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Substance abuse treatment: Manchin's proposal merits discussion
Va., has come up with a good idea as it relates to future funding for substance abuse treatment centers across the Mountain State and the nation. The West Virginia lawmaker is proposing legislation that could raise one-and-half to two billion dollars a … Read more on Bluefield Daily Telegraph

First Substance Abuse Treatment Unit Opens at a WV Regional Jail
West Virginia launches its first inpatient substance abuse treatment program in a regional jail today. The 28-bed unit will serve male inmates at the Southwestern Regional Jail in Logan County who are awaiting transfer to prison. The Logan County … Read more on West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Church, new treatment center strive to fight drug abuse
In unrelated campaigns, a church and a new outpatient drug treatment center are focusing on preventing and treating drug addiction this month. St. Michael Catholic Community in Sterling Heights will participate in a National Drug Take Back Day event 10 … Read more on C&G Newspapers

Four Takeaways From The National Rx Drug Abuse And Heroin Summit
At the end of March, over 1,900 people convened in Atlanta, Georgia, at the National Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, with attendees including advocates, clinicians, treatment providers, law enforcement officers and government officials … Read more on Forbes

Overdose-reversing drug leading addicts to avoid treatment for addiction
Ralph worries addicts revived by Narcan miss out on being directed to treatment for their addiction. "The hospital provides a social services person to get them into some kind of counseling and then can guide them into some kind of treatment center … Read more on ABC6OnYourSide.com

Treatment more vital than punishment in many cases, specialists say
“The cases that come through my court are related to addictions, either with alcohol or drugs. There's always present among those defendants, issues that are mental health-related,” he said as he sat on a panel of community experts from the county … Read more on Terre Haute Tribune Star

Posey Sentenced for Attack on Grandmother
… aggravated assault domestic violence. Investigators say Posey tried to strangle his 76-year-old grandmother. He claimed to be under the influence of meth when he did it. Posey was also ordered to enter long-term drug and alcohol treatment while in … Read more on WTOK

The Jesus Shot
I could go on for a long time, but I won't. I'm just … There's always exceptions to every kind of treatment because no two people are alike in any way and that's why some people experience side effects and some don't, some get better results than … Read more on National Pain Report

Gratitude House a place for women to seek treatment for addiction
The Gratitude House is the only treatment center in Palm Beach County to offer long term residential services to mothers and a new daycare center is on the way. Tucked away in an unassuming building in Palm Beach County lies the Gratitude House, a … Read more on WPEC

Solutions Recovery Inc. Applauds Attorney General Laxalt on
Solutions Recovery Inc., is Southern Nevada's premier licensed residential drug and alcohol treatment center. The organization serves as a qualified, Joint-Commission accredited vendor licensed to operate residential facilities by Clark County and the … Read more on Nevada Business Magazine

Inside Conditions…The pleasure principles
According to the www.state.gov website; “In 2010, the United States [supported] 30 residential drug treatment centers – 75% of all centers – making it the largest contributor to drug treatment services in Afghanistan.” Now we have exported our failed … Read more on New Pittsburgh Courier

Nancy Reagan's Legacy Includes Support Of Abusive Drug Treatment For Teens
Last year, as part of a year-long investigative story on the heroin epidemic and the U.S. drug treatment system, The Huffington Post published an original audio documentary about Straight Inc. and its predecessor, The Seed. Former residents recalled … Read more on Huffington Post

Banquet to raise money for women fighting addiction
Home of Hope is a Christian-based residential drug and alcohol treatment center for women in Casa Grande. Mothers may reside at the facility with their children. It's one of several rehabilitation programs run by Teen Challenge of Arizona, which is … Read more on TriValley Central

Lawmakers get more serious about helping addicts
For years, the people concerned with these problems nibbled at it only on the margins. Most states, including Indiana, have been far more likely to throw drug users in prison than to get them treatment. And there's been little appetite to fund what … Read more on Indianapolis Business Journal

Homeless in Vancouver: Treating meth addicts like pariahs for fun and profit
Turns out that, sanctimonious justifications aside, it's all about the high-pressure marketing of private U.S. drug treatment clinics. Rehabs.com isn't itself in the business of addiction treatment. It's in the business of steering addicts toward … Read more on Straight.com (blog)

Kane County board rejects treatment center in Campton Township
Emotional pleas by speakers, an impassioned request to look at the evidence and the possibility of a lawsuit failed to sway Kane County board members to approve a zoning application which would've cleared the way for an alcohol and drug treatment … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Nightclub tsar and cocaine dealer becomes rehab clinic owner
Some experts in addiction medicine have expressed scepticism about the involvement of Mr Metropolis and Mr Harland in a rehabilitation service. Others defended their role and claimed many counsellors had personal experienced substance abuse and … Read more on The Age

Drug treatment center at KGMU
Announcing this on the occasion of psychiatry department's 45th foundation day function here on Saturday, head, prof PK Dalal, said the university has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Drug Dependence Treatment Center (NDDTC) … Read more on Times of India

Detoxing for delivery: Facing medical challenges, judgment and sometimes jail
A mother loses custody of two of her children and spends her days in a residential treatment facility, holding her roommates' babies and longing for her own. Addicts' stories rarely have happy endings. But when the right programs … Delivering babies … Read more on Knoxville News Sentinel

Mary Jo Theyerl: Treatment of homeless raises questions
We grieve when people choose to use drugs or alcohol time and again, even when it's apparent this is not in their best interest. We work closely with the Warming Center. Our desire is that no one be endangered by sleeping outside in subzero temperatures. Read more on La Crosse Tribune

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