Avoiding addiction when you're prescribed painkillers
Experts say opioids can be the gateway drug to other addictive drugs such as heroin, but there are few public facilities in Delaware that specialize in opioid treatment and detox. … Environmental factors and habit are the key to opioid abuse. "People … Read more on The News Journal

Christie pledges million to expand 'Mommy & Me' drug rehab programs to …
The $ 12 million will be allocated this way: • $ 1.8 million to expand similar “Mommy and Me” residential substance abuse treatment programs administered by the state's Dept. of Children and Families into the “lower eight” counties of southern New Jersey. Read more on Hunterdon County Democrat

Bigger treatment center for Native teens opens
A new substance abuse treatment center designed to help Native youth ages 13 to 18 overcome alcohol and drug addiction opened Monday in Tahlequah, according to a media report. … It's one of only 10 centers of its kind in the country. “This is … Read more on Muskogee Daily Phoenix

NIH grants funds to research impact of social media on treatment of substance …
Research exploring how social media can be used to advance prevention and treatment of substance abuse has received a boost from the National Institutes of Health. The awards, totaling $ 3 million over three years, will be funded by the Collaborative … Read more on FierceHealthIT

Three-county effort aims to improve mental health, substance abuse treatment
A three-county, year-long effort to improve mental health and substance abuse treatment will begin with a public meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the basement auditorium of the La Crosse County Human Services Department at 400 N. Fourth St. in La … Read more on La Crosse Tribune

Treating Substance Abuse May Reduce Future Violence
"Our findings suggest that treatment attendance is very important for these individuals and treatment programs should include interventions that are likely to decrease substance abuse, as this may provide the additional benefit of reducing the risk of … Read more on University Herald

Cherokee Nation to open M drug treatment center – KTUL.com – Tulsa …
(AP) – The Cherokee Nation is opening a new $ 5 million substance abuse treatment center in Tahlequah. Tribal officials will conduct a grand opening Monday for the new Jack Brown Center, which helps treat Native American youth for drug and alcohol … Read more on KTUL

With drug treatment, the governor has the will but not the wallet: Editorial
But the underlying reality is this: New Jersey's treatment facilities simply do not have enough capacity to meet demand. More public investment is needed at a time when the state is wrestling with second-worst budget crisis in the nation, behind Illinois. Read more on NJ.com

Union County opens Recovery High School aiding students battling to stay sober
UNION — More than 200 youths from Union County are sent to in-patient drug programs each year, say advocates for substance abuse treatment. “After treatment, on the first day they return to their schools, (the youths) are approached by somebody … Read more on The Star-Ledger

Millennium Treatment Group Joins 14 Days on the Wagon Challenge
Millennium Treatment Group is a drug addiction and alcohol detox treatment facility located near Lantana, FL. At Millennium Treatment Group, they take special pride in their facilities. They also take great care to ensure that the environment they … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

More Older Adults Are Struggling With Substance Abuse
“As we get older, it takes longer for our bodies to metabolize alcohol and drugs,” said D. John Dyben, the director of older adult treatment services for the Hanley Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. “Someone might say, 'I could have two or three glasses … Read more on New York Times

Our View: Drug–treatment cutbacks tough on Maine's poor
As a result, about 25,000 parents and childless adults have been booted off MaineCare and lost drug treatment coverage. And the state has repeatedly rejected federal funds that would have covered substance abuse treatment for up to 70,000 currently … Read more on Press Herald

Substance abuse, prevention spending plan approved
The St. Mary's County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a plan for spending the budgeted $ 100,000 extra funding to address substance abuse and prevention. The plan was outlined to the commissioners by Health Officer Dr. Meenakshi Brewster, Sheriff … Read more on Bay Net

Savings force temporary closure of substance abuse treatment centres
Savings force temporary closure of substance abuse treatment centres. A-Clinic Foundation has announced that it will lay off staff in its Eastern Finland service area in a bid to save money. Both the South Kymenlaakso and Kouvola inpatient units will … Read more on YLE News

'We can make a difference': Walk spotlighting drug treatment and recovery …
The Walk for Recovery was sponsored by the Staten Island Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (SICASA) and the Tackling Youth Substance Abuse (TYSA) program of the Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness. It featured a two-mile walk … Read more on Staten Island Advance – SILive.com

How Obamacare could reduce crime and incarceration
Researchers at Emory University found that expanding health care coverage increases the use of substance abuse treatment and reduces aggravated assault, robbery, and larceny, according to their new working paper for the National Bureau of Economic … Read more on MSNBC

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Pilot Program Offering Treatment to Drug Addicts Surprisingly Successful
Brown County – A new program to offer treatment options to drug addicts being housed in the Brown County Jail is turning out to be more successful than anyone expected. We first told you about the pilot program in a Target 2 Investigation in May, and … Read more on WBAY

Experimental Ebola Drug Puts Its Maker, Chimerix, Back in the Spotlight
That same antiviral drug has suddenly become the medicine of choice for Ebola, being used on an emergency basis to treat both the Liberian patient in Dallas and the NBC News cameraman in Nebraska. What is … That is a sign of the paucity of options. Read more on New York Times

Connersville needs treatment options for heroin addicts
The benefits of substance abuse treatment far outweigh the cost of incarceration. There are no methadone clinics in Connersville; when patients have no options for work and no options for treatment, guess what they do? And now the drugs, mainly heroin … Read more on Indianapolis Star