Iowa Kids: After a crime, a second chance
Or they can be as involved as a family therapy course or a drug treatment program. “Times are changing,” said Mark … Formerly a straight-A student, his grades at Iowa Christian Academy sank to a 1.9 GPA by his junior year. He became depressed. And he … Read more on DesMoinesRegister.com

Gloucester Goings On
Free Christian-themed games, music and crafts. To register, call …. Northeast Behavioral Health (NBH) Healthy Streets Outreach Program provides HIV testing, hepatitis C information, access to drug treatment, overdose prevention and Narcan training. Read more on Gloucester Daily Times

$ .10 After Week 9
Advancements are being made all the time in surgical technique and rehabilitation, and the longer I can wait, the better. Plus, the replacement valve has a limited life …. Pissing away a lucrative and highly successful NFL career for the lure of … Read more on RealGM.com

Community Services for Nov. 3
CHRISTIAN MEN'S PRAYER BREAKFAST of Gadsden Regional Medical Center meets the first Thursday of each month beginning at 7 a.m. Contact Jack Campbell at 256-547-7830 for more information. NEW BEACON HOSPICE has a program for veterans …. DEMENTIA … Read more on Gadsden Times

Local Drug Treatment Court Provides Addicts Successful Rehabilitation
The mission of the program is to protect and improve the community by reducing repeat criminal activities related to substance abuse and addiction. It combines comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation and supervision for each participant. The successful … Read more on WTRF

Deerfield considers limit on drug and alcohol rehabs
Deerfield Beach is considering a law that would keep drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities out of most areas in the city, a move lawyers representing one rehab clinic say might violate the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act … Read more on Sun-Sentinel

California judge sends boy who killed neo-Nazi father to state lockup
Prosecutors had sought for him to placed in the state's juvenile justice system, but the boy's defense attorneys argued for him to be placed in a residential treatment center. "My wish for Joseph is that he goes to an education place that can get him … Read more on NBCNews.com (blog)

Question by nunya: Does anyone know at least 4 to 7 places where someone can get long term treatment for drug addiction?
This is for D.A.R.E

Best answer:

Answer by cintchick
The link I included below will take you to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) treatment center locator. SAMHSA is a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services

Enter a city and state, then select “Continue”. You will then be offered options to target your search. In your case, under “Services Provided” you would select “Substance Abuse” and under “Type of Care” you would select “Residential Long-Term Treatment” and/or “Hospital Inpatient”. Again, select “Continue”. You will then see a list of centers with their contact information, as well as a summary of the services they offer and forms of payment accepted.

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Company building two drug rehab centers in south St. Louis
Preferred Family Healthcare is building two residential drug treatment centers in south St. Louis — one in the Dutchtown neighborhood, the other in Tower Grove South. The Dutchtown center, at 4066 Dunnica Avenue, will be for adults while the Tower … Read more on STLtoday.com

Odyssey House calls for residential drug rehabilitation beds in country Victoria
A leading Victorian drug rehabilitation provider is calling for extra residential rehabilitation centres in country Victoria, to combat a 100 per cent increase amphetamine-related problems in the last two years. Most of the increase in amphetamine use … Read more on ABC Online

After rehab, houses help addicts learn to live sober
In reality, though, the residential or in-patient settings known as “rehab” are far from the end of an addict's path toward recovery, and it's easy to slip up the moment you leave that clinic. “It's not a 30-day fix,” Rudolph said. That's where places … Read more on Janesville Gazette

Drug Treatment Court Provides Addicts Successful Rehabilitation
The mission of the program is to protect and improve the community by reducing repeat criminal activities related to substance abuse and addiction. It combines comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation and supervision for each participant. The successful … Read more on State Journal

Fighting the 'war on ice': Local courts focus on treatment for drug addicts
Pledge to be drug-free: B.P. Carbullido Elementary School students recite a pledge, administered by Superior Court of Guam Judge Anita Sukola, right, to be drug-free during an assembly at the school on Oct. 24. Joining Sukola onstage are Attorney … Read more on Pacific Daily News

INSPECT program helps track prescription drug abuse
(1/2)INSPECT program. FILE image (2/2)FILE image. Previous; Next. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – Dr. Ben Rachwal has been a pharmacist for 20 years and said he's seen the prescription drug addiction in our society get worse. "Opiate abuse and opiate … Read more on WLFI.com

Question by Emma: what are some ways to reduce homelessness?
i am writing a proposal on homelessness in richmond va. I am looking for some ways in which we could reduce or eliminate the homeless.

So far i can only think of 2 which are affordable housing and increase in employment rate.

i need two more ways of which we could potentially reduce the amount of homeless or eliminate it altogether

any suggestions would be helpful

Best answer:

Answer by rec4lms
I think that the first issue for you to tackle is to determine why they are homeless.

