Teaching Friends And Family How To Reverse A Drug Overdose
Graham-Farmer knew what to do that day because, as of 2012, the whole staff at the residential drug treatment program where she works (Samaritan Village in Richmond Hill, Queens) has been trained to use Narcan, and to keep a rescue kit containing two … Read more on WFAE

What drug treatment in Delaware looks like
Additionally, the state's health department has requested more than $ 4 million in next year's budget to support programs aimed at expanding the bed space and access to treatment centers statewide as well as curbing teenage prescription drug use. Read more on The News Journal

Philly is 'mecca for people in recovery'
Ford has spent 20 years as a community liaison for the city's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services on 8th Street near Market, where he gets uninsured and under-insured drug and alcohol addicts into recovery programs. Read more on Philly.com

Riverview Hospital Will Host New Rehab Program For Addiction, Mental Health
Client services will include programs for ongoing support, assessment, crisis intervention, co-ordinated psychiatric and medical treatment, life-and-social skills, drug-and-alcohol recovery, jobs skills, education and peer support, said Lake. "By … Read more on Huffington Post Canada

Kentucky's St. Elizabeth Healthcare names Lori Ritchey-Baldwin CFO
The Northern Kentucky health system is the 10th largest employer in Greater Cincinnati, with more than 7,200 workers. Ritchey-Baldwin, who had been vice president of finance for the past two years, helped develop St. Elizabeth's strategic and financial … Read more on Healthcare Finance News

Substance and alcohol abuse rising among elderly
… who noted that a third of elderly alcoholics develop a substance abuse problem after age 50. Brenda Iliff?is executive director of Hazelden, an addiction treatment center in Naples, Fla., whose BoomersPlus? program targets older adults. She said … Read more on Dallas Morning News

Northampton County ends it prison drug treatment program
Two weeks after Northampton County Council slashed the funding for a controversial drug treatment program in the prison, County Executive John Brown said he had no choice but to end it. Brown this week sent a 30-day … Baratta said more than 30 … Read more on Allentown Morning Call

Family: Homeless Petaluma man who died struggled with alcoholism
Patton had spent many of the past 15 years living outdoors, in and out of shelters and treatment programs for alcohol addiction before he died last week. Remembered as a loving, kind man by his family, Patton died Dec. 16 from apparent natural causes … Read more on Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Court recognizes woman's efforts to reform
She paid the required 10 percent of a $ 5,000 bond and enrolled in outpatient drug treatment. She also moved out of state. Back in Lincoln County court to finally face the charge, McKeone discussed the terms of the plea agreement with Garza. She broke … Read more on North Platte Bulletin

Integrated health care a growing movement
It will offer primary health care and behavioral health services, including outpatient mental health services, community support, medication management, counseling and substance abuse treatment. It will also have an on-site pharmacy. “This step is … Read more on Lincoln Journal Star

Heroin addict admits posing as Easton vice cop
A heroin addict who robbed two college students by pretending to be an Easton vice officer was sentenced Tuesday to a Northampton County drug treatment program. Kenneth W. Olswfski, who has been in jail since his arrest this summer, will undergo … Read more on Allentown Morning Call

New program seeks to short-circuit addiction before it starts
The demand for beds in detox and inpatient-care facilities continues to vastly outstrip supply. Outpatient services remain stretched to the limit, and the relapse rates for opioids and heroin, the most virulent substances in the addiction pandemic … Read more on Martha’s Vineyard Times

How Ebola survivor can help cure Ebola
Mapp Biopharmaceutical, an American pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, is developing a drug treatment called ZMapp, which is a compound of three antibodies which have each been shown to be effective in treating Ebola infections. Read more on Capitalberg

It's going to be terrible
#I recently read in the U-T that in San Diego, a record 190 people died from methamphetamine use last year. Heroin was the leading cause of drug-related deaths for people aged 25 to 34, and prescription-drug overdoses were the primary cause of … Read more on San Diego Reader

'For us, the journey just starts to begin': Carmel Valley coach shares story …
She became homeless, lived in her car, did a “rehab tour” of San Diego and spent six months in county jail. … Ian was in his fourth rehab when he died; the drug had gripped his brain and made him feel that he needed it, the way he needed air to breathe. Read more on U-T San Diego

Oregon pays steep price for neglected addiction treatment system
Others are guided to treatment by family or friends, checking into the publicly funded programs, or relying on insurance to enter private treatment centers. Last year, 22,620 Oregonians used publicly funded care. Because of the complexity of the system … Read more on OregonLive.com

Combine Solicitation – G– Substance Abuse Treatment Program (SATP)
The Department of Veterans Affairs , C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center , hereafter referred to as CWBYVAMC, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. , St. Petersburg, FL has a need for a total of seven (7) reserved beds in a Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse … Read more on Insurance News Net

New substance abuse centers set for Monterey, Salinas
Monterey >> This isn't Natalie's first time in recovery. It isn't even her first time at Genesis House, a residential drug treatment facility in Seaside run by Community Human Services. She graduated from the Genesis House in early 2012 and continued … Read more on Monterey County Herald

'Caddyshack' is therapy for drug abusers?
More than two dozen clients at three of the city's largest treatment centers spoke with the Daily News about their therapy. Although some city officials and treatment providers contend that watching movies can be helpful, national experts on substance … Read more on Philly.com

Court records show efforts to help James Musante get treatment for drug …
… who had struggled with drug addiction, fell through the cracks of the judicial system, his court records suggest that the system was responsive in attempts to get him treatment. His family believes that he should have been sent to a residential … Read more on GazetteNET

Lorain wants agency to look across county for drug treatment center site
In November, LCADA received $ 200,000 from the state to develop more housing and treatment centers for people recovering from drug and alcohol abuse. LCADA had hoped to put the money toward a second facility in the 800 block of East Erie Avenue with … Read more on Chronicle-Telegram