A Prescription to End Drinking
New understanding of how alcohol affects the brain is prompting addiction experts to make a push for using medications to help people quit or cut down on excessive drinking. For years, treatment has meant 28 days of rehab or a 12-step program. Success … Read more on Wall Street Journal

Court program uses mindfulness
An article published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in 2009 found participation in mindfulness training in addiction treatment center environments was associated with a decrease in the likelihood of participants dropping out of such … Read more on Albuquerque Journal

Team works to reduce drug, alcohol use and abuse
Led by Alliance for Youth, a substance-abuse prevention team is working to reduce drug, alcohol and tobacco use and abuse by strategically targeting teens and adults using a mix of marketing, intervention and treatment. Timed with the holiday season … Read more on Great Falls Tribune

Executive: Hanley Center sale to broaden access to care
The Hanley Center has had significant support from Palm Beach since 1986, when it was founded as an addiction treatment center with a lead gift by Mary Ann and Jack Hanley. Current Palm Beachers on its board include Lillian Fanjul Azqueta, Kim Coleman … Read more on Palm Beach Daily News

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Then one day 3 years ago, Jake decided to seek help at an alcohol abuse treatment facility in O'Neill, "30 days later, I came out, I didn't know what I was going to do." Jake picked up a camera for the first time at the age of 38 an he started sharing … Read more on 1011now

Meridian Behavioral Health Taps Industry Leaders to Head New Residential …
With 17 facilities representing both residential and outpatient settings, Meridian offers a range of alcohol and drug treatments (including medication-assisted treatment) — with specialized programs for adult men and women, young adults (16-20), LGBTQ … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

Doc faces eval for drinking, sex on job
The Hobbs obstetrician alleged to have a secret life that included on-the-job drinking, having sex with patients and abandonment of expectant mothers in the delivery room is headed to a California sexual addiction treatment center. Dr. Christopher Shay … Read more on Albuquerque Journal

A family of prayer
Castillo, 29, is a single mother recovering from alcohol addiction who also dealt with physical violence in a previous relationship. At the ranch, she is determined to start a new life for her children, even if that means surrendering herself to the … Read more on Victoria Advocate

Geauga commissioner files complaint over school survey
Jim Adams, CEO of the Geauga Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services, says the survey helps a lot more than it hurts. "It really is a safety issue," Adams told Golston. "In the end, it helps us understand what we should be focusing our attention on.". Read more on WKYC-TV

Ocean Hills Recovery Gives Back To The Community
Ocean Hills Recovery offers affordable but successful (73% success rate) drug and alcohol detox and treatment. Treatment is often covered by many common insurance but we also have private financing available. Along with our inpatient facilities, OHR … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Gulf Breeze Recovery Offers Sobriety Tips For the Holiday Season
The Holiday Season should be a time of joy, gratitude, spending time with loved ones and celebrating another year ahead. Unfortunately for some people struggling with substance abuse or even already in recovery, this can be a difficult time as they try … Read more on PR Web (press release)

New Study Reveals Link Between Prescription Medicines and Teen Drug Abuse …
… medication. He suggests trying some of the alternative options recommended by national publications like Health magazine, which cites yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, chamomile tea, green tea, lavender aromatherapy and herbal supplements such … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release)

The River Source of Arizona Warns of Increased Heroin Use in Response to …
The River Source Treatment Center of Arizona is among a growing list of rehab facilities remaining cautious in response to tighter regulations on opioid painkiller prescriptions, warning that restricting the medicine so severely could well lead to a … Read more on Press Release Rocket

The River Source Presents 8 Tips on Naturopathic Pain Relief
The below tips are presented for those getting started with alternative therapies. … The drug rehab center's unique, holistic approach has successfully helped countless individuals struggling with drug and alcohol addiction achieve long term recovery. Read more on Digital Journal

A man with a past now a top official at Midlands drug treatment center
Jeremy Martin was once addicted to drugs. Now, he is a top official at one of the largest drug rehabilitation centers in Lexington and Richland counties. The story of his success to those who know him is what they say nothing short of amazing. KIM KIM … Read more on The State

2 more women join suit against Bill Cosby
Traitz was either 18 or 19 at the time, she said; she did not recall exactly. But she was fresh out of high school and new to the city, she said. Cosby offered her a ride home but on the way, told her he'd like to swing by the beach with her in his … Read more on KEYT

Illinois pulls wards from Sadie Waterford Manor residential center
State child welfare officials have removed all juvenile state wards from a troubled south suburban residential treatment center after Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart angrily complained that girls were frequently running away, then being sexually assaulted … Read more on Chicago Tribune

US survey: Rhode Island tops nation in marijuana, drug use
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A government study says Rhode Islanders use marijuana and illicit drugs at the highest rates in the United States. The Providence Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1tJHZs5 ) that the National Survey on Drug Use and Health says 14 … Read more on WLNE-TV (ABC6)

MN DWI Task Force Wants Stricter Penalties
Beyond that it's a manifestation of a bigger social ill and that's substance abuse and substance addiction,” said Moorhead Police Chief David Ebinger. The proposal by the Minnesota DWI Task Force includes lowering accepted Blood Alcohol Concentration … Read more on Valley News Live

House of Hope Helps Women and their Children
The House of Hope in Provo was a co-ed addiction treatment center from 1959 until 2003. By 2003, societal and demographic changes necessitated its transformation into a residential substance abuse treatment program that serves women and children. Read more on Good4Utah

Verdict is in: Potter County's DUI specialty court making large impact
A Potter County court program is helping to free individuals from alcohol addiction and make the roads safer at the same time. It's all part of the county's rigorous DUI specialty court, which county Senior Judge John Leete calls lifechanging for the … Read more on Bradford Era