Liquor license, opioid bills pass Mass. Legislature
That bill would require coverage for at least 14 days of inpatient detoxification and post-detox care, prohibit insurers from determining whether any addiction treatment — inpatient or outpatient — is medically necessary, and would remove a … Read more on Boston Globe

Suspect lodged on suspicion of drug abuse
A Dayton-area man was arrested Friday morning after members of his family contacted deputies of the Logan County Sheriff's Office and expressed concern over his behavior. Shaun M. Wasmuth, 33, at-large, was charged with abusing harmful intoxicants and … Read more on Bellefontaine Examiner

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014: Substance abuse treatment, retirement insecurity …
Jackie Farwell's July 26 BDN article about the drug abuse epidemic is a factual account of a, so far, less-than-perfect system for monitoring abuse of prescription medications. The imperfections — exclusion of the large VA system source of medications … Read more on Bangor Daily News

Albany County Crackdown On Substance Abuse
The Albany County Sheriff's Office says it has made its largest heroin bust ever, arresting alleged high-ranking members of a ring that delivered the drug to users in taxis and stationed dealers in local shopping malls. Sheriff Craig Apple says a … Read more on WAMC