LA city, county OK homeless plans, but where will the money come from?
The county plan approved Tuesday lays out a blueprint for spending the $ 150 million over the next two years on a variety of programs to reduce homelessness, on top of the nearly $ 1 billion a year county officials estimated they spend now on health and … Read more on Los Angeles Times

Avita opening women's treatment program
Kraemer said the admission requirements are a primary diagnosis of a substance abuse disorder and an open Department of Family and Children Services case or being a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipient. DFCS funds the program. Women … Read more on Gainesville Times

Dr. Patti Juliana Joins Liberation Programs as Chief Program Officer
Liberation Programs provides that critical foundation in keeping with my own philosophy,” she said, adding, “I was immediately drawn to Liberation because they are one of the area's most progressive and innovative providers of substance abuse treatment. Read more on Greenwich Free Press

Wyoming's Increasing Trend of Drug Treatment Admissions
At Elite Rehab Placement we pride ourselves on taking as much stress as possible out of the rehab process. It's hard work to call several different rehab centers and listen to their sales team tell you why they are the best possible option for you. We … Read more on Digital Journal

Conrad Hilton Avoids Prison Sentence, Will Be Headed To Rehab Instead
Conrad Hilton has been ordered by a Los Angeles judge to go to a rehabilitation center for substance abuse treatment for 90 days instead of serving a prison sentence, according to the Associated Press. The younger brother of Paris Hilton and Nicky … Read more on Headlines & Global News

Medical pot merger creating winners, losers
In Tacoma, the city estimates that more than 60 medical dispensaries were operating at one point in 2015 in addition to a handful of state-licensed recreational marijuana stores. By late summer, Tacoma could have one-fourth that many stores with only … Read more on The News Tribune

CDC Over-Counted Opioid Overdoses
… Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly. Drug overdose deaths have increased 137 percent — 200 percent for opioids — since 2000, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in its January 1 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report … Read more on Pain News Network

Dove House rescues women from addiction
The woman once warned her that addiction starts with cigarettes, then progresses to pot, pills and meth. "I looked … She is sitting in a cramped office at Dove Recovery House, the largest substance abuse recovery center for women in Indianapolis. She … Read more on Indianapolis Star

Grant County overdoses, drug deaths doubled in the past year
Marion's General Hospital also has seen an epidemic like increase in the number of HIV and Hepatitis C cases because addicts are sharing needles. And for now, in Marion and across Indiana, resources and rehab facilities have not kept pace with people … Read more on WRTV Indianapolis

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: FILM TAX CREDIT math — ML STRATEGIES raking …
Baker signs a bill into law reforming substance misuse civil commitments alongside House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Senate President Stan Rosenberg, House Minority Leader Brad Jones, Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, Senator Karen Spilka and … Hill … Read more on Politico

Inmate Death At Kern Valley State Prison Being Investigated As Homicide
Delano, CA…Officials at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. Inmate Brandon J. Lowrey, 30, was found unresponsive in his cell at approximately 8:30 p.m. Sunday, January 24. KVSP staff immediately … Read more on Pine Tree

1 dead, 1 hurt in Aurora bar fight
Improve prison rehabilitation programs, with a focus on substance abuse and cognitive behavioral therapy. “If we can implement your recommendations, I firmly believe that we can have the people of Illinois safer, I believe that we can save taxpayer … Read more on Chicago Sun-Times

Cities, states fight for homeless veterans
But even there, hundreds of veterans remain homeless, most often because they have mental health or substance abuse problems, or just want to live on the street. In Virginia, the two at Carpenter's Shelter are among about 600 homeless veterans. There … Read more on Stripes Okinawa

Stocks in News: Annaly Capital Management, (NYSE:NLY), Cytori Therapeutics …
… Drugs Advisory Committee (PDAC) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted 12 to 5 in favor of approving Probuphine, the first long-acting, subdermal buprenorphine implant for the maintenance treatment of opioid addiction, in stable … Read more on Benchmark Monitor

AAC shutters two programs, picks up centers with lab services
One will allow it to acquire Louisiana-based residential and outpatient provider Townsend, which is known for its “Townsend Way” treatment model. AAC will add to its portfolio Townsend's parent company, Wetsman Forensic Medicine, and its affiliates for … Read more on www.behavioral.net

Xarelto Lawsuits Progress, As Federal Court Prepares to Move Forward with …
COM) January 11, 2016 – Thousands of Xarelto lawsuits (http://www.rxinjuryhelp.com/xarelto/lawsuit/) involving the medication's alleged bleeding side effects continue to move forward in the multidistrict litigation now underway in U.S. District Court … Read more on PR Leap (press release)

Telehealth Takes the Lead in Addiction Treatment
Texas-based MAP Health Management is adding 1,200 counselors to its national MAP Recovery Network, with the goal of creating programs that connect providers with the estimated 22 million Americans with addiction problems on a continual basis, rather … Read more on mHealthIntelligence.com

Helping Drug–Addicted Inmates Break The Cycle
About two-thirds of the nation's 2.3 million inmates are addicted to drugs or alcohol, compared to 9 percent of the general population, according to a study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Yet only 11 … Read more on Huffington Post

'I was completely and utterly addicted to hurting myself'
Soon, she was dabbling in tobacco, alcohol and huffing fly spray and petrol. … Police arrested her at the scene and after a court appearance, she was sentenced to seven years and nine months behind bars on three separate charges. Jail was a wake-up … Read more on Stuff.co.nz

Plymouth health news
Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more than 33,500 weekly meetings in over 116 countries worldwide. Narcotics Anonymous sprang from the Alcoholics Anonymous program of the late … Read more on Wicked Local