WV Ranks Highest in Mood-Altering Drug Use
Residents across the Mountain State are popping pills and turning to prescription medications to help them relax, more than any other state in the nation. According to a new poll released by Gallup, West Virginia comes in at number one when it comes to … Read more on WDTV

'Worrying' new drug stats published
“I think we have still got a problem, particularly in Weston, with a high number of drug and alcohol rehabilitation places. We still receive high numbers of addicts from elsewhere, and this means we do have higher numbers of people here who are … Read more on Weston & Somerset Mercury (registration)

SPECIAL REPORT — What one jail is doing to battle the opioid problem
The house of correction's main dedicated substance abuse treatment program is located in a self-contained living unit – known as a pod – near the bottom of the building. The sheriff's department contracts with a vendor that runs the Accountability … Read more on Wicked Local Stow

Sexual sssault awareness month
The victim may also be faced with Post Stress Disorder, depression, drug abuse, alcoholism and may ultimately commit suicide. Statistics show that nearly one in every four women are beaten or raped by a partner during adulthood. One in 6 women and 1 in … Read more on The Times and Democrat

New drug treatment center opens in Deer Park
The treatment center is staffed by licensed professionals who are trained and experienced in drug treatment methodologies that follow a specific medical model used by the Cenikor Foundation in other clinical settings. The focus, of the treatment center … Read more on Your Houston News

Women's drug rehab center planned for Kanawha
The Healing Place of Huntington, one of West Virginia's largest residential drug treatment facilities for men, announced plans Tuesday to establish a 100-bed treatment facility for women in Kanawha County. Healing Place Executive Director Bob Hansen … Read more on Charleston Gazette

Huye Rehab Centre to Offer Addicts Specialised Treatment
Rwanda is set to launch a specialised treatment and medical centre that will seek to provide care and treatment to drug addicts. The Isange Rehabilitation Centre is an initiative of the Rwanda National Police (RNP) in partnership with the ministries of … Read more on AllAfrica.com

SOMC opens medical stabilization service
“In Portsmouth we're going to be having patients calling from West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Southeast Indiana. Where ever that person is living, we're going to try to find an appropriate facility in there area. … “I think that this alcohol and … Read more on Portsmouth Daily Times

Parenting grandparents face litany of issues
HARVEYVILLE, Kan. — Donna and Buddy Smallwood thought their years of raising small children were over. Then they received a phone call about 2 1/2 years ago from a social worker. Their three grandchildren had been taken into protective custody and … Read more on Indiana Gazette

High-schoolers to fifth-graders: Don't use tobacco
The students will use a PowerPoint presentation packed with statistics. They will tell the inquisitive fifth-graders how tobacco killed more than 430,000 Americans last year and show them how much tar accumulates in a smoker's lungs, home, car and … Read more on The Republic

Can't You Hear the Whistle Blow
Government benefit programs rely on the honesty and integrity of insiders to report fraud, waste and abuse. … states that a drug manufacturer allegedly underpaid Medicaid rebates instead of offering the “best price” available; offered kickbacks to … Read more on Watchdog.org

Opiate treatment center to open in Bennington
The United Counseling Service and Southwestern Vermont Health Care plan to team up to provide on-site medication-assisted treatment as well as other services to recovering addicts. The center will dispense the treatment drug buprenorphine but not … Read more on vtdigger.org

Automated EEG Biofeedback Proven Effective in Addiction Treatment
The finding means that addiction treatment centers now have an easier and more affordable way to help clients with issues such as ADHD learn to self-regulate their attention and, thus, control the impulsivity and distractibility that can hamper recovery. Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

The New Heroin Epidemic
Chiasson-Downs and the other therapists with the Chestnut Ridge Center's opiate-addiction program had gathered to update each other on the status of their patients before launching into the day's psychotherapy sessions. Here in West Virginia, where … Read more on The Atlantic

Governor announces Bennington drug treatment center
Gov. Peter Shumlin made the announcement on the steps of the Bennington Police Department, alongside local health and law enforcement officials. The Addiction Treatment Center of Southwestern Vermont is expected to begin operation early next year. Read more on Bennington Banner

Police Beat
Following a breath test, which revealed his blood-alcohol content to be 0.17 percent, he was given an additional citation for minor-in-possession. After checking for prior citations, officers found that the man had previously been cited for a minor-in … Read more on Dailybarometer

100 healthcare statistics to know
The number of uninsured Americans dropped by 3.8 million from January to March, which brought the average percentage of people without health insurance to 13.1 percent, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National … Read more on Becker’s Hospital Review

Activists tackle scourge of prescription drug abuse
In retrospect, Dorothy Rhodes wishes she had said something, anything, to her son. She knew that young people in their West Virginia community were dying, one after one, overdosing on prescription painkillers. But neither she nor anyone else spoke of … Read more on USA TODAY

Humbled Prater joins Lions at perfect time
The Detroit Lions appear to be getting Matt Prater at a perfect time. Prater has been humbled. After getting suspended for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, Prater said he voluntarily entered a rehab center. He said he's been clean for 1 1/2 … Read more on FOXSports.com

College athletes would face mandatory drug testing under proposed bill
First-time offenders would have to complete an on-campus drug treatment program offered by the school. Repeat offenders would face a multi-game suspension, loss of any state-supported financial aid, and – after four violations – would no longer be able … Read more on The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com

Drug Rehab For Women Offers 101 Reasons to Celebrate Recovery
Destination Hope: The Women's Program is a full service addiction, drug, alcohol and dual diagnosis drug rehab for women treatment facility in Florida for women suffering from substance abuse and mental health issues. Treatment programs include: drug … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Builders of drug/alcohol treatment center want public feedback
The T-Center will be the first of its kind in the state, a stand alone, drug-alcohol treatment center. The program focuses on residential and medical treatment to help addicts detox and get clean for good. The typical stay for a patient would be … Read more on West Virginia MetroNews

'Exceptional responders' may point to personalized cancer therapy
In the meantime, individual hospitals are setting up their own programs. A Boston-area team of physicians, cancer researchers, and genome specialists collaborated to unravel the case of Grace Silva, 58, … Then, they studied the new mutation in cells … Read more on Boston Globe