Seattle Treatment Center for Alcohol & Drug Addiction Announced
Call (888) 444-9148 for an appointment. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) February 01, 2014. A Seattle treatment center is announcing that it is opening doors for adults and adolescents dealing with alcohol and drug addiction through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

MLB Great Darryl Strawberry Opens Addiction Treatment Center
A substance abuse treatment center founded by Major League Baseball star turned Christian minister Darryl Strawberry is now open in Central Florida. "I think it's pretty amazing and awesome to be able to go back and really help people from a place … Read more on Christian Post

Earmarking liquor revenue for treatment rejected
Lawmakers are considering another bill that would spend $ 2 million to create a substance abuse treatment account that would provide grants to new or existing treatment centers. It's scheduled for a committee hearing Friday. Copyright 2014 The … Read more on Billings Gazette

Nonmedical prescription drug users in private vs. public substance abuse …
… two treatment samples. Population tailored HIV interventions, and increased access to HIV testing in both public and private substance treatment centers, appear to be warranted. Author: Catherine L O¿GradyHilary L SurrattSteven P KurtzMaria A Levi … Read more on 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

The Most Overlooked V-Day Films
The 1938-set film centers on Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson), a bored British housewife in a sex-less marriage who meets Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard), a nice, unassuming doctor at a railway station. He's also married with two children, and before long, the … Read more on Daily Beast

Florida House Experience Celebrates Alumni Wednesday's With Personal …
After providing addiction treatment for countless patients, the Florida House Experience has pledged to publish stories written by alumni who have successfully completed recovery programs at Florida House. The goal is provide hope to others seeking help. Read more on PR Web (press release)

Novi judge denies conflict over ties to testing firms
Treatment as option. MacKenzie was appointed to the bench in 1988. In the decade that followed, courts nationwide began to consider substance abuse treatment as an alternative to jail or prison. MacKenzie became one of the state's most vocal supporters … Read more on Detroit Free Press

Suncoast Rehab Center Encourages "Pain Medicine Management" Trend in 2014
… pain without the use of opioids. Suncoast Rehab Center, in Spring Hill, FL (SRC), encourages the introduction of alternative pain management methods to counteract the public health disaster that painkiller addiction has created within American society. Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Lawmakers target 'heroin epidemic' in DuPage
One measure would establish a pilot program in DuPage to set up a "last chance" substance abuse treatment facility for those convicted of drug crimes. Another would extend a state law that targets street gangs and is scheduled to expire in 2017. Read more on Chicago Tribune

AGE APPROPRIATE: Randolph Senior Center offers help with seniors …
Per a Massachusetts report, 373 Randolph residents were admitted to treatment programs contracted by Massachusetts' Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS)—a rate less than that of Massachusetts as a whole. The death of Oscar-winning actor Philip … Read more on Wicked Local- Randolph

Guidance Center to Hold Info Session on Substance Abuse Treatment
The Guidance Center of Westchester will host an information session on The Seven Challenges, an adolescent substance use treatment program, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday January 27th at the agency's 256 Washington St., Mount Vernon office. Read more on Patch.com

Question by by3beautifulx3: i don’t know what to do for my report it has to be “anything related to substance abuse treatment”?
could somebody just give me a lead i don’t know what topic i should do
one that i can make a good 5 minute presentation out of.

Best answer:

Answer by sandra dee
you should do some sort of unusual addiction like one that’s not as commonly discussed, like drugs/alcohol. maybe something like treating addiction to food, or the most interesting, sex. that last one would be nice and controversial as well 🙂 fun! push da boundaries you rebel. and it is actually a real problem for some people and not as often talked about cuz of its taboo nature!!!

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Vermont gets M grant for drug treatment program
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Gov. Peter Shumlin and Health Commissioner Harry Chen announced on Friday that Vermont will get a $ 10 million federal grant to expand early intervention and treatment programs for young adults at risk of alcohol and drug abuse. Read more on Sacramento Bee

Vt. gov. to substance abuse treatment program
Peter Shumlin will be holding a press conference in Burlington on the expansion of an early intervention and treatment program for young adults at risk of alcohol and drug abuse. The event will be held at 11:15 Friday at the Community Health Center. Read more on Tbo.com

Question by Keith M: what do the initials SASCA mean in reference to the state of california dept of corrections?

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Answer by jalms
It’s the acronym for “Substance Abuse Service Coordination Agencies” (SASCA), that manages drug and alcohol treatment when inmates get a parole.

For more info visit http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Offenders/Adult_Parole_Operations/ParoleeHandbook/pg28.html .

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County leaders hold work session on drug abuse
Amye Scribner of the Department of Social Services said the rising numbers of pill addiction have also put a strain on her agency's staff and resources. More children are coming into Social Services' care because of adults in a household developing a … Read more on Bay Net

2 W.Va. agencies join lawsuit against drug company
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two West Virginia agencies are joining a lawsuit against an Ohio drug company, alleging its negligent practices have helped fuel the state's pain pill abuse epidemic. The Department of Health and Human Resources and the … Read more on News & Observer

Proposals being accepted for juvenile substance abuse treatment grants
Kentucky only has about one-tenth of the treatment beds it needs, and according to the most recent report from the Substance Abuse Health and Mental Services Administration, one in eight Kentucky high school students meet the criteria for a substance … Read more on Richmond Register

Shocking details of drug abuse in schools
Shocking figures. According to the latest countrywide survey done in 2012 by the anti-drug agency called the Rapid Assessment Drug and Substance Abuse in Kenya, one in three students reported using one or more drugs. GO TO PAGE 1 2 3 Next » … Read more on The Standard Digital News