Suburban heroin changes drug debate from crime to treatment
All this activity has helped create what Timothy Rourke, the chairman of the New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, said is a perfect storm for change, not unlike the confluence of events that finally produced a response to the … Read more on Columbus Dispatch

Obama Announces Steps to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Overdoses
President Barack Obama is due in Charleston on Wednesday to discuss the heroin and prescription drug epidemic. President Obama traveled to West Virginia on Wednesday to hear directly from individuals and families affected by this epidemic and the … Read more on wwntradio

Following Fort Leonard Wood whistleblower tip, McCaskill proposes reforming …
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 27, 2009) — Following Defense Secretary Robert Gates' testimony today that he will investigate the problems plaguing drug abuse treatment in the military, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill announced today that she soon will introduce … Read more on Pulaski County Daily News

World-Herald editorial: A familiar conversation on behavioral health
Addressing facility needs at the Lincoln Regional Center. Improving coordination among the different institutions involved in Nebraska behavioral health issues. Giving proper attention to substance abuse treatment. Exploring options to strengthen … Read more on Omaha World-Herald