Questions raised about turning sheriff's office into treatment center
In addition, the move would allow McKinley Hall, a drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation facility in Springfield, to establish Clark County's only women's residential drug treatment center. It would also result in the sheriff's detectives and … Read more on Springfield News Sun

Ex-addict: Region is facing a drug crisis
What the region desperately needs, she said, is a 14-month program to help heroin and opiate addicts recover. “Chenango County doesn't really have a lot to offering the way of treatment,” she said, adding that the county's drug and alcohol treatment … Read more on Oneonta Daily Star

Father, son who ran NY drug treatment centers face fraud charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A father and son who ran New York City substance abuse clinics were accused on Wednesday of stealing tax money meant to treat addicts and using it to fund a lavish lifestyle that included luxury cars. Alan Brand and his son, Jason … Read more on WHTC

Clark, Champaign counties awarded 0K for opiate treatment
The Rocking Horse Center in Springfield will get $ 250,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to add staff members and services to treat patients with drug addictions. The Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Services Board of Logan and … Read more on Springfield News Sun

Group establishes first drug rehabilitation recovery house in Greene County
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (AP) — Three years ago, Steps Inside, a nonprofit drug and alcohol drop-in center in Waynesburg with a mission of recovery, created a "Community Recovery" committee to further that mission in the area. There were monthly meetings … Read more on The Patriot-News – PennLive.com

After blaze in Bethel, alcohol addiction counselors soldier on
People travel to Bethel from all over Alaska for treatment at the Phillips Ayagnirvik (or Alcoholism) Treatment Center, whose renovated building went down in flames on Monday night. PATC is a place where they face their addiction and take steps towards … Read more on KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska

Rise of quasi-legal drugs has hospitals turning to 'workbook' treatment
“Of (the users of dangerous drugs) I treated, 80 percent were addicts,” said Nobuya Naruse, deputy chief of the center. As legal crackdowns on the use of dangerous drugs have proved inadequate, it is important to improve the treatment of addiction, he … Read more on The Japan Times

Heroin Arrests, Addiction Treatment Up In Hill City
"We were looking at about 50-50: fifty percent those seeking treatment for heroin addiction and 50 percent of those seeking treatment for alcohol," said Nielsen. Unlike those in alcoholics anonymous where ages range from youth to seniors, Nielsen says … Read more on WSET

Binge drinking still a problem in the Midwest
“Iowa has been one of the top binge drinking states ever since they have been keeping track,” according to alcohol prevention specialist with Praire Ridge Addiction Treatment Services, Jay Pedelty. Local bartender, Ross Piersma can attest to the issue. Read more on KIMT 3

Cherokee Nation Opens New M Substance Abuse Treatment Center
The Cherokee Nation celebrated the construction of its new $ 5 million Jack Brown Center at a grand opening ceremony in Tahlequah, OKlahoma. The treatment center helps Native youth ages 13-18 overcome drug and alcohol addiction. It's one of only 10 … Read more on Indian Country Today Media Network

The world's most peculiar drug rehab centers
This rehab center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, follows a spiritual approach. These former drug users are gathered in a circle outside their shelter for morning prayer, shouting “Glory to God!”. All of them are offered accommodation in the shelter next to … Read more on Deutsche Welle

Englewood Residents And Parents Want Drug Rehab Facility Moved
I am not against drug treatment centers, but what sense does it make to bring people, who are trying to get off drugs, into a community with a drug problem?" Foulkes said she met with Walter Carlson, executive director of Southwood Interventions, and … Read more on DNAinfo

Teacher at NJ Rehab Center Accused of Sex With Patient, 18: Prosecutors
Donna D. Pierce-Faley, a teacher at the Daytop New Jersey drug treatment facility in Mendham, is charged with second-degree sexual assault after the alleged relationship with a teen undergoing court-ordered rehab at the center, according to the Morris … Read more on NBC New York

Couple guilty of pimping teens, not guilty of pimping rehab patients
A jury found a South Florida couple guilty of pimping out underage teen girls in Palm Beach County after deliberating for about two hours Thursday. Dontavious Mingel Blake, 33, and Tara Jo Moore, 27, of West Palm Beach, were found guilty of two counts … Read more on Sun Sentinel

'Alternative' cancer center ordered to stop operating from Tulsa hotels
An “alternative” cancer treatment center that shut down in 2013 following a federal investigation was ordered this week by the Oklahoma State Department of Health to stop operating out of two Tulsa hotels after the death of a person identified as a … Read more on Tulsa World

Sober Trans Housing
Besides struggling to accept themselves, which is hard enough, transgender individuals face higher rates of suicide, homelessness, addiction and discrimination. And when it comes to … While many treatment centers and sober houses claim to be gay- and … Read more on Huffington Post

Grand Rapids Red Project Works to Stop Overdose Deaths
By keeping drug users healthy through the syringe exchange program and alive through naloxone distribution and training, clients are free to chart their own future. “Nobody will deny that … A naloxone recovery kit distributed by the Grand Rapids Red … Read more on A Healthier Michigan

Christmas gala at Science Hill Inn
The event is free for everyone to learn more about Relay and includes free chili for everyone. Be sure to …. Celebrate Recovery is a Christian-based Drug and Alcohol Recovery at the First Baptist Church, across from the Shelby County Fairgrounds. It … Read more on Shelbyville Sentinel News

New Cherokee Nation rehab center focuses on tribal youth addition
The Jack Brown Center is a treatment center that helps Native youth ages 13-18 overcome drug and alcohol addiction. …. You will see 5 articles for free before being asked to register, and then you can view 5 additional articles by registering or … Read more on Grandlakenews