Horizon site tackles opiate addiction among young adults
Last year, the agency added residential treatment beds in Buffalo when it assumed responsibility for the Terrace House facility after the closing of Alcohol & Drug Dependency Services (ADDS). Horizon is working to shed non-core services to concentrate … Read more on Buffalo Business First

Rehabilitation a walk in the park for drug addicts
This means there is only one bed for every 320,000 drug or alcohol addicts in Turkey. The government pledged that 20 more centers will be established by 2017 and clinics will also set up in prisons for rehabilitation of drug users there. Five clinics … Read more on Daily Sabah

Father of NBA player leaves alcohol, prison behind for church and son
In 1999, when Johnny O'Bryant III was 6, his dad went to prison on a forgery charge he attributes to his addiction. He stayed behind bars for 18 months, continuing to drink and use drugs in the eight years that followed his release. To enter a … Read more on The Advocate

Lt. Gov. hears testimony in regional heroin summit
At Father Martin's Ashley, a private nonprofit, inpatient addiction treatment center in Havre de Grace, Nursing Director Charlotte Meck said nearly one-third of the center's 1,200 patients are admitted for opiate addiction. … reducing maximum … Read more on My Eastern Shore

Human investment: the politics of trying to keep people out of prison
Instead, she received in-patient drug and alcohol treatment, mental health services, a mentor and housing as part of a five-year probation sentence. Since House Bill 3194 passed in 2013, counties across Oregon have invested in an array of programs that … Read more on Street Roots News

Northeast Delta HSA offers gambling addiction treatment
Free group and individual gambling treatment is available in all of the 12 parishes of northeastern Louisiana. Call 1-877-770-STOP or 318-331-8270 to obtain treatment information. Northeast Delta HSA directs the operation of community-based programs to … Read more on Monroe News Star

Answers to addiction: Program uses questions to help find a solution
The majority of Walton's clients come to Recovery Cafe because a judge has ordered them to get treatment for drug or alcohol problems. “The court system doesn't necessarily emphasize personal choice,” Walton says. It is a mistake to think that … Read more on Rome News-Tribune

Court records show efforts to help James Musante get treatment for drug …
While Musante's mother has said she believes her son, 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 … Read more on GazetteNET

Opiates match alcohol in Ohio treatment centers
The Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Board, which serves five southern Ohio counties, reported more than 1,600 people — 77 percent of the total served — were diagnosed with opiate addiction. In Fairfield County, clients … Read more on Cincinnati.com

Addicted to games: What is a gambling addiction?
Gambling addictions often co-occur with other mental health challenges, such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse, Richman added. That can cause an individual to become dysfunctional. Lately, Edgar said that counselors with the council have found … Read more on The News Journal

The broken cure – Part I: Docs, drug abusers cheat system
While remaining autonomous, every state but Missouri has independently created a PDMP to meet the objective of curtailing prescription drug abuse and catching doctors and patients who abuse the system. Patients like those who have died of overdoses in … Read more on Press Tribune Newspaper

How 'magic mushroom' chemical could free the mind of depression, addictions
But he stresses that psilocybin should be administered with professional support as part of medical therapy. Psilocybin is illegal in many countries and in the United States it is considered a Schedule 1 drug. Schedule 1 drugs "have a high potential … Read more on CNN

Ky. judge: Health rules block help for addicts
And the fact is that most people, especially those in the deepest throes of opiate addiction, are probably spending what money they have on illegal drugs rather than seeking treatment. The financial cost of Vivitrol is one of the biggest hurdles for … Read more on Cincinnati.com

Ketamine: The Future of Depression Treatment?
Of those who seek treatment, 30% to 40% will not get better or fully recover with standard antidepressants. That puts them at greater risk of alcohol and drug abuse, hospitalization, and suicide attempts. Now, though, a growing body of research shows … Read more on WebMD

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

Heroin Overdose Concerns in Mass.
As founder and executive director of Learn to Cope, a support network for families dealing with addiction and recovery, Peterson said there needs to be more education on opiate addiction. "This has been going on for many years. It's just grown a lot … Read more on Comcast SportsNet New England

Robin Williams: A Devastating Loss
Mr. Williams needed more support than he got and tragically, the world has yet again lost a brilliant actor and comedian. Addiction treatment and … You can't treat addiction without treating the underlying mental health conditions that cause it. All … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

The Way the 'New York Times' Covers Other Drugs Still Doesn't Cut It
In fact, it could cost her her job and her children—both factors that might aid her recovery, if her recovery was actually what was being sought here. A sensible system, upon catching someone with a … Indeed, given that the best treatment for opioid … Read more on Pacific Standard