UMF certificate program aims to prepare students for a career in addiction …
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has established a new certificate program that aims to prepare students to be substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors. Courses in the Addiction Rehabilitation Certificate program were first … Read more on Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

Task Force Announces Ambitious Poverty Reduction Action Plan for Oswego County
Teams are working on economic development, social services, youth and schools, community development, policy, and mental health, substance abuse. … vice chair, District 19, Oswego; Daniel LeClair, District 8, Pennellville; Jacob A. Mulcahey, District … Read more on Oswego Daily News

Dubuque counselor's state license revoked
The Iowa Board of Behavioral Science has revoked the license of Amanda Brune after she failed to disclose that her certification as a substance abuse counselor was permanently revoked a decade ago, according to board documents released Thursday. Read more on Dubuque Telegraph Herald

Wilderness therapy could battle addiction, is lacking in Alaska
Larry Olson, a licensed master addiction counselor in Juneau, said that many of the patients he sees started using prescription drugs in high school. With time, the habits spiraled into full addictions. He said there is no formula; some of his patients … Read more on KTOO