Hope By Song turns pain into musical therapy
Fort Myers couple Mellissa Shiflett and Will Soto both submitted writings to Hope By Song, including poems and other things they'd written as part of their addiction-recovery treatment. They're both recovering drug addicts. Then Metts, Hannam and other … Read more on The News-Press

'Dharma Punx' author Noah Levine offers a Buddhist approach to addiction …
His latest book, "Refuge Recovery," takes on the topic of addiction, as a kind of guide book for an effective addiction treatment program based on fundamental Buddhist practices and precepts. He comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz on Monday. Levine offers the … Read more on Monterey County Herald

Governor Patrick Announces Opioid Task Force
Gov. Deval Patrick announced a series of actions to address the opioid addiction epidemic in Massachusetts that will strengthen the state's ability to respond to the opioid crisis with a focus on prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery. Over … Read more on Chelsea Record

New outpatient drug treatment center opens in Austin
Anschutz has worked in the mental health and substance abuse industry in Austin for a decade. She saw a need for an outpatient treatment center in Austin and created the Sage Recovery and Wellness Center. It provides the extra support and services for … Read more on KVUE

Resources scarce for teen addicts
Editor's note: This is the second in a Sunday series on the spread of drug addiction, including prescription pills, heroin and other opiates in Coweta County. The series takes a look at drug use, treatment programs – or the lack thereof – as well as … Read more on Newnan Times-Herald

What Goes on Inside an Intervention?
John Lloyd is a certified addiction specialist, interventionist, and certified in anger management and domestic violence intervention. John has worked in the drug and alcohol treatment field for over eleven years and is in long term recovery himself … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Drug–addicted mothers an 'epidemic' in W.Va.
Jordan, a behavioral health counselor, and Kosa, a social worker, both deal with drug-addicted mothers on a weekly basis at FamilyCare Health Centers in Putnam, Boone and Kanawha counties. They provide weekly programs for women … “We started treating … Read more on Charleston Gazette

State to test telehealth drug treatment program
PIERRE, S.D. — In an effort to get more treatment services to rural South Dakota, the Department of Social Services is exploring using telemedicine to help drug and alcohol abusers in remote parts of the state stay sober and out of prison, state … Read more on Centre Daily Times

Sheriff's office eyed as million drug treatment center
In addition, the move would allow McKinley Hall, a drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation facility in Springfield, to establish Clark County's only women's residential drug treatment center. It would also result in the sheriff's detectives and … Read more on Springfield News Sun

A vision for family-centric addict rehab
She wanted to know whether the brand-new alcoholism and addiction treatment center in rural Cumberland County, N.J., could help her husband. Seabrook cofounder Margaret "Peg" Diehl gave the visitor the answer she'd learned by heart in the 1960s, … Read more on Philly.com

Dallas Drug Treatment Centers Invites New Patients to Seek Alcohol and Drug …
Very few offered long-term, residential alcohol rehab treatment services. Medicaid, for various reasons, was unable in the past to provide treatment for drug addiction. Thankfully, this is no longer the case and people living in Dallas can now receive … Read more on PRunderground

Drug treatment center opens in Greensburg
A Pittsburgh drug treatment center, which prescribes Suboxone to treat drug addiction, has opened a clinic in Greensburg. Allied Addiction Recovery at 766 E. Pittsburgh St. will be open Tuesdays and Fridays, according to the company. AAR describes … Read more on Tribune-Review

Finding healing: Innovative Utah program turns addicts into athletes
Instead, it was convincing herself that a 39-year-old woman who'd wrestled drug addiction most of her life was capable of accomplishing something many lifelong athletes wouldn't even consider. “The hardest part was knowing that I'm worth it,” she said … Read more on Deseret News

Priorities in addiction treatment bill debated
The Senate measure says that any treating physician certified by the Health Policy Commission has the final say, with the patient, on what substance abuse treatment is medically necessary; the House version doesn't require the doctor to be certified to … Read more on Boston Globe

Drugs, money and politics: a look at the players in the Carmel drug raid
Former patient Stephen Mullanix, a 38-year-old male, was under the care of Ley, when he died on July 20, 2013 of gastro-intestinal bleeding and chronic alcohol abuse. It is alleged that Ley did not drug test Mullanix or provide any treatment support … Read more on Current in Carmel

Special court for vets reaches 5-year milestone
Before the court started, county officials noticed more vets who had turned to alcohol, drugs or violence ending up in courtrooms. … To avoid jail time, all of them must agree to undergo mental health and drug treatments, counseling plus community … Read more on KING5.com

Dr. Mel Krajden: There's lots of good news in the fight against hepatitis
Dr. Julio Montaner and the Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and his team have shown that “treatment as prevention” for HIV improves the health of those already infected, while simultaneously reducing the risk of HIV transmission to others. Lessons … Read more on The Province (blog)

The Upsher-Smith Galaxy™ Portfolio Of Antiepileptic Drugs Now Available
The launch of the Upsher-Smith Galaxy™ demonstrates the company's commitment to simplifying access to effective treatments and reducing healthcare costs. Plus, clinicians and …. Do not drink alcohol while taking Qudexy XR. Qudexy XR and alcohol can … Read more on MarketWatch

EU gives £25m to treat drug addicts in Peru
According to the European Commission, “concrete actions” to be carried out under the programme included treatment for drug users, rehabilitation measures to help get users back into society, and prevention schemes to raise awareness of the dangers of … Read more on Telegraph.co.uk

Planned drug treatment clinic in Harwood sparks conflict
The developer says his planned center for heroin addicts in a North Baltimore neighborhood would be revolutionary: a primary care facility that would treat all aspects of addict's lives, not just dole out methadone. But Harwood residents see it as more … Read more on Baltimore Sun