Police brace for heroin rise
Heroin use was declared an epidemic in Coos County last week, and if it's there, said Gold Beach Police Chief Dixon Andrews, the problem will find its way south to Curry County. “It's coming, no question about it,” Andrews said. “Five years ago … Read more on Curry Coastal Pilot

Renz Center joins #GivingTuesday effort
CHARLES – Renz Addiction Counseling Center has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide, according … Read more on Kane County Chronicle

7K still needed to fund addiction recovery center
Serving the 13-county Concho Valley region for 50 years, the nonprofit organization provides outpatient and residential substance abuse treatment as well as education in prevention. The planned center would bring a badly needed new element to the … Read more on San Angelo Standard Times

Better treatment for addicts
Prescription painkiller use roughly quadrupled over the past 15 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 2013 and 2014, enough opioid painkillers prescriptions were filled in South Carolina to treat almost every … Read more on Charleston Post Courier