New young Medicaid enrollees are fitter, but many need treatment for addiction
Walk-in clinics and residential facilities treated indigents and people in the criminal justice system, as well as uninsured people who paid out-of-pocket on a sliding income scale. Insurance was rarely billed. “Now, venture capitalists are starting to … Read more on Bend Bulletin

Mental illness & substance abuse disorders
As example, Francesca Barnett, who runs the Portland, Oregon residential mental health and addiction treatment facility has stated “I have never seen anyone seek treatment for drug addiction that didn't also have underlying mental health conditions. Read more on Valley morning Star

Non 12 Step Holistic Addiction Treatment Center in Sedona Promotes 4 Ways to …
The Sanctuary at Sedona today announced the publication of Brain Cell Growth: 4 Ways to Neurogenesis. The Sanctuary at Sedona is a non 12 step holistic addiction treatment center that uses a combination of ancient healing modules and cutting edge … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Hazelden opens Betty Ford treatment clinic in Los Angeles
Betty Ford Center Vice President Jim Steinhagen says that opening a series of outpatient clinics was one of the big goals of the 2013 merger of Center City, Minn.-based Hazelden and Betty Ford Center, which until now has based its addiction treatment … Read more on Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Marijuana defendant granted intervention
In addition to random drug screens, Tyce also must undergo substance abuse counseling. Tyce is charged with three counts of trafficking in marijuana and one count of possession of criminal tools. Huron County Assistant Prosecutor Daivia Kasper shared … Read more on Norwalk Reflector

This was the week that was in state politics
STORY OF THE WEEK: Self-described as being "pretty facile with math," Baker's arithmetic is put to the test by $ 765 budget hole. If politics is akin to sport in Massachusetts, it was only fitting this week that the inflationary, or deflationary … Read more on Cape Cod Today

Pot-related calls to poison-control centers grow in Wash., Colo.
In Denver, authorities charged a couple with child abuse last month, saying their 3-year-old daughter tested positive for marijuana. The couple brought the girl to a hospital after she became sick. Ben Reagan, a medical-marijuana advocate with The … Read more on The Seattle Times (blog)

Opinion: Harm reduction is the answer to failed drug education
Green took the opportunity to ask Obama about marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington during the White House interview. … The biggest and most recognizable of the government's attempts is the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. Read more on LSU The Reveille

Todd Frazier, Frankie Edgar, others warn athletes about drug abuse
More than 1,300 student-athletes went to Pine Belt Arena Thursday night for “Playing It Clean,” a sports forum for student-athletes about how local professional athletes made it without the use of steroids, painkillers and other kinds of drugs. “What … Read more on Asbury Park Press

Riverside Police Host 'Recognizing Drug Use in Your Teenager' Discussion
The Safe Environment Commission of Riverside and the Riverside Police Department will hold a public discussion titled “Recognizing Drug Use in Your Teenager” to help parents with several topics of drug abuse. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Feb. Read more on Patch.com

North Dakota receives substance abuse grant
An interdisciplinary team of UND faculty members was awarded a $ 550,000 grant to train students in North Dakota in an evidence-based program which screens patients for alcohol and drug abuse. The United States Department of Health and Human … Read more on UND The Dakota Student

El Paso County to begin screening some TANF recipients for drug use
DHS said if there is "reasonable suspicion that an individual may be abusing substances," the person may be required to participate in a substance abuse screening by an addiction counselor. DHS said if a recipient meets one of the following criteria … Read more on KXRM

Extension publication can help communities stem Indiana's meth problem
The authors say the effects of meth use and production go beyond the obvious health problems, which include an increase in admissions to substance abuse treatment facilities for meth addictions from 2003 to 2013. Buildings such as houses where meth is … Read more on Purdue Agricultural Communications

Denn: Use M on housing, schools, police
Attorney General Matt Denn wants to use $ 36 million in financial settlement money to provide millions in temporary funding for substance abuse treatment, after school programs, community policing patrols, teachers in high-poverty schools and new … Read more on The News Journal

Former Drug Users Share Their Stories At VHS
Valley High School students received an important lesson in drug prevention Thursday as Brandi Murray of the Wetzel County Coalition Against Drug Abuse, Mike Koontz of the Wetzel County Sheriff's Office, and three very vital guests teamed up to talk … Read more on Wetzel Chronicle

AAC Holdings, Inc. Provides Facility Updates in California, Florida and Nevada
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AAC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAC), disclosed that on January 8, 2015, its new substance abuse outpatient center in Las Vegas, Nevada, received full licensure for intensive outpatient treatment services and has begun … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

Hastings would be good location for treatment center
… the building would be used for maximum and medium custody inmates who are within a year to 18 months of being released on parole or of completing their prison sentence. The center would provide behavioral health and substance abuse treatment. Read more on Grand Island Independent

Manatee Sheriff's Office seeking suspect in Sunday night stabbing
The suspect fled on foot, while Young and his girlfriend managed to make it to the safety of an apartment, where they then called police. Young was taken to a local medical center for treatment. The suspect is still on the loose. If you have any … Read more on WWSB ABC 7

Company's struggles highlight challenges of inmate care
20, 2014 AND THEREAFTER – This undated photo provided by Thomas Denham shows Tracy Veira, center, with her children Nevaeh Davis, left, and Nathan Welch, right, in Orange City, Fla. … Months after he landed in Florida's Manatee County Jail, Jovon … Read more on Beaumont Enterprise

Award presented to Austin J. Slater Jr. and SMECO
La Plata, MD – Catherine Meyers, President of the Maryland Children's Alliance Executive Board and Executive Director of the Center for Children, presented Austin J. Slater Jr. and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) with the 2014 Maryland … Read more on Bay Net

Court Log – Jan. 19
Sentenced to probation of 6 months, ordered to complete treatment, complete addiction severity index report and abide by recommendations. Michael P. McNair, 36, Doylestown, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence Nov. 1, 2013. … Matthew G … Read more on Bucks County Courier Times

Daytop Announces New Members of Board of Trustees
PARSIPPANY — Two new business and community leaders were appointed to the Daytop Board of Trustees, said Jim Curtin, President and CEO of Daytop New Jersey, a comprehensive substance abuse treatment and education program facility based in … Read more on Parsippany Focus

Care teams emphasize emotional support
By the time Christine DeFalco, a care manager for Cornerstone Family Programs, enters the lives of the senior citizens she helps, they sometimes have gone a long while without help or direction. They're referred to Cornerstone by local hospitals … So … Read more on Daily Record

CHAD director: 'Owning an addiction is not simple'
In 1982, Hares brought two programs together – treatment for alcoholism and programs for substance abuse – and created one program. The state Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) was formed, finally making it clear that “Addiction is … Read more on Auburn Citizen