Kentucky's St. Elizabeth Healthcare names Lori Ritchey-Baldwin CFO
The Northern Kentucky health system is the 10th largest employer in Greater Cincinnati, with more than 7,200 workers. Ritchey-Baldwin, who had been vice president of finance for the past two years, helped develop St. Elizabeth's strategic and financial … Read more on Healthcare Finance News

Substance and alcohol abuse rising among elderly
… who noted that a third of elderly alcoholics develop a substance abuse problem after age 50. Brenda Iliff?is executive director of Hazelden, an addiction treatment center in Naples, Fla., whose BoomersPlus? program targets older adults. She said … Read more on Dallas Morning News

Northampton County ends it prison drug treatment program
Two weeks after Northampton County Council slashed the funding for a controversial drug treatment program in the prison, County Executive John Brown said he had no choice but to end it. Brown this week sent a 30-day … Baratta said more than 30 … Read more on Allentown Morning Call

Family: Homeless Petaluma man who died struggled with alcoholism
Patton had spent many of the past 15 years living outdoors, in and out of shelters and treatment programs for alcohol addiction before he died last week. Remembered as a loving, kind man by his family, Patton died Dec. 16 from apparent natural causes … Read more on Santa Rosa Press Democrat