Overdose victim pleads guilty to having heroin
He could be sentenced to anything from a prison term to serving local time in the county jail or various programs such as a Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF), Conway said. A CBCF is a former of prison focusing on substance abuse treatment … Read more on Norwalk Reflector

Kids bloom through preschool art program in Charlotte
… and Gaffney in South Carolina. Each one serves a different purpose, from foster care services to residential care for mothers in substance abuse recovery. … She went down a winding road that led her to the job as the only arts and music teacher … Read more on Charlotte Observer

Woman ordered back to treatment facility
… from the facility, Kasper said. The prosecutor said Huron County Common Pleas Judge Jim Conway ordered her to return to a CBCF to complete the program. Defendants spend time in CBCF to receive education about drug abuse and get treatment. Read more on Norwalk Reflector

Ann Arbor yoga studio to hold fundraising class to benefit Dawn Farm
Dawn Farm is the largest provider of services for people with addictions in Washtenaw County and has been around since 1973. Dawn Farm is a Michigan addiction treatment center with an emphasis on the recovering community as the most important source … Read more on Heritage Newspapers

Helpline for Gibsonville Can Help in Finding Teen Drug and Alcohol Rehab
A new helpline in Gibsonville, NC can help locate substance abuse treatment centers for teens in trouble. LIGHTNING RELEASES 07/21/14 – When a teenager starts to use drugs and alcohol, they are often unaware of the physical, mental and emotional toll … Read more on Ticker Report

EU's 'barking mad' £25million taxpayer donation to rehabilitate PERUVIAN drug …
Only last year England was branded the “addiction capital of Europe” in a report by the Centre for Social Justice. This is another … Funds for the EU anti-drug programme will be used by Peru to provide treatment for drug addicts, bolstering … Read more on Express.co.uk

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation CEO on publishing in the digital age
Mark Mishek, CEO of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, says that when he's out and about it's the organization's published works that people most often bring up. Teachers want to talk about Hazelden's bullying curriculum. If he's wearing a … Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune

Punjab to set up 22 rehabilitation centers for drug addicts
Badal directed the health department officials to remove various bottlenecks hindering the smooth treatment facilities. He said the state government was providing free medicine for the treatment of drug addicts besides other facilities for the indoor … Read more on Times of India

No Rehab for Russia's Drug Addicts
Marat Aginyan, a psychiatrist specializing in drug addiction at Moscow's Center for Healthy Youth who also works with the National Anti-Drugs Union for Rehabilitating Addicts, was upbeat about Ivanov's plans to build communes, but expressed concern … Read more on The Moscow Times

11 punished after drug addicts escape from rehab center
Three officials at the rehab center in Xingye County and five assistant police officers were fired over the incident in which the detained drug addicts dug a tunnel with bed boards to escape, the report said. Three policemen were suspended over the … Read more on ecns

What Does Drug Rehab Accreditation Really Mean?
Of the 13,339 addiction treatment programs that voluntarily responded to The National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services, 21.8 percent were accredited by CARF, 19.2 percent were accredited by the Joint Commission and 56.9 percent were not … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Drinking – and Dying – in South Africa
Heroin use was highest in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, while alcohol abuse dominated in-patient centres in KwaZulu-Natal, the Northern Cape and the North West. "Substance abuse impacts negatively on the physical, social, spiritual and mental wellbeing of … Read more on AllAfrica.com

Women face challenges in fighting addiction, alcoholism
A report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that in 2012 there were more than 1.7 million substance abuse treatment admissions domestically. Alcohol was the … Read more on GoErie.com

Women face gender-specific challenges in fighting addiction and alcoholism
Double that number for men, said Dr. John Eustace, medical director at the South Miami Hospital Addiction Treatment and Recovery Center. Alcohol abuse can result in liver damage, hepatitis, brain disease, breast cancer and heart disease. A report from … Read more on Centre Daily Times

Addiction and Alcoholism Hit Men, Women Differently
Heroin and prescription drug addiction are on the rise among affluent women, according to a 2014 survey from Caron Treatment Centers, parent company of the Hanley Center. Women cited anxiety (65 percent), depression (67 percent) and a critical internal … Read more on Valley News

Heroin, opioids now top alcohol as No. 1 substance treatment at Brien Center
Drugs are prepared to shoot intravenously by a user from Vermont addicted to heroin in this file photo from Getty Images. The Brien Center, the largest substance abuse treatment center in Berkshire County, now reports that it treats more heroin and … Read more on Berkshire Eagle

Nonresidential rehab programs are effective
An article in Wednesday's Morning Call ("City zoners ponder halfway house") refers to a development plan for a residential facility to help people with drug abuse problems on their way toward re-integrating into society. By coincidence, this appeared … Read more on Allentown Morning Call

Robin Williams admits himself to treatment center for addiction intervention
Actor Robin Williams has entered a treatment facility, according to several media reports. The 62-year-old star, best known for his breakout role on the 1970's television comedy 'Mork & Mindy,' headed to a rehab center in Minnesota in an effort to…on … Read more on Examiner.com

Heroin addicts left trapped; families, heartbroken
"I'm sure a certain part of the population doesn't really understand the loss of behavioral control that comes with this particular brain disease," says Melinda Campopiano, medical officer for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at SAMHSA. She … Read more on Marshfield News-Herald

EXCLUSIVE: Assaults tripled at youth facility; workers not tested for drugs
… for mentally ill teens at Queens Medical Center and Kahi Mohala, so they sometimes wait months for an opening. "There are some systemic issues here, including the lack of mental health facilities, substance abuse treatment facilities in our state … Read more on Hawaii News Now

Christie stresses addiction at groundbreaking
Governor Chris Christie, center, Senate President Steve Sweeney, left, and Senator Anthony Bucco attend the Daytop Adolescent Treatment Facility Groundbreaking ceremony in Pittsgrove, N.J. on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Governor Christie talked about … Read more on NorthJersey.com

State expands antidote program
"These are 40 individuals who now have a second chance at life," said Christie at a news conference outside of the Rescue Mission of Trenton, which offers drug treatment programs. "It means more than 40 … The Republican governor — a former … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post