US Army Drug Treatment Program Riddled With Errors & Problems, Reports
They return home with battle scars, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), brain injury, or family and financial discord. Many US soldiers turn to alcohol or drugs, but when they seek help from the Army's substance-abuse program they are … Read more on Sputnik International

Prescription Drug Abuse Among Nurses A Growing Problem
In Indiana, if professionals admit their addiction and successfully complete treatment, they can have the criminal charges removed from their records and their licenses can remain intact. “There's not many professions or jobs where you can own up to … Read more on Indiana Public Media

Ellenton health resort pulled from planning commission agenda; family says …
Steve Bedi, a former Tampa Bay doctor who now lives in Palmetto, had run-ins with the law in the 1980s and early 1990s, leading to the suspension of his medical license by the Florida Board of Medicine and time in federal prison. … Bedi used "faulty … Read more on Bradenton Herald

How special interests killed Utah's medical marijuana bill
“If medical marijuana can advance in Utah—with significant support from Mormons in and out of the legislature—it can advance anywhere in the U.S.,” said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. “Medicine is …. Cathy is a … Read more on SFGate (blog)

Former Governor Rick Perry Joins Right on Crime Campaign
Over his fifteen years as Texas' longest serving Governor, Perry supported and signed into law multiple reforms, including expanding alternatives to incarceration like drug treatment programs and community supervision for low risk and first time non … Read more on Breitbart News

American arrested on Lanta for DUI worked at Thai hallucinogenic drugs clinic
However, the Daily Mail Online revealed she is also linked to another fatality involving a man who died after undergoing an experimental drug treatment at an unregistered Thai clinic. Australian Brodie Smith, 33, checked into the Ibogaine Thailand … Read more on The Phuket News

Cory Booker's BFFs in Washington: Rand Paul, Newt Gingrich and Ted Cruz
Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing legislation to reduce some mandatory sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, allow judges to waive others, and enable some prisoners convicted of crimes involving crack cocaine to seek reviews of what they feel are … Read more on NJ.com

Justice advocate wages his own battle with crime
#SALT LAKE CITY — The CEO of a Utah company that has emerged as a key player in a national movement to overhaul the justice system is a repeat offender himself. … Just like tens of thousands of defendants undergoing this process known as risk … Read more on Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Restrictions proposed on police seizure of property in drug trade
Utah, for example, removed the enticement of revenue from law enforcement by directing all seized asset funds to public education and drug treatment programs. Police departments can also earn cash from seizures by using an equitable sharing program … Read more on MarylandReporter.com

Insurance issues complicate new Pa. health official's job
Pennsylvania recorded more than 2,400 drug-overdose fatalities in 2013, ranking it among the worst 10 states. About 162,000 residents a year are treated for substance-abuse disorders in a variety of settings. By the time drug and alcohol programs … Read more on Philly.com

Drug treatment programs available to help addicts
Treatment manager Jason Talley said 80% of people arrested in Mesa County have some substance abuse issues related to the crime they committed. Addressing the drug problem during treatment starts with looking at a person's thinking and behavior. Read more on KKCO-TV

Study: Nearly all high-risk Denver inmates had brain trauma
High-risk inmates differ from the general jail population because they're considered a danger to themselves and others. More than 90 percent of inmates in the Denver high-risk unit had mental illnesses and substance-abuse problems. "They are tricky to … Read more on Canon City Daily Record

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

Addiction recovery center on track to open
Funded by a state Department of Justice grant, the center will offer an alcohol and drug treatment program, Keatley said. The program will be offered during a three-year period. Organizers hope the center will be able to support itself by the time the … Read more on Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Jefferson County Family Drug Court selected as a peer-learning court
The Jefferson County Family Drug Court has been selected to be part of the Peer Learning Court Program developed by the Center for Children and Family Futures, with the support of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, part of the U … Read more on UAB News

Taiwan, China attack Internet addiction
“Technology itself is extremely addicting because it provides immediate feedback,” says Hilarie Cash, PhD, founder of reSTART, which claims to be the first inpatient Internet addiction treatment center in the U.S. “Children are growing up with so much … Read more on ConsumerAffairs

Fitness calendar for Tuesday, February 3
Acupuncture for cancer caregivers – Missoula Community Acupuncture, located in the Radio Central Building, 127 E Main St., Suite 314, offers free acupuncture treatments for friends, family, nurses, doctors or anyone who takes care of cancer patients on … Read more on The Missoulian