Feds give million to drug treatment programs
The federal government is contributing $ 24 million to drug abuse treatment initiatives under a two-year program announced Wednesday in London. The funding will be distributed to 14 provincial and territorial providers across the country and will help … Read more on CTV News

How The Alleged Neglect of a Patient in 2010 Lead To One of the Nation's …
The A Better Tomorrow drug and alcohol treatment center is one of seven similar facilities operated across the country by a company named American Addiction Centers. American Addiction Centers is itself the main operating unit of AAC Holdings, a … Read more on ThyBlackMan

States find their own path on medical marijuana policy
Dr. Anthony Anzalone is a New Jersey doctor who paved the way for more than 1,000 of the state's medical marijuana patients. This "My Dr. Greenleaf" soothing cream, shown here, is just one of the many all-CBD medical marijuana products the doctor and … Read more on Center for Public Integrity

Discussing drug use with your preteen and teens
SalusCare, Inc has a variety of programs suited to address the various levels of drug use disorders in adolescents and teens. Screening is available as well as a full continuum of treatment services from outpatient services to residential service for … Read more on The News-Press

The Company And Corporate President Indicted For Murder
AAC is a thriving business that operates seven inpatient substance abuse treatment centers and one outpatient facility. AAC's stock has risen by 150% since the company conducted its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in October … Read more on Forbes

RBCC: North American Substance Abuse Stats Show Growing Need for Solution
The costs of dealing with substance abuse are staggering, according to published reports. The disease costs U.S. taxpayers USD 700 billion per year for treatment services, employing law enforcement and related equipment. Canadian taxpayers face a … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

Adult Drug Treatment Court receives federal grant to enhance services
The 20th Circuit Court announced the Adult Drug Treatment Court, a specialty program for non-violent felony offenders with acute substance-use disorders, received a three-year federal grant award totaling $ 920,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental … Read more on HollandSentinel.com

Our Opinion: 'Spice' far more dangerous than drug's name implies
Some users have reported severe symptoms such as “rapid heart rate, vomiting, agitation, confusion and hallucinations,” according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Spice also has been blamed for spikes in blood pressure and heart attacks … Read more on Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Janesville recovering addicts help those looking to get clean
Officer Foster said a big reason why the wait lists are so long is that addicts have found if they go to treatment centers, they can get a doctor to prescribe them Suboxone- the drug used to detox addicts. Foster said Suboxone is being sold on the … Read more on WMTV

PHOENIX Rehab acquires Virginia-based ACPT
PHOENIX Rehabilitation and Health Services, Inc., based in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, recently acquired privately held, Virginia-based Advanced Center for Physical Therapy (ACPT), facilitating its planned Mid-Atlantic expansion beyond the immediate … Read more on Pennsylvania Business Daily

California rehab hospital sues HHS over backlogged appeals for denied claims
The Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare in Pomona, California, has filed a suit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, claiming its backlogged process for resolving Medicare payment disputes has removed sorely needed … Read more on FierceHealthFinance

Chai Lights Hadassah annual fashion show
Chai Lights Hadassah conducted its annual Fashion Show on Sunday, May 7, at Regency Jewish Heritage Post-Acute, Rehab and Nursing Center, 380 Demott Late, in the Somerset section of Franklin. The event started in the morning, with a tasty hot and … Read more on MyCentralJersey.com

Ocean, Monmouth County Hospitals Replenishing Naloxone for Law Enforcement
Naloxone is saving lives; however, the next step for Barnabas Health is utilizing intervention specialists in the hospitals to provide appropriate navigation for patients and their families into the next level of care, which includes detox and … Read more on The SandPaper

Mayor Berry: Recovery center could save lives
Serenity Mesa is headed up by the non-profit Healing Addiction in Our Community, a group founded by concerned family members wanting to raise awareness about opiate addiction. The facility does not provide detox services at this time. They ask for a … Read more on KRQE News 13

Five things you need to know today, and party photos from Best Places to Work
In the first three months of 2015, Gloucester authorities responded to dozens of overdoses and four opiate deaths, propelling the city to change its drug policies to offer detox programs instead of jail time to addicts who turn themselves in with drug … Read more on Boston Business Journal

Synthetic Drugs Infiltrate Broward County, Flakka Causes 16 Confirmed Deaths
Harbor Village Detox provides affordable addiction care in Florida and specializes in alcohol addiction treatment alongside Miami-dade County heroin detox. The detox treatment center employs both medically assisted drug treatment and holistic healing … Read more on Benzinga

Browns QB Manziel closes chapter on "˜Johnny Football"™
It played a part in his nightmarish rookie season with the Browns after they drafted him 22nd overall last year, and it ultimately contributed to him spending more than 10 weeks this offseason in an inpatient rehabilitation facility specializing in … Read more on GoErie.com

Slew of New Studies Spot Links Between Psychiatric Medications and Bone …
Four different studies conducted in different ways examining different groups have linked use of certain psychiatric drugs, particularly SSRI antidepressants and antipsychotics but also benzodiazepines, to bone fracture risks and negative impacts on … Read more on Mad In America

Carbondale drug treatment center defies order to shut down
The owner of a controversial drug treatment center in Carbondale is defying a cease-and-desist order that directed her to close the facility. The city's zoning officer directed the Just Believe Recovery Center to shut down based on zoning board … Read more on Scranton Times-Tribune

Scott Storch, Producer and One-Time Millionaire, Files for Bankruptcy
A native of Long Island, New York, Storch has struggled with a cocaine addition since at least 2009, the year he checked into an inpatient rehab program in Florida. At his peak, Storch owned a $ 10 million mansion on Miami's Palm Island, a yacht … Read more on Newsmax

What's happening in Central Jersey: June 15 and later
Carriage House Poetry Series invites the public to hear readings by five local poets on Tuesday in Fanwood. …. Freedom House of New Jerseyprovides three major programs for those suffering from substance abuse and co-occurring disorders: long-term … Read more on MyCentralJersey.com

Tasmanian band inspired by poem written by Forth man about battle with ice …
Meaningful art often comes from suffering and there is no doubt that Mark Bramich conveyed the pain and damage of ice addiction when he wrote Tough Times in a prison cell. The poem, as was his time behind bars on ice-related charges, was part of Mr … Read more on ABC Online

Former Oak Creek resident honored in poetry contest
The Arts Center's At-Risk Youth art program brings teaching artists into low income schools, alternative schools, drug and alcohol treatment centers, youth homeless shelters and other institutions where at-risk youth can be found. More information … Read more on Albany Democrat Herald

'Heaven Knows What' shows life on the streets as life passes by
The repetitive, deadening routine of a drug addict's life makes "Heaven Knows What" kind of a bore — appropriately so — and filmmakers Ben and Joshua Safdie make it even less compelling by filming it in the same improvisational, naturalist style they … Read more on Houston Chronicle (subscription)