Substance abuse treatment: Manchin's proposal merits discussion
Va., has come up with a good idea as it relates to future funding for substance abuse treatment centers across the Mountain State and the nation. The West Virginia lawmaker is proposing legislation that could raise one-and-half to two billion dollars a … Read more on Bluefield Daily Telegraph

First Substance Abuse Treatment Unit Opens at a WV Regional Jail
West Virginia launches its first inpatient substance abuse treatment program in a regional jail today. The 28-bed unit will serve male inmates at the Southwestern Regional Jail in Logan County who are awaiting transfer to prison. The Logan County … Read more on West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Church, new treatment center strive to fight drug abuse
In unrelated campaigns, a church and a new outpatient drug treatment center are focusing on preventing and treating drug addiction this month. St. Michael Catholic Community in Sterling Heights will participate in a National Drug Take Back Day event 10 … Read more on C&G Newspapers

New Help for Babies in Withdrawal and Moms Battling Addiction
The offer included requirements for mother as well: Yeager would have to visit Kennedy six times a week, help the nurses care for her baby, take parenting classes, meet regularly with the social worker, and attend her own addiction recovery sessions. Read more on NBCNews.com

Drug may give those leaving jail a better shot at recovery
“But there is no way to heal from addiction without doing the psychological work of recovery.” Alkermes provides all prisons and jails in Massachusetts with free samples for the first Vivitrol injection before release, and Medicaid or other health … Read more on The Boston Globe

Center helps first-time mother recover from addiction
Rodriguez received help at the Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center, a Pembroke Pines-based nonprofit that provides transitional housing and supportive services for mothers suffering from substance addiction while allowing them to remain with their children. Read more on Sun Sentinel

Addiction summit focuses on recovery programs (video)
One way West Virginia's lawmakers can fix the state's drug addiction woes is identifying and funding effective recovery programs, community members attending a pre-legislative session forum at Charleston's East End Family Resource Center said Tuesday. Read more on Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)

New state program to help those enrolling for health insurance
… which helps people with substance abuse treatment and mental health counseling,” said Jeremy Smith, outreach coordinator and clinical navigator for West Virginia Navicare. “We found that a lot of people calling the call center didn't have health … Read more on The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)

Maine's drug abuse epidemic front and center as legislation advances to next …
The proposals hit a range of policy areas, including providing additional treatment services for addicts, increasing drug education in public schools, increasing fines for interstate drug trafficking convictions, increasing state reimbursement rates to … Read more on Press Herald

50 New Concord Jobs: Emerson Hospital, Rosetta Stone, Avention
Michael Page – Concord, MAOur client is a company with a culture, tradition and track record that spans more than 100 years. Job Description This position requires the ability to assess/re-engineer…4 days ago from The Ladders … Read more on Patch.com

Connecticut increases efforts to train health workers in Narcan use to help …
In addition to training and providing online listing for DMHAS-funded and independent substance abuse programs, department spokeswoman Mary Kate Mason said the state has a mobile crisis center in the Norwich area and a care management team in … Read more on New Haven Register

Substance Abuse Treatment Remains Low for Opioid Use Disorders
Newswise — During the decade from 2004 to 2013, use of treatment remained low for individuals with opioid use disorders, according to a study in the October 13 issue of JAMA. During the last decade, nonmedical use of opioid analgesics and heroin … Read more on Newswise (press release)

Baker would give hospitals the power to hold addicts
Peterson's son has been sober for nearly seven years now. Government has wrestled with how to treat substance abuse for centuries, a challenge long wrapped up in the fraught debate about whether addiction is a malady, a failure of will — or, perhaps … Read more on The Boston Globe

Amid heroin crisis, South Jersey may lose 42 percent of its treatment beds
As a speech on substance abuse reform by Gov. Chris Christie went viral Wednesday, back home, one of the largest providers of inpatient treatment in New Jersey was making plans to close. The CEO of John Brooks Recovery Center in Atlantic City, the … Read more on NJ.com

Health officials feel state struggles in offering addiction treatment
CLARKSBURG — A total of 769 treatment and recovery beds for substance abuse are a part of the public health system in West Virginia, but many state residents are left with nowhere to turn for treatment. “According to the Department of Health and Human … Read more on The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)

Suburban heroin changes drug debate from crime to treatment
All this activity has helped create what Timothy Rourke, the chairman of the New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, said is a perfect storm for change, not unlike the confluence of events that finally produced a response to the … Read more on Columbus Dispatch

Obama Announces Steps to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Overdoses
President Barack Obama is due in Charleston on Wednesday to discuss the heroin and prescription drug epidemic. President Obama traveled to West Virginia on Wednesday to hear directly from individuals and families affected by this epidemic and the … Read more on wwntradio

Following Fort Leonard Wood whistleblower tip, McCaskill proposes reforming …
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 27, 2009) — Following Defense Secretary Robert Gates' testimony today that he will investigate the problems plaguing drug abuse treatment in the military, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill announced today that she soon will introduce … Read more on Pulaski County Daily News

World-Herald editorial: A familiar conversation on behavioral health
Addressing facility needs at the Lincoln Regional Center. Improving coordination among the different institutions involved in Nebraska behavioral health issues. Giving proper attention to substance abuse treatment. Exploring options to strengthen … Read more on Omaha World-Herald

"Day of Hope" Celebrating Drug-Free Lifestyle in WV Set for September
The Ohio County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (OCSAPC) and West Virginia Council of Churches are teaming up for this prevention and recovery on that Sunday. All agree, its important to have a day to focus on solutions and activities in as many … Read more on WTRF

Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel tells Congress state …
Charlie Baker's administration has made addressing opioid abuse a priority and has convened a task force to make recommendations for policy changes. According to state statistics, more than 1,000 Massachusetts residents died of opioid overdoses in 2014 … Read more on MassLive.com

Heroin tops list of Lebanon County's drug-rehab cases
A day after the announcement of Lebanon's largest drug bust in recent history, the executive director of the Lebanon County Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse delivered a sobering message to the Lebanon County commissioners on Thursday. Read more on Lebanon Daily News

Nearly 10 years since Harrisburg State Hospital closed, state officials tout …
Marion is the deputy secretary for the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service. … "She has her own apartment, her own pet, she could choose when she wanted to eat, she had access to peers and other kinds of recovery resources," he said. Read more on PennLive.com