Only 10% of Alcoholics Get Meds to Treat Addiction
Only 10% of Alcoholics Get Meds to Treat Addiction. (CNN) Ask the average person how to treat alcoholism, and they'll probably describe an AA meeting or maybe a 30-day stint in a fancy rehab center. What won't leap to mind, even for most experts, … Read more on KUTV 2News

Treatment center hosts open house
Hotel California by the Sea, a self-proclaimed luxury drug and alcohol treatment center based in Newport Beach, hosted an open house Thursday evening to celebrate the unveiling of its new outpatient services center in Costa Mesa. More than 80 community … Read more on Daily Pilot

A way out: Several treatments available to drug, alcohol addicts
After seven days in an inpatient center, their head is just starting to clear.” Funding cuts, Madl said, are largely responsible for the decrease in the length of stay. Following detox, a person could then enter a halfway house, where group and … Read more on Uniontown Herald Standard

Stigma, treatment focus of drug abuse forum
Jenny Salimbene, clinical director of Lexington Center for Recovery, a rehabilitation center in Dutchess, said there have been improvements in her field, including motivational interviewing and teaching young addicts values. "Why would anyone give up … Read more on Poughkeepsie Journal

Iran's secret drug addicts
But the modest facility here, a substance-abuse rehabilitation centre for women, is one sign that attitudes are slowly changing as Iran begins to confront an uncomfortable problem that long went ignored. The bulk of Afghan opium passes through Iran … Read more on Toronto Star

Why Didn't Drug Rehab Work? 5 Wrongs That Don't Make a Right
Not all drug rehab centers offer the type of evidence-based treatment that we know works. In fact, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University recently reported that only one in 10 people in need of addiction treatment … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Galloway, NJ Welcomes New Drug Treatment Center: Addiction Treatment …
To provide the most personalized care, Addiction Treatment Services International offers a variety of evidence-based programs for individuals struggling with addiction. Clinical staff members treat a range of drug and alcohol addictions and each … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Lawmakers, late in session, OK bills including Clean Elections measure
Spelling out that insurers who provide coverage for cancer treatment medications cannot require a higher copayment or deductible for medicines that patients take themselves than those administered by a doctor. Outlawing the posting of naked images of … Read more on Arizona Daily Star

New treatment center helps teens with substance abuse, psychiatric issues
Devereux RTC, as it's called, is the only place in Southern Arizona offering residential treatment for young adults, ages 12-17 The only other in Arizona is Sweetwater, in Scottsdale, said Sunshine Turner, assistant director of Devereux RTC. “We're … Read more on Arizona Daily Star

NFL redraft: Where would current Seahawks end up?
The NFL Network ranked Miller as the league's 9th best player prior to the 2013 season, in which he was suspended six games for violating the league's drug policy then tore his ACL in Week 16. The Bengals have shown a willingness to gamble in such … Read more on Northwest Cable News

Bland County man convicted of reduced charges in fatal wreck
After his release, Griggs will be on intensive supervised probation with an emphasis on alcoholism treatment. He will get credit for the time he's already served in the New River Valley Regional Jail while awaiting trial. DeHart told the judge that the … Read more on Southwest Virginia Today

A SOBERING STORY: Some users can mask their problem
… not an immediate implosion. “But eventually it's going to catch up with them as their body starts to break down and they start to have problems,” said Vince Mercuri, executive director of The Open Door Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Center in … Read more on Indiana Gazette

Does diet really help in reducing risk for getting cancer?
Anthony Perre, M.D., is Director of New Patient Intake and Vice Chief of Administrative Affairs at Cancer Treatment Centers of America ® in Philadelphia. In addition to his special interest in cancer survivorship, his clinical expertise includes … Read more on Philly.com

West Brazos Alcoholism Treatment Helpline Assists Addicts in Finding Therapy
LIGHTNING RELEASES 04/21/14 –The innovative new West Brazos Alcoholism Treatment Helpline is a wonderful resource for adolescents who need assistance finding a reliable drug and alcohol rehabilitation center offering a variety of treatment methods. Read more on Ticker Report

Homeless shelter director suggests closing it down
Ukiah may lose its homeless shelter this summer as its overseers consider at a meeting today how to stop bleeding money and better help those who need housing, food, mental health services and substance abuse counseling. Jacqueline Williams, executive … Read more on Ukiah Daily Journal

Medicaid rates pinch treatment centers
But a stopgap solution for the detox centers will leave those providing other kinds of inpatient and outpatient drug treatment around the state to wait for a longer-term study of rates. Some of those are similarly struggling under payment rates that … Read more on TheNewsTribune.com

Heroin Epidemic Rampant in NJ; New Facility Answers Public's Need
DBT is an evidenced based treatment, proven effective with Bipolar Personality Disorder, self harm, suicidal ideation, co-dependency, substance abuse, and disordered eating (bingeing, purging, restricting). Arcadia Wellness offers the only … Read more on Packet Online

Dangerous Minds / Insane System: Part 3, Can't stop him
It says that he was lined up for substance abuse counseling and monthly appointments with a psychiatrist and a therapist, and that he “expressed an extreme need for treatment.” Kenyatta, his militant alter ego, was alive and well. …. If a patient … Read more on The Virginian-Pilot

Deadly Fire Strikes Russian Drug Treatment Center
Russia's Investigative Committee said a criminal investigation has already been launched into the cause of the April 27 fire at the drug rehabilitation center. Head of the district administration Konstantin Tatarnikov said the building that housed the … Read more on RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

The Seedy Underbelly of Rehab Centers' Online Marketing
At least Recovery Brands isn't an addiction treatment center pretending to be an objective third party. They are simply a referral service, with a straightforward business model of connecting addicted consumers to a treatment center. The toll-free … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)