Number of addicts seeking help at AMATEM increases five-fold
The number of drug and alcohol addicts who sought help at the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Therapy and Educational Center (AMATEM) has increased fivefold in the past five years, a report has revealed. According to a report by the State Audit Institution … Read more on Today’s Zaman

Kids need direction, so PEI dad fights his addiction to help
Allan Livingston holds a photo of his daughter Jodi who is seeking support to attend the North American bodybuilding championships in Pittsburgh at the end of August. Livingston says his children have been able to excel because he turned his back on … Read more on The Guardian Charlottetown

Delhi's first internet de-addiction centre helps children log out of the …
Her smart phone was 14-year-old Preeti's best friend. She would eat, sleep and play with it, preferring to be alone rather than meeting friends and relatives. Her internet addiction reached a level where she would be depressed if her Facebook posts … Read more on Hindustan Times

'Help, I'm Addicted to Kim Kardashian's Game'
Kim Kardashian's game is starting to take its toll. People are crying for help on anonymous social networks like Whisper to confess their addiction to this mindless app. The Kim Kardashian: Hollywood app, made by Glue Mobile, is making almost $ 2 … Read more on Adweek

Woodbridge teen dies after drug overdose at Maryland music festival
Police said they believe the most widely used drug at the event was MDMA, popularly known as ecstasy or Molly. MDMA is a synthetic, psychoactive drug that has similarities to stimulants and hallucinogens, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Read more on Inside NoVA

Phoenix House launches new program to help youth with drug, alcohol problems
July 19 — DUBLIN — Area teens struggling with drug- and alcohol-use have a new option for local counseling. Phoenix House Dublin Academy has recently launched a summer outpatient program for teens that need short-term, lower-level care. The non … Read more on Insurance News Net

Teen addicts in Landover, MD Benefit from New Teen Substance Abuse Helpline
A new helpline for troubled teens in Landover, MD is helping adolescents find professional youth rehab. LIGHTNING RELEASES (7/21/2014) – Teenage substance abuse isn't just someone else's problem. It's an important issue affecting young people in your … Read more on Ticker Report

Treatment center planned for BHC
Treatment referrals for the residential substance abuse center will be through Mohave County Mental Health Clinic or through Southwest Behavioral Health Services. The planned 10-bed adult facility will provide a clinician and case manager for each … Read more on Mohave Valley News

S. Ogden neighbors line up to oppose drug rehab center
… surrounding the gated property at 6000 S. 1075 East came out in force Thursday night to let South Ogden planning commissioners know that they object to the recent buyer's plans to convert existing buildings into a residential addiction treatment … Read more on Standard-Examiner

ACLU Seeks To Challenge Law Targeting Pregnant Drug Addicts
Opponents of the bill say it actually deters women from seeking medical care and does nothing to help drug addicts access treatment. The two residential drug treatment facilities in Tennessee where women don't have to give up their children to enroll … Read more on Huffington Post

Foster, Maloney Introduce Legislation To Combat Heroin Abuse, Increase …
This legislation removes barriers to addiction treatment by providing grants for residential/in-patient opioid addiction treatment for qualified individuals. For an individual to qualify, they must either lack health insurance or have health insurance … Read more on Insurance News Net

Hope By Song turns pain into musical therapy
Fort Myers couple Mellissa Shiflett and Will Soto both submitted writings to Hope By Song, including poems and other things they'd written as part of their addiction-recovery treatment. They're both recovering drug addicts. Then Metts, Hannam and other … Read more on The News-Press

'Dharma Punx' author Noah Levine offers a Buddhist approach to addiction …
His latest book, "Refuge Recovery," takes on the topic of addiction, as a kind of guide book for an effective addiction treatment program based on fundamental Buddhist practices and precepts. He comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz on Monday. Levine offers the … Read more on Monterey County Herald

Governor Patrick Announces Opioid Task Force
Gov. Deval Patrick announced a series of actions to address the opioid addiction epidemic in Massachusetts that will strengthen the state's ability to respond to the opioid crisis with a focus on prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery. Over … Read more on Chelsea Record

New outpatient drug treatment center opens in Austin
Anschutz has worked in the mental health and substance abuse industry in Austin for a decade. She saw a need for an outpatient treatment center in Austin and created the Sage Recovery and Wellness Center. It provides the extra support and services for … Read more on KVUE

Liquor license, opioid bills pass Mass. Legislature
That bill would require coverage for at least 14 days of inpatient detoxification and post-detox care, prohibit insurers from determining whether any addiction treatment — inpatient or outpatient — is medically necessary, and would remove a … Read more on Boston Globe

Suspect lodged on suspicion of drug abuse
A Dayton-area man was arrested Friday morning after members of his family contacted deputies of the Logan County Sheriff's Office and expressed concern over his behavior. Shaun M. Wasmuth, 33, at-large, was charged with abusing harmful intoxicants and … Read more on Bellefontaine Examiner

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014: Substance abuse treatment, retirement insecurity …
Jackie Farwell's July 26 BDN article about the drug abuse epidemic is a factual account of a, so far, less-than-perfect system for monitoring abuse of prescription medications. The imperfections — exclusion of the large VA system source of medications … Read more on Bangor Daily News

Albany County Crackdown On Substance Abuse
The Albany County Sheriff's Office says it has made its largest heroin bust ever, arresting alleged high-ranking members of a ring that delivered the drug to users in taxis and stationed dealers in local shopping malls. Sheriff Craig Apple says a … Read more on WAMC

We Try More Drugs Than Anyone Else, and 9 Other Ways Addiction Is Different …
But that's not the only major federal funder of addiction research in the U.S.: We have another national institute that covers addiction, the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, whose 2012 budget was $ 459 million. So we spend nearly $ 1 … Read more on Pacific Standard

Drugs, alcohol can destroy marriages
Of the nearly 2,000 divorces I've handled over the years, I estimate that at least 10 percent resulted from either drug addiction or alcohol abuse. Both devastate marriages. Both need to be taken seriously, confronted and dealt with through … Read more on Pacific Daily News

ON THE HILL: Rep. Paul Donato reflects on House accomplishments
The spending plan makes important investments in local aid, education and human services including substance abuse treatment and prevention and mental health care. Building on a responsible yet proactive approach to combating the recession, the … Read more on Wicked Local Medford