Police Blotter: June 19, 2015
Lindsay N. Vandenburgh, 18, of Napa was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriff's Department at 1:51 a.m. June 18 in the 11300 block of La Porte Road on suspicion of using a minor to sell a controlled substance. … Alexis Z. Sanchez, 21, of Township Road … Read more on Appeal-Democrat

Video: Step Inside The New Homeless Navigation Center In The Mission
The place has been open just a couple months but already it seems to having a small impact, allowing homeless people to come in on their own terms, get mental health and substance abuse treatment, come and go as they please, and not have to contend … Read more on SFist

Carbondale man gets year in prison in fatal Hwy 82 crash
Douglas Liljedahl will serve a year in prison followed by five years of supervised probation for the August 2014 traffic accident that killed 65-year-old Kathy Sharp. Liljedahl's van, traveling east on Highway 82, went through a red light and struck … Read more on Glenwood Springs Post Independent

They're fighting to end Rx drug abuse
Hughes Melton said a major problem with prescription drug abuse is co-prescribing benzodiazepines with opioids. Opioids are medications used to treat pain and include hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, codeine, and related drugs. Benzodiazepines, like … Read more on Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)

Opioid crisis: State targets drug abuse problem
Deval Patrick signed a law reforming insurance policy and creating new reporting requirements related to substance abuse. The law requires insurers to pay for 14 days of inpatient care for acute treatment for addiction without prior authorization. It … Read more on MassLive.com

Substance Abuse Treatment Market – Global Segments And Forecast 2020
There has been an increase in the use and abuse of the substances such as alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes. Substance abuse is defined as harmful use of these substances in order to alter the mood. Generally, substance abuse is referred to the use of … Read more on Medgadget.com (blog)

County Officials Talk About Drug Problem
… release of about $ 180,000 in capital outlay funds to renovate an area of the drug treatment compound to be used for in-house detoxification. The money would also facilitate an expansion of the facility to increase the number of inpatient beds from … Read more on Rio Grande Sun

FDLE to review Palm Beach County juvenile facility
Last year, the department canceled the company's contract to run the Santa Rosa Substance Abuse Treatment Center, a 40-bed residential facility for 14- to 18-year-old boys in Santa Rosa County. In a June 2014 letter to Youth Services International, the … Read more on Orlando Sentinel

Pulaski County judge issues battery warrant for Jermain Taylor after treatment …
Taylor entered the treatment program in March after his arrest in January on charges of threatening a family and firing a gun during a parade in Little Rock. A judge in April reversed a ruling that allowed Taylor to leave the substance-abuse facility … Read more on Fox News

Drug Rehab Nashville Releases New Website Connecting Drug and Alcohol …
Drug Rehab Nashville Releases New Website Connecting Drug and Alcohol Addicts with Information on Getting Treatment in Nashville, TN. Drug Rehab Nashville is a full service inpatient medical detox and addiction rehabilitation center for victims of … Read more on PR Web (press release)

City must put toilets, showers on Soledad Street now
The area has become a cauldron of human despair, mental illness and drug and alcohol addiction. That's why we can't just go on doing … These people also need mental health and substance abuse treatment and rehab. And, eventually, they will need to be … Read more on The Salinas Californian

Will Schick: Anti-GMO elitists stand in way of food aid
Shoeless Joe Jackson was not the first and Tom Brady will not be the last to stink up the place — keep your eye on young sensation “Johnny Football” Manziel, currently in drug rehab and already gunning for the Scumbag Hall of Fame. There are … Read more on Galesburg Register-Mail

Methylin Withdrawal and Methylin Detox

Hampden woman to raise K for Wellspring Center
HAMPDEN, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — A Hampden Academy teacher is raising money and awareness for a local substance abuse treatment and recovery program. Lisa Scofield is taking on the challenge of riding her bike 800 miles across downeast and … Read more on WCSH-TV

NY Medicaid overhaul envisions combined outpatient care
In this Friday, May 1, 2015 photo, physician assistant Kristin Suchowiecki administers a nebulizer treatment on patient Jaylin Colon, 9, at Albany Med EmUrgentCare on Friday, May 1, 2015, in Coxsackie, N.Y. New York is using $ 8 billion in projected … Read more on Belleville News-Democrat

Temple Isaiah organizers look to address addiction at May 3 event
Scholl, a former case manager for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program at McLean Hospital, works with recovering addicts and families from the Greater Boston Area and provides couple counseling to clients. “Young adults are dying from opioid … Read more on Wicked Local Lexington

Adolescents with social anxiety disorder, addiction benefit from treatment …
“Given finite treatment resources and the reality that addiction is lifelong, [Alcoholics Anonymous-related helping] should be encouraged for socially anxious youths in particular.” – by Amanda Oldt. Disclosure: The study was partly funded by grants … Read more on Healio

N.C. bill would reduce number of teens in adult courts
He had a substance abuse problem, and Feld got a judge to order intensive treatment three to four times a week. He had a troubled relationship with his parents, and the judge had the authority to require both parents to take an active part in their son … Read more on Charlotte Observer

Jail expansion to include substance abuse program
The county's jail expansion will add 104 beds in three pods as well as 32 isolation beds, a control area, training room and multipurpose room for programs including substance abuse treatment. Daley said the jail needs space because it is continuously … Read more on NewsOK.com