W.Va. addiction treatment facility seeks funds
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A $ 10 million fundraising campaign is under way to build West Virginia's first residential treatment facility for addiction. Officials for the T-Center say there's a need for residential, family and outpatient services in the state … Read more on Bellingham Herald

Holistix by the Sea Now Offers Acupuncture for Addiction Treatment
Holistix by the Sea, an addiction treatment center that helps individuals overcome drug and alcohol addiction, now offers acupuncture as part of its comprehensive addiction rehabilitation programs. Acupuncture is a proven method of flushing toxins from … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Fighting heroin addiction / Treatment beds needed
And most of Atlantic County's treatment beds are at the John Brooks Recovery Center in Atlantic City – where most of the recent discussion has not been about expansion but about how to hide the recovering addicts from tourists. Certainly, New Jersey is … Read more on Press of Atlantic City

Rob Kardashian rehab: Rob Kardashian checks into treatment center
Rob Kardashian has entered rehab according to multiple sources. On April 16, Radar Online reported that Rob has checked into The Meadows trauma and addiction treatment center in Arizona to get help. The reality star has been struggling with depression … Read more on Examiner.com

Corpus Christi TX Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Residential Treatment Program
Their focus is on making sure individuals leave the center equipped with knowledge and insight on the cunning, baffling and powerful effects of drug addiction. While initially entering treatment might leave some people wandering if this can happen for … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Rob Kardashian Enters Treatment For Depression and Substance Abuse …
Star (via RadarOnline.com) reports that the reality star has entered into a treatment program at Arizona's Meadows Trauma and Addiction Treatment Center, where he's been holed up for nearly a month working through depression and substance abuse … Read more on Wetpaint

Addiction experts: Cuts could hurt drug treatment
The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports the Illinois Department of Public Health's drug treatment programs could lose $ 20 million in funding if the income tax falls from 5 percent to 3.75 percent. IDPH officials estimate that would … Read more on Northwest Herald

Jesse Jackson Jr. Could Be Out Of Federal Prison Much Sooner Than Expected
But Montgomery has one thing Butner does not: a residential drug and alcohol treatment program. Jackson, CBS 2 has learned, requested the transfer to enroll in the special nine-month program. There was no announcement of the move, only a change to the … Read more on CBS Local

Long-term care options seen as gap in drug treatments
“After the five-day spin dry, we're stuck again,” he said. “That's the missing piece,” said Nick Costello, executive director of John Ashford Link House, which has residential addiction treatment programs in Salisbury, Newburyport, Amesbury and Gloucester. Read more on Gloucester Daily Times

Treatment center proposes expanded facility in Hobe Sound
Unity Recovery Group, the parent company of four drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities on the Treasure Coast, wants to create an addiction recovery compound in Hobe Sound. In a pre-application meeting Thursday, Martin County Growth Management … Read more on TCPalm

Heroin 'filled the hole': For kid from suburbs, pot was first stop on road to …
Though his mother tried different approaches — punishment, lectures, praise when he entered rehab — nothing stuck. About a month after his release from a court-ordered, 8½-month residential treatment program, Lewis, then 17, reverted to his old ways. Read more on Omaha World-Herald

A Look at the Many Ways Bollywood Mishandles Mental Health
This movie's shortcomings lie in its failure to properly portray alcoholism as a disease — a medical condition with both physical and mental components of alcohol dependence that requires proper treatment. Aarohi tries to “love away” Rahul's … Read more on The Aerogram

Families suffer as heroin overdoses rise
His father, in a show of support, accompanied him to Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous meetings. "He was getting back … His parents tried to get him into a local residential treatment program, but the wait was six to 12 months. Nor could they … Read more on Cincinnati.com

Scranton school director charged with DUI; board president calls for resignation
After his crash, Mr. Casey checked himself into Marworth Treatment Center for alcohol rehabilitation. He spent 24 days in rehab, and has since returned to his seat on the board. There was no discussion of the charges during Monday's school board meeting. Read more on Scranton Times-Tribune

AA counsellor warns of Paphos drinking culture
In terms of alcohol abuse, he said that although some UK health authorities had 'drying out units', chronic alcoholics often ended up in psychiatric hospitals as there were no treatment resources as such. Addiction was seen as a psychological flaw and … Read more on Cyprus Mail

Tennessee to Criminalize Pregnancy
Under the law, women who stick with drug addiction programs will not be charged, but drug treatment programs aren't accessible to all women, especially ones in rural areas. This may ultimately leave the poorest and most isolated women facing … Read more on Daily Beast

'Wicked Sober' Connects Addicts and Their Families With the Right Resources
Now on the mend for half a decade, Duggan, a father, husband, college graduate, and a steady support structure for dozens of struggling addicts, runs a service called “Wicked Sober” out of Arlington alongside his dad. After recently moving back to … Read more on Boston magazine’s Boston Daily (blog)

Workplace drug tests won't catch all drug addictions
It's a scenario Lisa Cook, executive director of the drug abuse treatment center, Ku Aloha Ola Mau, continues to see. “It usually starts with an accident, injury or a surgery, and they get prescribed the painkillers for that and they don't stop,” she … Read more on khon2.com

Police: GPS helped solve, didn't deter killings
That would be unworkable because sex offenders often attend the same counseling classes, substance abuse treatment programs, or live near each other in areas that are far from schools and parks to comply with state law, Patino said. The devices send … Read more on FOX10 News – Mobile

Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
I am an addict in recovery and grateful for getting well. I was ordered by the court to attend a 6 month residential treatment center for women, because there was an open bed. The clients there are mostly ones right out of prison. I have not ever been … Read more on About – News & Issues

Addicts open up to help others
SHARECONNECTTWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. The assurance that alcohol and drug addicts can maintain a cloak of anonymity throughout their recovery process is often an encouraging incentive for them to ask for help. Once the cloak comes off, anyone … Read more on The Tennessean

Alcoholism Implant with Naltrexone
Every year $ 22 billion is spent on alcohol treatment in the US. A California company is set to gain a significant share of the market with a groundbreaking treatment program. It's part of a revolutionary recovery program developed by BioCorRX Inc. The … Read more on KTLA

Kentuckiana faces rising problem of drug abuse and addiction
Crackdown on opiates leads to increased heroin use. Donnie Willis is the intervention services coordinator at Our Place Drug & Alcohol Education Services Inc., a New Albany-based non-profit drug prevention and intervention center. … Marla Highbaugh … Read more on IU Southeast Horizon