Poor health, depression and substance abuse are leading causes for those who …
To improve the coordination of resources across agencies, the county has established the Coordinating Council on Suicide Prevention, according to Dan Hicks, prevention services manager for Ventura County's Alcohol and Drug Programs Division. The group … Read more on Camarillo Acorn

IPO Preview: ACC Holdings (ACC)
ACC believes it is a leading provider of inpatient substance abuse treatment services for individuals with drug and alcohol addiction. As of August 31, 2014, ACC operated six substance abuse treatment facilities located throughout the United States … Read more on Seeking Alpha (registration)

Christie: The War on Drugs Failed
Instead, those types of drug offenders must submit to mandatory, inpatient treatment. … But, eventually, the friend's addiction to alcohol and prescription painkillers led to a divorce, the loss of his job, the loss of his driver's license and … Read more on Guardian Liberty Voice

Letter: UMass failed to treat addiction as a disease
I currently work as a guidance counselor at William J. Ostiguy High School, an alternative high school in Boston for students in recovery for drug and/or alcohol addiction. Ostiguy … Logan's health and addiction were neglected and his life was viewed … Read more on The Massachusetts Daily Collegian