Stopping America's Hidden Overdose Crisis
“If you don't use the system, you're not going to detect misuse,” says Melissa Weimer, an assistant professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University and medical director at the substance-abuse treatment center CODA Inc. Weimer is an … Read more on TIME

New Drug Law Tests Infants, Sends Moms to Jail
This is a step in the right direction, but it also underscores the problem. What we need are more drug treatment facility beds, not more beds in prisons. That's not only humane, it saves money. In one particularly rigorous study, researchers found that … Read more on Thomson Reuters Foundation

September is National Recovery Month
Designated as a national observance by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Recovery Month is celebrated to raise awareness about the benefits of prevention, treatment and recovery for people with substance use and mental … Read more on Sierra Vista Herald

5 Ways California Can Imprison Fewer People
One key lesson to learn from Texas' success is their investment in health solutions for the health problems that many incarcerated people share: substance abuse disorders and mental illness. The state allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to … Read more on TIME

Gateway CEO Rallies Alcohol & Drug Rehab Industry to Reach More Patients
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers provide substance abuse treatment services for adults and adolescents at drug treatment centers throughout Illinois and the St. Louis Metro East area. Gateway's outpatient and residential treatment centers are … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Off the Drugs, Onto the Cupcakes
“The main focus was just, 'get them off their substance,' and the rest will take care of itself,” said Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, an eating disorder and addiction medicine specialist in Denver who has been a consultant to various rehab centers. … of … Read more on New York Times (blog)

Drug, alcohol recovery center opening in Sept. in Bangor
Northampton County Drug and Alcohol, in partnership with Recovery Revolution Inc., is opening a recovery center in Bangor. The center, called "A Clean Slate," is at 100 S. First St. in Bangor and a grand opening is set for Sept. 16. There will be a … Read more on Pocono Record

La Habra rehab center now open
A new drug-recovery facility has opened in La Habra serving those looking for help recovering from addiction and those required to seek assistance by the courts. Crossroads Recovery Centers, at 402 E. La Habra Blvd., is a nonprofit that provides … Read more on OCRegister

Heroin defendant warned to take drug treatment seriously
A judge warned a heroin defendant he needs to take his substance abuse counseling seriously because otherwise he'll be back in court and end up in prison. Jack J. Leimeister, 22, of 25 Welton Ave., pleaded guilty July 22 to possession of heroin. Read more on Norwalk Reflector

Financially strapped Riverside closes drug treatment center
Effective immediately, the hospital will stop drug abuse and psychiatric treatment and provide only detoxification services. The move came after the state's top health official traveled to Houston to tour the organization's three campuses for a first … Read more on Chron.com

Early Cleveland Clinic trial of stem cells for multiple sclerosis shows promise
Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, director of the Clinic's Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, presented the findings at the MSBoston2014 convention, which opened Wednesday in Boston. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which the … Read more on The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com

Singer David Cassidy pleads guilty to drunken driving in NY
The deal also would require Cassidy to undergo a state-authorized treatment program for substance abuse, a condition that his lawyer, Lucas Mihuta, said the musician had fulfilled while attending drug and alcohol counseling in Florida. "I went through … Read more on WHBL Sheboygan

Mandy Dawson, former lawmaker, to enter residential rehab program after …
Scola sentenced Dawson to the 67 days she has already served since being arrested June 13 at her home in Daytona Beach, and ordered her to complete the program at Butterfly House, a Wellington drug treatment facility for women. He also ordered her to … Read more on Sun-Sentinel

City Guide 2014: Who's Who in Memphis
Has signed to write and direct The Gangster Princess of Beverly Hills, a true story about a Hollywood socialite who's really in the drug trade, also for Paramount. Created $ 5 Cover, a … Has directed shows for Santa Fe Opera, New York City Opera, and … Read more on Memphis Magazine

Couple plead in meth lab case
A couple arrested more than two years ago after members of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department's Community Nuisance Enforcement Team (CNET) — acting on a community complaint — visited their home and seized a lab, pleaded guilty in … Read more on Crossville Chronicle

New addiction treatment center opens in Athens
A new addiction recovery center in Athens hopes to reduce the number of drug overdose related deaths by educating the public about drug overdoses and providing easy access to substance abuse treatment. … Etherington said ARC has aligned its … Read more on Online Athens

Dr. Wood: Parents need to stop addiction before it starts
Prevention of addiction happens before substance use starts and before abuse and addiction begin. Just as people can recover after a heart attack, so too can people recover after drug abuse and addiction. In both cases, people need help from families, … Read more on The Olympian

Budget cuts hit drug treatment, family services
Despite the state's battle against opiate addiction and its resolve to provide better supports for the children of needy families, those sectors of state government were not spared Wednesday when lawmakers finalized $ 31 million in budget cuts. Alcohol … Read more on vtdigger.org

Exclusive: Jerry Brown Jr.'s mother 'very happy' ex-Dallas Cowboys defensive …
He was released from jail June 15 and allowed to spend the final 45 days of his jail sentence in rehabilitation. On July 29, Brent was discharged from EnterHealth, an alcohol and drug treatment center in Van Alstyne. He met with Goodell in New York … Read more on Dallas Morning News (blog)

Which Profession Has The Highest Rate Of Drug Abuse?
Anyone who works hard might like to relax at the end of the day with a glass of wine, a beer, and, depending on the job in question, a joint, a bit of oxy, or a bump or two. An infographic assembled by Klean Treatment Centers, shows the relative rates … Read more on Co.Create

TEDxAQB: The Man Who Tripped Himself Sober
Rhatigan, whose professional research is unrelated to his addiction and psychedelics, is the author of Purging the Monkey, an account of his recovery as it relates to psychedelic science. The Weekly Alibi spoke with Rhatigan about his unconventional … Read more on Weekly Alibi