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

Inspire Malibu Redefines Addiction Treatment With Groundbreaking 'Hybrid …
Dr. A.R. Mohammad, CEO and founder of Inspire Malibu, proudly announced today that Inspire Malibu has officially implemented their industry shifting Hybrid Treatment Model (HTM), establishing Inspire Malibu as the world's first “Hybrid Drug and Alcohol … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Malibu puts rehab centers on notice
City officials are gearing up for a major crackdown on drug and alcohol treatment centers in Malibu, many of which it claims operate with little scrutiny from the state and a brazen disregard for local law, all in the name of increasing head counts and … Read more on Malibu Times

Passages Malibu CEO Pax Prentiss Celebrates 14 Years of Sobriety
Unlike many of today's drug and alcohol rehab centers, CEO and co-founder Pax Prentiss also suffered through the same addiction struggles that brought the thousands of clients to Passages Malibu and Passages Ventura for 13 years. Prior to opening … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Rehab facility plans bigger facility on Florence Road
The plaintiffs contend that Voyage is a business used for commercial purposes of rehabilitating people from a mental institution and drug and alcohol treatment center that deemed them capable of living and functioning in the community as long as they … Read more on Murfreesboro Post

New Medicaid enrollees are younger and fitter, but many need addiction treatment
In Washington state, for example, the health agency invested in a drug and alcohol treatment program in 2005 and found that for every dollar spent, the state saved $ 2 in medical and nursing facility costs in the first four years. “It's hard for … Read more on Redding Record Searchlight

Drug, alcohol treatment services to be made available at Carbon County …
JIM THORPE — Carbon County Commissioners entered into an agreement Thursday with the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission to provide drug and alcohol treatment services at the Carbon County Correctional Facility for 2015 starting on Jan … Read more on Standard Speaker

Punjab's de-addiction centres empty out
Swami Vivekanand drug de-addiction and treatment centre in Amritsar Government Medical College has registered poor turnout of drug addicts in the past three months due to cold weather and the state government's new guidelines on prescription of … Read more on Times of India

Prevention advocates: Suffolk's new drug treatment plan is good, but it's not …
Lori Shore, who lives in Mattituck and is also the executive director of the Retreat of Lancaster County, a substance abuse treatment center, said her reaction to Bellone's new initiative was 'Finally? Are they kidding?' We need more than that. I'm … Read more on RiverheadLOCAL

After the big bust, treatment or new dealers
The impact of that drug bust may result in further calls for treatment." But Naura Slivinsky, director of community relations at Arms Acres, thinks there is no reason to believe the bust will have people flocking to the facility's Carmel location. "I … Read more on Poughkeepsie Journal

Butner, NC Addiction Helpline Assisting Addicts in Finding Effective Recovery …
People can learn about treatment options available at various rehab facilities. Friends and family can use the helpline to learn more about which treatment centers give their loved ones the best opportunity to overcome a drug or alcohol dependency. Read more on Ticker Report

Are celebrities promoting drugs and alcohol on Instagram?
Addiction-treatment.com, a website for those looking to help themselves or a friend recover from substance addiction, took a long look at the most influential celebrities on Instagram to dissect how often they are photographed with drugs and/or alcohol … Read more on New York Post

Agency battling drug crisis has big job, little state money
After six years of inaction, in 2010 the Pennsylvania General Assembly created the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, formerly a modest bureau tucked into the Department of Health. Then they piled on a huge workload and gave it little money … Read more on Main Line

US Painkiller Abuse 'Epidemic' May Be Declining
While the dip in painkiller abuse is good news, more "global efforts" — including better access to addiction treatment — are needed, said Bisaga, who was not involved in the study. "You can't get rid of addiction just by decreasing the supply of … Read more on WebMD

This Is What Happens When We Lock Children in Solitary Confinement
But she wrote in an email that "seclusion is minimally used in our facilities to maintain safety and order" and insisted that kids in solitary get access to rehabilitative programs. One day he lashed out and threw urine at a guard: "I'm not even like … Read more on Mother Jones

American Addiction Centers to occupy former Tractor Supply HQ
American Addiction Centers' six addiction treatment centers nationwide includes FitRx, a 20-bed program located in Brentwood that's designed to treat eating disorders. The company is expected in coming months to complete its acquisition of Florida … Read more on The Tennessean

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Jones' mother 'glad' he got caught
"As far as treatment went. It was an overnight stay and then Jon, I believe, had the option of continuing," said Camille. "I think Jon decided to continue with the education of it all." Camille also spoke about why her son entered the rehab program … Read more on WBNG-TV