The St. Louis heroin epidemic: barriers to treatment
St. Louis Public Radio surveyed area drug treatment centers to find out what type of care they provided. The survey found that outpatient therapy is much more prevalent than residential care. Options are especially limited for people who don't have … Read more on St. Louis Public Radio

Be Vulnerable, Share Your Pain, and Begin to Heal
Then, I continued to work there as a clinical therapist for a few more years before moving on to a treatment center for men called Renaissance Ranch which is strictly drug and alcohol addiction. Now, I'm with Renaissance Ranch Outpatient and we work … Read more on The Good Men Project

PBHC executive director earns recognition from Attorney General at Law …
… the material several months ago on the nomination process, the first person who came to mind he said, was Theressa Snyder, executive director of Perry Behavioral Health Choices, an outpatient drug and alcohol treatment center, located in New Lexington. Read more on Perry County Tribune (registration)

Was jail the only place she could find help?
Ashley Gibbons had been holding it together, or so she told herself. Sure, she had sold off her electronics, stolen money from her mother and slept with guys who gave her money. But it wasn't as if she was an actual prostitute: “I didn't go and find … Read more on Washington Post

San Jose Seeks Greater Local Control over Sober Living Homes
According to the league's resolution, state law supersedes local zoning rules for licensed drug and alcohol treatment centers. Cities have to treat them as single-family homes. But with more residents than the average home, these facilities generate … Read more on San Jose Inside (blog)

To help combat opioid abuse epidemic, new methadone clinics to open up in Ann …
You can get a year of treatment for approximately $ 4500/ year; you couldn't get a week of residential for that. We do accept insurance but unfortunately, even with the parity act, addiction treatment is still the least funded of insurance programs. If … Read more on Detroit Metro Times (blog)

Photographs lead to charge
The victim had obvious bruises and cuts from a domestic dispute that involved alcohol, but refused medical treatment. The victim did allow … Jamie McKenzie was charged with residential burglary and felony theft of property. He did not have a definite … Read more on El Dorado News-Times

Stairway to Heroin substance abuse series set for Oconomowoc on Sept. 29
The exhibit presents more than a dozen shoes that have been embellished to explain a particular journey with substance abuse. See the traveling exhibit in the OAC, 641 E. Forest St., until Sept. 30. Hours for the center are noon to 5 p.m. Monday … Read more on Lake Country Now

Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers Support Red Ribbon Week with Free …
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers offer a comprehensive approach to drug rehab. With facilities throughout the state, including Lake County, Chicago, St. Louis Metro East, and Carbondale, its staff creates personalized treatment plans for each … Read more on Press Release Rocket

Jackson: Recent 'Call to Action' highlights prescription drug abuse
The Centers for Disease Control have classified Rx Drug Abuse as a national epidemic. So who is affected? For one, our youth – and Chandler is unfortunately higher than average: 7.6 percent of youth in Chandler reported using Rx drugs in the last 30 … Read more on Ahwatukee Foothills News

Wayne Co. begins process for needle exchange
The state health commissioner will make the final decision on the request. So far, three Indiana counties have been approved for needle exchange programs and each first held a public hearing before their commissioners declared a health emergency, which … Read more on Richmond

New St. Elizabeth CEO shuffles executive team
… Edgewood, Fort Thomas and Williamstown) as well as a Covington ambulatory center with a 24/7 emergency room, a Falmouth drug and alcohol treatment center, and more than 110 primary care and specialty office locations in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. Read more on Cincinnati Business Courier

Race and the Drug War
Not too many West Burro Baptist protests in Compton Planned Parenthood's, just Indiana and Caucasian districts. As the of color races increase and Caucasians decrease …. So long as they truly WANT help, So that it's not mandatory (jail or rehab … Read more on Drug WarRant

Twin addiction: A vow to beat addiction after sister didn't
In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 photo, Faye Medema smokes a cigarette outside a recovery center in Houston. She had been a mess much of her life, dragged down by the same hard-core addiction that had plagued both her parents. She and her fraternal twin … Read more on mySanAntonio.com

David Mineta: Tragedy like Michael Tyree's jail death can be prevented
If you or a loved one has drug or mental health issues, the point of entry to get help shouldn't have to be the criminal justice system. By expanding capacity in the community — inpatient care, outpatient services, residential treatment, and … Read more on Santa Cruz Sentinel

Event to support drug treatment programs in Birmingham set for S – WSFA.com …
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Centers is behind Olivia's House, which provides transitional care to women with dependent children. The program also includes Pearson Hall, which provides crisis residential treatment to men and women and Zukoski … Read more on WSFA

Solutions Recovery Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
Solutions Recovery Inc., is Southern Nevada's premier licensed residential drug and alcohol treatment center. The organization serves as a qualified, Joint-Commission accredited vendor licensed to operate residential facilities by Clark County and the … Read more on Nevada Business Magazine (press release)

Collins, King back increased access to treatment for opioid addiction
Collins and King said the federal DHHS has the authority under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 to increase the caps so physicians would be allowed to treat more patients. The letter didn't specify what would be an appropriate cap. MAT … Read more on Press Herald

22 Arrested in Newburgh Drug Sweep
Patients who were being treated at the clinic were being accosted by drug dealers trying to sell them drugs as they left the clinic. The sweep was conducted by the Orange County Drug Task Force which is run under … Some of the drugs sold to the … Read more on Hudson Valley News Network

Soap Lake woman sentenced to prison, drug treatment for carrying meth
“It was clear from her prior record, and the confessions she made to the arresting (Moses Lake police) officers that she was addicted to methamphetamine,” he stated. A Moses Lake police officer tried to stop a Honda Accord driven by Cushman on April 3. Read more on iFIBER One News

EXCLUSIVE: Cincinnati drug treatment center to build second facility
The Center for Addiction Treatment plans to build a $ 3.7 million outpatient facility on its campus in the West End. The project would create up to 36 full-time jobs, boosting the staff of 66 by nearly 55 percent. And it might increase the number of … Read more on Cincinnati Business Courier