10 things rehab centers won't tell you
And while SAMHSA says only 2.5 million Americans are undergoing treatment, that's already enough to support a sizable industry , with more than 14,500 facilities for drug addiction alone, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. In all, rehab … Read more on MarketWatch

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 Mansfield News Journal

mothers and children fight addiction side by side
There were many similar stories during the 18 years she abused drugs and alcohol. Until, in the pre-dawn light one morning in late July 2011, she checked herself into The Women's Treatment Center, a West Side drug rehabilitation facility that … Read more on WBEZ

Pros, cons of proposed Port Angeles drug treatment clinic raised
Gayle McCormick, director of Reflections Counseling Services, an outpatient substance abuse treatment clinic just east of Port Angeles, said the area has a strong outpatient recovery system but needs a residential facility so patients do not need to be … Read more on Peninsula Daily

Act on elderly substance abuse
But detecting drug and alcohol abuse among seniors (as well as any age group) is often a challenge to families, caregivers and health care providers. Symptoms such as insomnia and fatigue are common to both substance abuse and other medical issues … Read more on Worcester Telegram

Pain Management Clinic Regulations Latest Step to Combat Substance Abuse
“Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and members of the legislature began implementing substance abuse legislation in 2012. Licensure ensures all chronic pain management clinics conform to a common set of standards and meet minimum requirements for care, … Read more on WDTV

PlaySpace will lose 0000 under new plan for grant
VYFS announced late last month that the Vashon Alliance to Reduce Substance Abuse (VARSA), a volunteer group that has been working to reassess how it spends $ 145,000 in annual funds to tackle teen substance abuse, has chosen to redirect about $ 100,000 … Read more on Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Seniors' use of Medicare meds staggering
The rise in such prescriptions reflects "old teaching" that led many physicians to over-prescribe the drugs, especially for long-term treatment, says Jane Ballantyne, anesthesiologist and pain medicine expert at the University of Washington Medical Center. Read more on KSDK

Substance abuse treatment provider Fellowship Hall embarks on capital …
The private, nonprofit substance abuse treatment center plans to use the expansion to grow capacity for its extended treatment offerings, with two new lodges for those it treats along with a multipurpose building, all built on its 120-acre campus in … Read more on Triad Business Journal

Sauk Rapids treatment center fined in infant's death
Journey Home is a residential treatment center for chemically dependent women and their children that has operated for 25 years. Mothers receive … She emailed a statement that read, "Journey Home and all CentraCare Health services regularly review … Read more on St. Cloud Times

Treating drug addiction with other drugs
Treating drug addiction with other drugs. Roberto M. Esquivel | Herald-Standard. Dr. Paul Hartley speaks with a patient at Addiction Specialist Inc., North Union Township. The success of … Hartley is a proponent of the use of suboxone to transition … Read more on Uniontown Herald Standard

Vermont Has More Addicts Than It Can Treat, So Why Are Inpatient Facilities …
Officials at Vermont's two other big residential treatment homes for drug addicts, Serenity House in Wallingford and Maple Leaf Farm in Underhill, are also struggling with state funding cuts. Serenity House is down $ 100,000 in a $ 1.8 million budget. Read more on Seven Days

SAMHSA to host upcoming public listening session on substance abuse …
Under these regulations, a federally assisted substance abuse program generally may only release identifiable patient information related to substance abuse treatment services with the individual's express consent. It has been more than 25 years since … Read more on Lexology (registration)

Women's Treatment Centre Earns Accreditation
Premier and National Security Minister Michael Dunkley today [May 23] revealed that the Women's Treatment Centre has received CARF Accreditation in the categories of Community Housing: Alcohol and Other Drugs/Addictions [Adult] and Residential … Read more on Bernews

Court Conversations: Raleigh Day Report Center offers service, correction …
For example, if the criminal charge is related to alcohol or drug use, or if the assessment indicates substance abuse or dependence, the defendant will be afforded substance abuse treatment. The Day Report Center will administer randomly scheduled drug … Read more on Beckley Register-Herald

Addiction is a complex disease
A recent study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse indicated that there are 2.3 million inmates in American prisons; 65 percent meet the standard criteria for drug and alcohol addiction and abuse. The study further indicated that … Read more on Port Times Record

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford photographed at rehab facility; clinic confirms he's in …
New photos show the confessed crack-smoking mayor walking around the grounds of GreeneStone Clinic Muskoka, an Ontario residential facility that specializes in drug and alcohol addiction treatment. On Friday, GreeneStone confirmed that Ford was a … Read more on New York Daily News

Bain Capital's grip on addiction – The profit of 12-step treatment
But rarely do substance abuse treatment centers mention medical, psychological or pharmaceutical approaches to treatment; instead visitors to websites are almost always greeted with the words, "We are a 12-step based program." Tweet. Print version; + – … Read more on Pravda

Broncos exec gets 7 months in DUI case
The officer sustained a neck injury and was transported to Summit Medical Center for treatment. "Mr. Russell was given neither a (harsher) nor a less severe sentence than any … "In addition to his successful completion of a monthlong inpatient … Read more on Fort Worth Star Telegram

Drug and Alcohol Rehab Volunteers at Victims of Abuse Awareness Event
The Discovery House, which is located in the San Fernando Valley, offers residential treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. The treatment center uses client-based treatment programs to address the underlying causes of addiction, and helps … Read more on Intercooler