinence from alcohol is desirable, reducing heavy drinking to within 'low-risk' daily limits presents an alternative goal in drug development so more treatments may be developed,” Pahon said. Industry, researchers and addiction and … Read more on Bloomberg

Treatment community mixed on pot legalization
It pains Joseph Sullivan to watch someone who has recovered from drug addiction slip back into the habit. It's even sadder when the relapse comes because of a drug prescribed by a doctor. "I know so many people who have relapsed after a hip replacement … Read more on CT Post

JOHN P. WALTERS AND DAVID W. MURRAY: Drug testing welfare recipients …
Finally, drug users, whether receiving welfare assistance or not, are people who need help, not acquiescence in their continued addiction. Those who accept that drug use is a “medical condition,” should also realize that early intervention is essential … Read more on Washington Times

Molly & Ecstasy: A Parent's Guide
(WTNH) — News of almost a dozen students at Wesleyan University overdosing on a bad batch of the hallucinogenic drug “Molly” has colleges across the nation trying to find new ways to keep students safe. For parents, it's an alarming reminder that some … Read more on WTNH

Clinically depressed three times more likely to commit violent crime
"One important finding was that the vast majority of depressed persons were not convicted of violent crimes, and that the rates … are below those for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and considerably lower than for alcohol or drug abuse," said … Read more on Business Insider

New tax on alcohol sales in Boston proposed
Linehan said that thousands of people are afflicted by alcohol and drug addiction, many of them unemployed and a burden on the public. Helping them sober up and become productive citizens represents a huge opportunity to save public money, he said. Read more on Boston Globe (subscription)

Victorians facing long delays for drug addiction treatment under new scheme …
VAADA executive director Sam Biondo said resources have been put towards the establishment of the new system at the expense of drug treatment programs. "That has, in some ways, debilitated the resources for that face-to-face contact and counselling … Read more on ABC Online

The White House wants to throw big money behind drug treatment programs
Heroin and prescription-drug abuse — and deaths associated with the two drugs — have continued to soar upward in recent years. And some of the biggest effects have been felt by young people. According to 2013 research from the National Institute on … Read more on Fusion

Drug testing of welfare applicants yields few positives
"We support the need to combat drug addiction, but if the state truly wants to combat addiction, they should use their resources to fund drug treatment programs rather than blocking access to public benefit applicants, because we're talking about … Read more on WBIR-TV

Health Insurance Companies Say No To Allowing Addiction Treatment …
Seabrook House is an internationally recognized private CARF-accredited, inpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment center with locations in Bridgeton, NJ , Cherry Hill, NJ , Northfield, NJ , Morristown, NJ , and Westfield, PA. Founded by … Read more on Insurance News Net

Medical clinics promote ketamine injections as treatment for depression
Sydney University Brain and Mind Research Institute executive director Professor Ian Hickie said the "off label" use of ketamine reflected the demand for more immediate treatment for depression but there were known risks of using the drug. Experts say … Read more on Sydney Morning Herald

Do K-9 drug sweeps treat kids like criminals?
Police and the dogs were there to respond to a growing concern among educators about drug use at Ridge. But after all that effort, they made only one arrest — of an 18-year-old student police say had marijuana and numerous narcotic pain pills in her … Read more on NJ.com

Could medicinal marijuana be used to treat drug addiction? Some say yes
Compare that to methadone — a common treatment for heroin addiction. According to the Centers for Disease Control, methadone contributed to nearly 1 in 3 prescription painkiller deaths in 2009. Every year about 5,000 people die of overdoses related to … Read more on KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News