Child injured in motorcycle crash recovering at home
Hailey Derbyshire, center, walks down a ramp with Roger Conrad, right, and her grandmother, Ruth Derbyshire, Friday at her home on Second Street in Lancaster. Conrad built the ramp for Hailey so she could get to … Police had said she also could face … Read more on Lancaster Eagle Gazette

Local group's simulated teen 'pharm' party aims to inform parents about dangers
Along with the Family Resource Center, the Bannock Youth Foundation operates Bannock House, a shelter for teens, MK Place, an inpatients and outpatient substance and behavior treatment center for teens, and Square One, transitional housing program for … Read more on Idaho State Journal

CDC to Call for New Ebola Protections for Medical Workers
The newest guidelines will contain specific recommendations, such as urging workers to cover all of their skin and use alcohol-based hand sanitizer on protective gloves. They also recommend a dressing room be set up outside medical-care areas, and that … Read more on Businessweek

Sovereign Health Opens Women's Treatment Center in Arizona
Sovereign Health is pleased to announce the opening of its Chandler, Arizona residential treatment center on Monday, October 13th, offering a specialized trauma track in addition to addiction, dual diagnosis, mental and behavioral health treatment … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Medtronic Earns FDA Approval for Full-Body MRI Scans
With the new FDA approval, two 5076 MRI leads can now be paired with dual-chamber Medtronic Advisa MRI(TM) or Revo MRI(TM) SureScan® pacemakers, allowing patients with these complete SureScan pacing systems to undergo full-body MRI scans. … Medtronic … Read more on PCBDesign007

Wellness Briefs
A celiac support group meets from 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month at the Celiac Diagnostic Center at Atlantic Gastroenterology Associates, 3205 Fire Road in Egg Harbor Township. A different speaker is featured each month. There is no cost and … Read more on Shore News Today

GB Sciences Names Five New Members to Scientific Advisory Board
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 14, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GrowBLOX Sciences, Inc., "GB Sciences" (OTCQB:GBLX), a cannabinoid therapy research and development firm, has released the names of five doctors joining its scientific advisory board. … Dr. Small-Howard … Read more on GlobeNewswire (press release)

LETTER: Expand drug treatment resources
I am a psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of addictive disorders. I would like to comment on two articles in the Oct. 9 edition, one on the expansion of Narcan (an antidote) into Camden County, and the other on the collaboration among states to … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post

#14Days: When to stage an intervention
People afflicted with the disease of addiction may be incapable of understanding that they are in trouble and need help. In some circumstances, it … with any treatment centers? (Hayes warns that some people accept referral fees to certain treatment … Read more on CBS News

Gov. Christie Announces Million For Addiction Treatment
“We have to make investments in time and in resources to change how we think about these issues and how we treat them because we know that addiction can happen to anyone,” Christie told reporters after meeting with women and staff from the “Mommy … Read more on CBS Local

Some residents want Charleroi Suboxone clinic closed
With a limited number of addiction treatment centers and a growing heroin epidemic, a Suboxone clinic in Charleroi is at risk of closing. A case in Washington … day care center. “Trust me I am all about drug addicts getting help, but it can't be by a … Read more on Observer-Reporter

Brookfield grads share stories of drug addiction to spare others
Brookfield CARES, a substance abuse and suicide prevention organization, will be hosting "Courageous Kids Dare to Discuss Drugs" in which former students discuss their battle with substance abuse and road to recovery. The program will be held during … Read more on Danbury News Times

'Addiction' is a combination of entertainment and intervention
There's a love addict who ignores her children, a sugar abuser, a gambler who can't walk away from a sure thing, a social media junkie, and a few drug abusers. The characters each employ humor, grief, and reflection to work through their issues, and … Read more on Detroit Metro Times

Speech by feminist blogger canceled after anonymous threat
The man, an enlisted service member, checked into the U.S. Navy's Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program over the summer for alcoholism. While there, doctors realized he was also going through withdrawal from his Google Glass, Dr. Andrew Doan told … Read more on The Week Magazine

#14Days: Moderation, a radical option in treating addiction
The center also offers abstinence and harm-reduction models of treatment. "Most people come to us ready to change," Jaffe says. Jaffe openly discusses his past as a former methamphetamine addict who was locked up in prison for dealing drugs. While … Read more on CBS News

Panel in Paramus says changing behavior is key path to recovery from drug and …
That was the common message Thursday night during a panel discussion on drug abuse and rehabilitation, held by The Foundation at Bergen Regional Medical Center at its facility in Paramus. The discussions, moderated by Bergen County drug court Judge … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Drug rehab, recovery advocates not losing hope
Studies show nearly 75 percent of drug addicts relapse. The Libertas Treatment Center, based in Green Bay, works with 500 to 700 adults a year on substance and drug abuse issues. “Relapse is simply the symptom that the recovering person still needs … Read more on Fox11online.com

NJ Senate OKs nine bills as part of package dealing with heroin, painkiller …
The bills approved Thursday – all unanimously, with few abstentions – include measures to require health care workers to inform patients of the addiction potential of certain drugs before prescribing them, expand prescription drug disposal services and … Read more on NorthJersey.com

College athletes would face mandatory drug testing under proposed bill
First-time offenders would have to complete an on-campus drug treatment program offered by the school. Repeat offenders would face a multi-game suspension, loss of any state-supported financial aid, and – after four violations – would no longer be able … Read more on The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com

Drug Rehab For Women Offers 101 Reasons to Celebrate Recovery
Destination Hope: The Women's Program is a full service addiction, drug, alcohol and dual diagnosis drug rehab for women treatment facility in Florida for women suffering from substance abuse and mental health issues. Treatment programs include: drug … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Builders of drug/alcohol treatment center want public feedback
The T-Center will be the first of its kind in the state, a stand alone, drug-alcohol treatment center. The program focuses on residential and medical treatment to help addicts detox and get clean for good. The typical stay for a patient would be … Read more on West Virginia MetroNews

'Exceptional responders' may point to personalized cancer therapy
In the meantime, individual hospitals are setting up their own programs. A Boston-area team of physicians, cancer researchers, and genome specialists collaborated to unravel the case of Grace Silva, 58, … Then, they studied the new mutation in cells … Read more on Boston Globe