The issues that I deal with find that a significant percent of the homeless have mental health issues. The second issue (not as large as mental health issues in my experience) is that many people have issues with alcohol or drug abuse. (Many people can function while abusing alcohol/drugs but many can not.) The third issue is that people have no jobs, no money, no credit, and no resources to turn to when they are down and out.

The USA does a horrible job in dealing with mental health issues, with most of the mental health hospitals being defunded or closed. Unfortunately the response the government has taken is to wait for them to commit a crime and then incarcerate them. Thus, determine how many mental health facilities are in the Richmond area that help those who can not afford treatment. (The only place we use is Central State in Petersburg.) Also note that those with mental illness can not be compelled to take their medications without a court order. And I’ve never seen the court order someone to take medication unless they are incarcerated and need to be up for trial.

Alchohol and drug abuse is a completely different problem to deal with. It may be recreational, it may be escapist, or it may be addiction. Some will respond to treatment, especially if they want treatment. However, they have to want to improve. To paraphrase one person that I worked with, when they were taking drugs they felt that everything was perfect.

Lack of job/money/resources is both one of the worst situations but also one of the easiest one’s to directly handle. Note that I listed “resources.” A resource is anything that one person can use. This can include friends and family. Religion is also important in this because even though it is often bad mouthed in TV and movies however in reality church members stick together. Affordable housing is a good idea but often politics gets involved in a situation. Several years ago I was earning $ 19,000 a year, which is not very much. My roommates and I got kicked out of an apartment because a new company bought it and made it Section 8. The reasoning we were given was that we earned too much money. A lot of the rules and laws are kind of idiotic and often geared to the lowest common denominator. Try to improve yourself and you don’t get help, but don’t try and you get supported. (There are many who truly do need help because they have hit rock bottom but unfortunately a lot of people take advantage of that safety net.) My neighbor is a great example of this. Her husband passed away and she works three jobs to keep her kids and house. However, she could quit all three jobs and get federal money. There is no tapering off of assistance, either you get assistance or you get nothing and this makes it difficult because the money for assistance is often more than the money you can earn on your own.

So, I give you the following: 1) Improve Psychiatric Care for those who need it.
2) Increase alcohol and drug treatment options.
3) Rework the Section 8, Unemployment Benefits, and the Food Stamp/WIC programs. We can probably go for Medicaid also but I don’t deal with that all that much.

I know, Too Long Didn’t Read. I used to be positive and felt that I could help those that are less fortunate than I am, and that lead to a career into such. However, a lot of troubles have been brought on by their own problems. Sadly, trying to save the world may have made me jaded but I also feel that it has made me realistic: Some people can only help themselves and the current system works against those who are trying to improve their lot in life.

I hope that this helped.

Good luck.

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Question by Surereese: what are the pro’s to being an alcohol and drug counselor not in recovery?
I am comparing alcohol and drug counselor’s that are in recovery for addiction and those that are not. Getting stuck on the pro’s for “not in recovery” counselors. Any in put would help. Thanks.

Best answer:

Answer by josh
The effect of being an alcohol and drug counselor not in recovery is maybe no longer present of mind in such as bad mood, bastard, arrogant, friends and family conflict. they feel that he or she on the sky nor high, hopeless, alone in this world and also illnessess in many part their body. as early much better the family will influence him to quit and have a professional alcohol and drug treatment to avoid diagnos.

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New Treatment Program to Help Families with Recovering Addicts
"Addiction, even if you get the right treatment, there is going to be relapses…that's normal," Spivey says, "It takes longer sometimes to get control of the addiction than we have under the Adoption and Safe Families Act to achieve permanency for … Read more on 41 NBC News

Learn More About Drug and Alcohol Addict Rehabilitation from Rehab Addict
Chico, CA — (SBWIRE) — 10/18/2013 — The problems related to the rehabilitation of drug and alcohol addicts usually affect their families and may lead to severe consequences. The family members, partners or friends who wish to collect details about … Read more on SBWire (press release)

Recovering meth addict: Long road to recovery
Four speakers — Donna Johnson, Joy Williams, Tracy Wilson and Eric — covered a wide spectrum of addiction and recovery. The summit's speakers focused on the impact drug and alcohol abuse has on local families, identifying strategies family members … Read more on Times-Georgian

Former Struggling Addict Releases Ebook on Finding Balance in Recovery
The overall goal of the ebook is to inform drug and/or alcohol addicts as well as friends and family of the phases that an addict is likely to go through and the different options he or she may seek in their recovery. The style of the ebook is an … Read more on PR Web (press release)