Legalized marijuana might be the best thing to ever happen to heroin addicts
Among drug treatment specialists, marijuana remains controversial. Although some research has shown marijuana to be an alternative treatment for more serious drug addiction, addiction treatment specialists still view marijuana as highly addictive and … Read more on Quartz

Opinion: Students react to “Moving Dartmouth Forward” plans
As a Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor, an aspiring addiction physician and someone who has been researching alcohol policy for almost five years, I strongly support the ban on hard alcohol. Studying the epidemiology of college alcohol use and abuse … Read more on The Dartmouth

Poor sleep 'early warning sign' for drink and drug issues
Poor sleep in teenage years could be an early warning sign for alcohol problems, illicit drug use and "regretful" sexual behaviour, research suggests. US scientists found adolescents with bad sleep habits were more likely to engage in risky behaviour … Read more on BBC News

Antidote For Cocaine Addiction? We're Closer To Drug That Can Block …
A recent Danish study has provided a glimmer of hope for those living with addiction. Researchers developed a new drug that would be used in addition to recovery therapy, and although it would not be able to make the cravings disappear completely, … Read more on Medical Daily

New drug treatment center opens in Deer Park
The treatment center is staffed by licensed professionals who are trained and experienced in drug treatment methodologies that follow a specific medical model used by the Cenikor Foundation in other clinical settings. The focus, of the treatment center … Read more on Your Houston News

Women's drug rehab center planned for Kanawha
The Healing Place of Huntington, one of West Virginia's largest residential drug treatment facilities for men, announced plans Tuesday to establish a 100-bed treatment facility for women in Kanawha County. Healing Place Executive Director Bob Hansen … Read more on Charleston Gazette

Huye Rehab Centre to Offer Addicts Specialised Treatment
Rwanda is set to launch a specialised treatment and medical centre that will seek to provide care and treatment to drug addicts. The Isange Rehabilitation Centre is an initiative of the Rwanda National Police (RNP) in partnership with the ministries of … Read more on AllAfrica.com

North Ridgeville pursuing drug treatment facility
This is why the county's chief drug and alcohol treatment agency plans to explore opening treatment and recovery centers outside Lorain. Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Director Tom Stuber plans to sit down with North Ridgeville Mayor … Read more on Chronicle-Telegram

Glitch leaves thousands of Pennsylvania Medicaid beneficiaries without …
But instead of enrolling these beneficiaries into Healthy Plus, the new program for those in need of drug and alcohol treatment centers, these individuals were enrolled in private plans that don't offer such treatment. When treatment centers realized … Read more on FierceHealthPayer

Shelby, NC Addiction Hotline Assisting Addicts in Finding Effective Recovery …
People can learn about treatment options available at various rehab facilities. Friends and family can use the helpline to learn more about which treatment centers give their loved ones the best opportunity to overcome a drug or alcohol dependency. Read more on Ticker Report

North Carolina Drug and Alcohol Addicts Finding Help Through Abuse Helpline
Treatment centers can provide addicts with several treatment options including drug detox, dual diagnosis, individual and group therapy along with mandatory education programs. The helpline's goal is to provide much-needed access for those who need … Read more on Ticker Report

Penn Medicine Bioethicists Call for Return to Asylums for Long-Term …
In addition, economics and federal policies accelerated the transformation because outpatient therapy and drug treatment were less expensive than inpatient care, and the federal legislation like the Community Mental Health Centers Act and Medicaid led … Read more on HealthCanal.com

Judge Won't Let Tony Bosch Delay His Sentencing Again For More Drug Rehab
… his drug rehab programs. The faux doctor was led away in handcuffs from federal court back in October after the failed tests came to light, and spent a month in a court-mandated facility; since then, Lewis says, he's been in a voluntary outpatient … Read more on Miami New Times (blog)

Time running out to fix state's drug treatment 'crisis'
In 23 years of active addiction, she stole to buy drugs, was on welfare, spent time in jail, served prison sentences and couldn t take care of her child. After in-patient treatment and outpatient services afterward, she s led a productive, drug-free … Read more on KING5.com

Jon Jones Speaks For First Time Since Drug Test Failure; Talks Past Drug Use …
They put me in an outpatient house and I stayed there for the day. I was willing to stay there as long as I needed to be there" Jones said that he was told he didn't need to be there, but he'll continued to be drug tested and will undergo counseling … Read more on Wrestling Inc.

Lawsuit: Jail Let Teenage Girl Die From Drug Overdose, Staff Covered It Up
At the time, there was a warrant out for Gonzales because she had violated her probation by escaping from a rehabilitation center, the Albuquerque Journal reported. As a result, police officers came to the hospital. The lawsuit claims that the hospital … Read more on Huffington Post

Drug Treatment Moguls Lived in Luxury on Medicaid Cash, Say Prosecutors
Prosecutors say the father and son who ran one of New York's largest drug treatment programs committed fraud and spent taxpayer millions on luxury cars and vacation homes while their patients lived amid rats and bedbugs, but authorities fear shutting … Read more on NBCNews.com

Punjab's de-addiction centres empty out
Swami Vivekanand drug de-addiction and treatment centre in Amritsar Government Medical College has registered poor turnout of drug addicts in the past three months due to cold weather and the state government's new guidelines on prescription of … Read more on Times of India

Prevention advocates: Suffolk's new drug treatment plan is good, but it's not …
Lori Shore, who lives in Mattituck and is also the executive director of the Retreat of Lancaster County, a substance abuse treatment center, said her reaction to Bellone's new initiative was 'Finally? Are they kidding?' We need more than that. I'm … Read more on RiverheadLOCAL

After the big bust, treatment or new dealers
The impact of that drug bust may result in further calls for treatment." But Naura Slivinsky, director of community relations at Arms Acres, thinks there is no reason to believe the bust will have people flocking to the facility's Carmel location. "I … Read more on Poughkeepsie Journal