Drug, alcohol abuse report released
Substance abuse continues to be a difficult area to treat and understand. The DAANES give a view of where the county sits in comparison to the state trends. As Crow Wing County Community Services moves forward trying to help those in our community with … Read more on The Lake Country Echo

Robert Anderson appointed president of Illinois Judges Association; Plans to …
gavel As new president of the Illinois Judges Associations, or IJA, DuPage County Circuit Judge Robert J. Anderson aims to strengthen the state's Lawyers Assistance Program without resorting to universal drug testing for Illinois judges. He will begin … Read more on Madison County Record

Regional Meeting Focuses on Ways to Fight Substance Abuse
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — Combating substance abuse one step at a time — law enforcement, behavioral health providers and even family members gathered Monday evening to provide feedback. That feedback will help form recommendations to go to … Read more on WSAZ-TV

Worcester awarded money to help stop opioid addiction before it starts
WORCESTER — Worcester has received $ 100,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services to help with its substance abuse activities. A total of 26 grants were awarded to 127 communities, according to a press release from the … Read more on MassLive.com

School drug tests costly and ineffective
“We find that testing students who participate in extracurricular activities is a reasonably effective means of addressing the school district's legitimate concerns in preventing, deterring and detecting drug use,” Clarence Thomas wrote for the 5-4 … Read more on Bristol Press

Feds haven't done enough to stop rise of drug-resistant infections: Audit
The use of antimicrobial drugs is a cornerstone of modern medicine to treat infections and perform safer surgeries, but organisms develop resistance naturally over time — a process that accelerates with improper use of the drugs. Not only has the … Read more on Toronto Sun

Opinion: School drug tests: costly, ineffective and multiplying
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 18 percent of public high schools — nearly 1 in 5 — have mandatory drug-testing policies like the one Carroll County adopted. In New Jersey, more than 30 districts test for drug use. In most … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Seattle attempt to keep addicts out of jail shines in study
Most had just been arrested; others were suspected of recent drug or prostitution activity. Instead of being booked, they were referred to a case manager. Many were provided motel rooms, groceries, clothing, drug treatment and job training. Some were … Read more on KVOA Tucson News

Patriots RB Blount suspended for 2015 opener
Under NFL policy, Gregory will enter the league in Stage 1 of the substance abuse program for a minimum of 90 days because he failed the drug test at the combine. Another failed test while in Stage 1 would cost Gregory three game checks and move him … Read more on ESPN

McCoy: Eagles' Kelly doesn't like, respect 'stars'
At what point will a team determine that prodigious talent trumps the risk of selecting a player who failed a drug test at the scouting combine and has admitted habitually smoking marijuana? From a football … Gregory instead enrolled at Arizona … Read more on ESPN

DEA topples Spice manufacturer in Casa Grande
Turner and two other individuals face charges including drug possession, manufacture and transportation for sale. After seizing the synthetic marijuana, DEA agents and police dismantled a large manufacturing facility in Phoenix where they found … Read more on Arizona Daily Sun

Addiction and recovery forum set to air tonight on WITF-TV
The panel of experts includes: Deb Beck, President of Drug and Alcohol Services Provider Organizations of Pennsylvania, Mike Harle, President and CEO of Gaudenzia, Inc. and Fiona Williston, Prevention Program Supervisor, Cumberland-Perry Drug and … Read more on witf.org

Drug testing in Sprint Car racing: Fans offer their thoughts on the issue
Scenes from Williams Grove Speedway during Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speed Week on Friday, June 27, 2014. Elizabeth …. Chance2195: Drug testing only takes money out of racing and puts [it] in the hands of the testing and rehab companies. The tests are … Read more on PennLive.com

TOP POLICY ISSUES FOR 2015
"Parity is our single largest issue now," agrees Scott Munson , executive director of Sundown M Ranch , an alcohol and drug treatment facility in Selah, Wash. , and a board member of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Professionals (NAATP … Read more on Insurance News Net

Drug Testing in the Workplace
See 42 U.S.C. § 12114(b) (1994); see also Williams v. Widnall, 79 F.3d 1003 (10th Cir. 1996) (stating that alcoholism is a covered disability). Additionally, an employee's use of prescription drugs to treat a disability may be protected by the ADA … Read more on Human Resource Executive Online

City Health's HIV prevention tactic gets questioned by anti-drug abuse council
“For injection drug users who cannot or will not stop injecting drugs, the once-only use of sterile needles and syringes remains the safest, most effective approach for limiting HIV transmissions,” the CDC paper said. The CADAC, however, has passed a … Read more on Sun.Star

'Worrying trend' of more young drug abusers caught: Masagos
Some also are buying drugs online or consuming them overseas. The Government is also "keeping an … A multi-agency task force looking into this problem of young drug abusers will release its findings and recommendations later this year. It will build … Read more on Channel News Asia

In Cresskill, more frank talk about fighting the tragedy of drug abuse
A proposal to install random drug testing at the high schools failed. But before it did, it launched a tumultuous year-long debate about whether educational programs or drug testing is the preferred method of combating the problem among teens. In the … Read more on NorthJersey.com

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)