Fire kills eight at Russian drug rehab centre
Moscow: Eight people died on Sunday when a fire ravaged a drug rehab centre in Russia's Altai region, investigators said, the latest tragedy to raise questions about security standards at the country's medical care institutions. The bodies of eight … Read more on gulfnews.com

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
The Boston-based private equity firm recently took over Habit OPCO Inc., the largest chain of substance treatment facilities in Massachusetts, with 13 locations from Boston to Springfield. Bain paid $ 58 million to acquire the for-profit centers through … Read more on Boston Globe

Fort Worth TX Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces Start of Redesigned …
Fort Worth TX Alcohol Drug Rehab is pleased to announce that a redesigned detoxification program is now available for people seeking help to stop their drug addiction in Fort Worth and surrounding cities like Benbrook, Weatherford, and Cleburne … Read more on PR Web (press release)

San Antonio Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Expanded Detoxification Program
San Antonio Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching an expanded detoxification program for individuals dealing with drug addiction problems in San Antonio. The detoxification process helps people get any traces of substances like marijuana, heroin, Xanax, … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Synanon's Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult
Many of Synanon's neighbors in Santa Monica weren't terribly excited to have a drug rehab facility in their neighborhood. The Synanon members faced harassment early on, some of it unjustified and rooted in racism and fear of addicts, some of it … Read more on Gizmodo

Pasadena, TX Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces Expansion of Residential …
The expanded drug treatment plan now includes Christian-based courses for individuals that desire this type of biblical support in prayer, meditation, and study. Residential treatment is an environment supported by experienced counselors, therapists … Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

UP CLOSE | A Haven for the homeless?
But now, he wakes up at 5:30 a.m. every day at the Overflow Shelter on Cedar Street and heads to a clinic to get his daily dose of methadone, a synthetic opioid drug that treats heroin addicts. By 8:30 a.m. he has made his way to Liberty Safe Haven, a … Read more on Yale Daily News (blog)

The Legalization Juggernaut
Christian Thurstone is one of the leading child psychiatrists in Colorado and head of the teen rehab center Adolescent STEP: Substance Abuse Treatment Education & Prevention Program in Denver. He has chronicled firsthand the increase in marijuana use … Read more on The Weekly Standard

Bulletin Board
Connections Area Agency on Aging and Mercy Medical Center's Older Adult Services Welcome to Medicare, 1:30-4 p.m., the first Friday of every month at Connections Area Agency on Aging, 2301 Pierce Street. … UnityPoint Health – St. Luke's Outpatient … Read more on Sioux City Journal

Narconon Louisiana New Life Retreat Stresses the Dangers of Alcohol Abuse …
Narconon Louisiana New Life Retreat is a non-profit alcohol and drug rehabilitation center founded in 2006 near Baton Rouge, Louisiana where hundreds of individuals have been treated for substance abuse problems. The program uses a unique drug-free … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
In the course of Marchese's five-year battle with heroin, the young man from Blackwood, N.J., was repeatedly denied admission to treatment facilities, often because his insurance company wouldn't cover the cost. After abusing marijuana and prescription … Read more on Daily Union

SOBA Recovery is the "Best Drug Rehab" Nationwide
This designation was given to SOBA as the result of a newly released online polling system where respondents, who are experts in various drug and alcohol addiction treatment methods, philosophies and treatment centers throughout the United States were … Read more on Newswire (press release)

Change Habits, Change Your Industry
Promises Treatment Center, a national drug and alcohol rehab center, provides exiting patients with a free app. Users can add friends and share meetings, track progress, and receive daily positive messages to prevent relapse. To date, approximately 5 … Read more on Entrepreneur

Oramorph Addiction & Oramorph Abuse

ON THE MOVE: Ga. Justice Project Ends Campaign with .2M
The legal and social services nonprofit, which is marking its 25th anniversary, takes a holistic approach toward representing low-income people accused of crimes. It defends them at no charge while also helping them find jobs, housing and obtain … It … Read more on Daily Report (registration)

Solution to homelessness could be at hand
Since 2007, some of us have been trying to overcome entrenched agency opposition to build the evidence-based, cost-efficient Tiger Bay Village.This holistic campus of services is proposed at an ideal location, next to an existing drug rehab center on … Read more on Daytona Beach News-Journal