Group calls for more addiction treatment
“Drug addiction among young people is a horrendous and life-threatening epidemic — a deadly epidemic, as we have seen in the last few days,” Blumenthal said, referring to the nine heroin overdoses, one of them fatal, that occurred in New London County … Read more on CT Post

Big caseloads for drug abuse counselors
MONTPELIER. – Vermont has expanded addiction treatment in a big way in recent years, but a state Senate committee heard Thursday of continuing waiting lists for treatment and huge caseloads for substance abuse counselors. The Senate Health and … Read more on BurlingtonFreePress.com

Opinionator | Staying Sober After Treatment Ends
A related reason is that the face of drug abuse is changing — a factor that has led to a softening of drug policy in general. In the last decade, 90 percent of new heroin users have been white, and suddenly people in power are noticing that drug abuse … Read more on New York Times (blog)

Resident says problems were rampant at Fortitude Treatment Center
"They were never checked on,” she said. “They were taking drugs in the facility, sharing drugs with each other." Not only did she make claims of drug abuse, she said offenders like her son were supposed to leave for work or to look for jobs during the … Read more on fox13now.com

UMF certificate program aims to prepare students for a career in addiction …
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has established a new certificate program that aims to prepare students to be substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors. Courses in the Addiction Rehabilitation Certificate program were first … Read more on Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

Task Force Announces Ambitious Poverty Reduction Action Plan for Oswego County
Teams are working on economic development, social services, youth and schools, community development, policy, and mental health, substance abuse. … vice chair, District 19, Oswego; Daniel LeClair, District 8, Pennellville; Jacob A. Mulcahey, District … Read more on Oswego Daily News

Dubuque counselor's state license revoked
The Iowa Board of Behavioral Science has revoked the license of Amanda Brune after she failed to disclose that her certification as a substance abuse counselor was permanently revoked a decade ago, according to board documents released Thursday. Read more on Dubuque Telegraph Herald

Wilderness therapy could battle addiction, is lacking in Alaska
Larry Olson, a licensed master addiction counselor in Juneau, said that many of the patients he sees started using prescription drugs in high school. With time, the habits spiraled into full addictions. He said there is no formula; some of his patients … Read more on KTOO

Addiction Among Teens Can Be Prevented
“Addiction is a pediatric disease,” according to John R. Knight, M.D., the founder and director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Boston Children's Hospital. “When adults … Despite some improvements in the national youth … Read more on Youth Today

Study: 1.5 percent of UConn students have reported using heroin at least once
In the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment it was found that 98.5 percent of UConn students who responded had never used heroin, 0.9 percent of individuals had used heroin, but not in the last 30 days, 0.5 percent … Read more on UConn Daily Campus

This Is Where You Find Chris Christies Heart
That was when he met Craig Hanlon, a former crack cocaine addict who had recovered at Daytop and was, in 2002, in his first year at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and returning to the rehab center to speak. Hanlon would later tell an audience at … Read more on Daily Beast

Tracing the Path from Pills to Heroin
Once that started to happen, this was created out of that," said Carole Kuklis, substance abuse counselor at the Addiction Center of Broome County. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2004 70,000 people who were dependent on pain … Read more on FOX 40 News WICZ TV

Gratitude practices reinforce recovery from addiction, pilot study finds
“Recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous has always involved gratitude,” Krentzman said. “Substance abuse counselors also report encouraging gratitude and positive social engagement for their clients. But no one has done the research to back up the belief … Read more on MinnPost

Feds, Colo. discuss countering prescription-drug abuse
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell, speaking at a news conference Thursday at Denver Health, was joined by Gov. John Hickenlooper at the event to draw attention to prescription-drug abuse and ways to overcome the problem. Read more on The Durango Herald

Alaska should help addicts heal, not forever brand them felons
Make simple drug possession offenses — where the offender is clearly a user, not a dealer — misdemeanor charges for first and second offenses. This way, addicts have a chance to work their way through recovery and are not labeled as felons right off … Read more on Alaska Dispatch News

Recovery program expands to Franklin County
Smith, a certified substance abuse counselor and former Martinsville probation officer, said she is extremely excited about the program's expansion to Franklin County. CRP, a branch off Piedmont Community Services, began in Martinsville in 2011, thanks … Read more on Franklin News Post

Gov. Brown appoints Sherman to warden
Jerry Brown's office announced Tuesday that Stuart Sherman, 52, of Visalia, has been appointed warden at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran. Sherman has been serving as acting warden at the prison since 2013 … Read more on Visalia Times-Delta

Bull's-eye! Violence stalks pro-life protesters
When he was arrested before being able to launch his attacks, Shulman was found to be in possession of cyanide and castor beans, which are used to make the deadly toxin ricin – A substance that can kill victims exposed to it, even in tiny amounts … Read more on WND.com

Prison Counselor Loses Hiring Retaliation Case
It is clear from the evidence that [Substance Abuse Director Mick] Schoenradt made the hiring decisions for [private contractor] Corizon, and Ripberger has provided nothing beyond her own speculation that Finnan had some 'say so' in the decision-making … Read more on Courthouse News Service

Sugar Rehab: New Treatment for Not-So-Sweet Addiction
… work that we have done in the laboratory. … What we see (in the reward center of the brain) are identical, indistinguishable changes between sugar or food addiction and any other addiction, for instance, cocaine, methamphetamine, morphine, alcohol. Read more on NBCNews.com

Use Stockley Center to fight drug abuse in Delaware
The News Journal reported on Nov. 11 that the Department of Health and Social Services is requesting $ 3.6 million for enhancements to existing substance-abuse programs. Citizens for the Greater Good and Citizens for Criminal Justice challenge DHSS on … Read more on The News Journal

Recovery Focus: Caron Treatment Centers
A nationally recognized non-profit provider of alcohol and drug addiction treatment, Caron Treatment Centers is one of the oldest and largest drug and alcohol addiction treatment center organizations in the U.S. The acclaimed Caron network operates … Read more on IrishCentral

Family of Man Killed by Substance Abuse Counselor in DUI Crash Sues Driver's …
The family's lawsuit alleges Wilkins' employer was negligent in allowing her to drive, and was aware of her substance abuse problems, among other claims. Attorney Brian Kabateck claimed that Wilkins was drinking on the job and collided with Moreno just … Read more on KTLA