Fort Myers orders rehab center to cease drug treatment
Sovereign Health, a for-profit substance abuse treatment provider with facilities in California, Utah and Arizona, advertises that it provides “diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse, mental health disorders and co-occurring conditions for adults … Read more on The News-Press

2 new board members at Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program
Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program, a substance abuse treatment and prevention education provider with offices in Flemington, has two new members on its Board of Directors. They are James Eodice, with the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and David … Read more on NJ.com

PROGRESS: Council offers plan to fill addiction treatment gap
Our treatment and prevention programs have assisted countless individuals to live free from the dangers of alcohol and drug addiction. Our mission is to save lives and create healthier communities. We are the only long-term, noncriminal-justice … Read more on San Angelo Standard Times

Logan-Rogersville fights drug treatment facility near elementary
If approved, the plan is to transform the large home and outbuildings on the property into the private Synergy Recovery Center, which aims to help women overcome substance abuse issues. The center would be half a mile from Logan-Rogersville Elementary, … Read more on Springfield News-Leader

.5M plan to renovate Clark County Jail for treatment center on hold
Clark County commissioners had considered a plan that involved transforming the sheriff's administration offices into a 24-hour, 40-bed treatment facility for men battling drug addiction and relocating sheriff's staff to the Springview Government Center. Read more on Springfield News Sun

County won't OK wastewater firm permit
The Santa Paula wastewater facility that experienced a chemical explosion last November remains closed and an investigation by the Ventura County District Attorney's Office remains active. … The report also said that naturally occurring potassium can … Read more on Pacific Coast Business Times

RIVERSIDE: Old contamination raises new concerns
Sewage sludge: The solids left after most water is removed from sewage during treatment. It is sometimes spread on agricultural land as fertilizer. Department of Toxic Substances Control: A state agency that regulates storage, transportation and … Read more on Press-Enterprise

Insurance issues complicate new Pa. health official's job
Pennsylvania recorded more than 2,400 drug-overdose fatalities in 2013, ranking it among the worst 10 states. About 162,000 residents a year are treated for substance-abuse disorders in a variety of settings. By the time drug and alcohol programs … Read more on Philly.com

Drug treatment programs available to help addicts
Treatment manager Jason Talley said 80% of people arrested in Mesa County have some substance abuse issues related to the crime they committed. Addressing the drug problem during treatment starts with looking at a person's thinking and behavior. Read more on KKCO-TV

Study: Nearly all high-risk Denver inmates had brain trauma
High-risk inmates differ from the general jail population because they're considered a danger to themselves and others. More than 90 percent of inmates in the Denver high-risk unit had mental illnesses and substance-abuse problems. "They are tricky to … Read more on Canon City Daily Record

Addiction and recovery forum set to air tonight on WITF-TV
The panel of experts includes: Deb Beck, President of Drug and Alcohol Services Provider Organizations of Pennsylvania, Mike Harle, President and CEO of Gaudenzia, Inc. and Fiona Williston, Prevention Program Supervisor, Cumberland-Perry Drug and … Read more on witf.org

Drug testing in Sprint Car racing: Fans offer their thoughts on the issue
Scenes from Williams Grove Speedway during Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speed Week on Friday, June 27, 2014. Elizabeth …. Chance2195: Drug testing only takes money out of racing and puts [it] in the hands of the testing and rehab companies. The tests are … Read more on PennLive.com

TOP POLICY ISSUES FOR 2015
"Parity is our single largest issue now," agrees Scott Munson , executive director of Sundown M Ranch , an alcohol and drug treatment facility in Selah, Wash. , and a board member of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Professionals (NAATP … Read more on Insurance News Net

Radical Islam and 2 Other Threats to Our Nation's Future
Just look over the horizon to California where even ultra liberal Gov. Jerry Brown said, "How many people can get stoned and still have a great state or a great nation?" Pot friendly Los … by legitimizing even more people inhaling toxic fumes? Jack … Read more on Charisma News

UC Davis Scientists Describe Novel Drug Mechanism That Fights Brain Cancer
The investigators performed a series of studies utilizing high-content analysis, which quantifies changes in living cells in response to a drug treatment. The lab focused on the effects of a patented small molecule previously developed at UC Davis … Read more on Newswise (press release)

City of Malibu Sues State, Demands Passages Rehab Shut Down
“[Tuesday] morning, the city is going to file a lawsuit against the State of California, and in particular, Jennifer Kent, who is the Director of California Health Services, who's responsible for issuing licenses to alcohol and drug rehab programs … Read more on Malibu Times

New Guidance on Screening, Intervention for Alcohol Misuse
New guidance for physicians and policy-makers describes screening and intervention for high-risk alcohol drinking, based on a review published online March 2 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The evidence-based review targets healthcare … Read more on Medscape

Addiction recovery program seeks to lease The Breakers in Long Beach
LONG BEACH >> The future of The Breakers of Long Beach, a senior living facility doing business in a historic downtown building, is in question amid recent concerns and rumors that addiction treatment providers may be attempting to lease the facility. Read more on Long Beach Press Telegram

Teen drug treatment center accepting only girls
(AP) — A Spokane treatment center for teen drug addicts is now accepting only girls at its inpatient facility. It had been coed. The executive director of Daybreak Youth Services, Annette Klinefelter, told The Spokesman-Review the gender-specific … Read more on Q13 FOX