Local veterans being sent 235 miles for detox services
Veterans who arrive at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center needing intensive services to detoxify from alcohol or opioids like heroin are being transported 235 miles west for inpatient care, according to the provider of those services. Until Friday … Read more on Albany Times Union

Tulare teen, Porterville woman killed in county crashes
Pacheco, who the CHP said was driving under the influence of alcohol, made an unsafe turn, causing the vehicle to travel off the road. The SUV … Pacheco, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered major injuries and was taken to Kaweah Delta Medical … Read more on Visalia Times-Delta

New approaches seem to be helping homeless
It's a woman asking for money on the Evangeline Thruway — money we silently assume will go toward drugs or alcohol. It's a man … Housing the chronically homeless while they receive treatment for mental illness or addiction is a different approach … Read more on The Daily Advertiser

Program to help mentally ill in home begins to show results
Now six agencies that contract with the county are being trained by professors from the Center for Evidence-Based Practices at Case Western Reserve University in assertive community treatment and drug and alcohol dependency. The county is paying … Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel