Fort Myers orders rehab center to cease drug treatment
Sovereign Health, a for-profit substance abuse treatment provider with facilities in California, Utah and Arizona, advertises that it provides “diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse, mental health disorders and co-occurring conditions for adults … Read more on The News-Press

2 new board members at Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program
Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program, a substance abuse treatment and prevention education provider with offices in Flemington, has two new members on its Board of Directors. They are James Eodice, with the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and David … Read more on NJ.com

PROGRESS: Council offers plan to fill addiction treatment gap
Our treatment and prevention programs have assisted countless individuals to live free from the dangers of alcohol and drug addiction. Our mission is to save lives and create healthier communities. We are the only long-term, noncriminal-justice … Read more on San Angelo Standard Times

Heroin overdose antidote's rising price prompts worries
… bottle of naloxone that she used to save the life of her daughter Ashley. Officials across the country are agreeing that it makes sense to hand out the antidote to police, families of addicts and drug users themselves but price of naloxone, sold in … Read more on lehighvalleylive.com

Report: Specialty drugs push prescription spending to highest increase in more …
Specialty drugs are advanced medications that treat complex or chronic conditions like multiple sclerosis or certain forms of cancer. Many are seen as treatment breakthroughs, especially newer hepatitis C treatments like Sovaldi from Gilead Sciences … Read more on U.S. News & World Report

Letters | Pass heroin bill
Most importantly, treatment incentivizes mothers through education to be compliant with prenatal care and addiction treatment, which decreases illicit activity and protects the fetus from multi-drug exposure, reducing the severity of NAS. Treatment … Read more on The Courier-Journal

Addiction and recovery forum set to air tonight on WITF-TV
The panel of experts includes: Deb Beck, President of Drug and Alcohol Services Provider Organizations of Pennsylvania, Mike Harle, President and CEO of Gaudenzia, Inc. and Fiona Williston, Prevention Program Supervisor, Cumberland-Perry Drug and … Read more on witf.org

Drug testing in Sprint Car racing: Fans offer their thoughts on the issue
Scenes from Williams Grove Speedway during Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speed Week on Friday, June 27, 2014. Elizabeth …. Chance2195: Drug testing only takes money out of racing and puts [it] in the hands of the testing and rehab companies. The tests are … Read more on PennLive.com

TOP POLICY ISSUES FOR 2015
"Parity is our single largest issue now," agrees Scott Munson , executive director of Sundown M Ranch , an alcohol and drug treatment facility in Selah, Wash. , and a board member of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Professionals (NAATP … Read more on Insurance News Net

New Guidance on Screening, Intervention for Alcohol Misuse
New guidance for physicians and policy-makers describes screening and intervention for high-risk alcohol drinking, based on a review published online March 2 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The evidence-based review targets healthcare … Read more on Medscape

Addiction recovery program seeks to lease The Breakers in Long Beach
LONG BEACH >> The future of The Breakers of Long Beach, a senior living facility doing business in a historic downtown building, is in question amid recent concerns and rumors that addiction treatment providers may be attempting to lease the facility. Read more on Long Beach Press Telegram

Teen drug treatment center accepting only girls
(AP) — A Spokane treatment center for teen drug addicts is now accepting only girls at its inpatient facility. It had been coed. The executive director of Daybreak Youth Services, Annette Klinefelter, told The Spokesman-Review the gender-specific … Read more on Q13 FOX

The Recovery Place Addiction Treatment Center Welcomes New Executive …
The Recovery Place addiction treatment center in Florida is proud to welcome Diane Funston as executive director. Funston earned a bachelor's degree in human services/healthcare management and a master's degree in management from Lesley College, … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Healing Place fund drive closes in on M goal
The Healing Place has raised almost $ 13 million of its $ 20 million fundraising goal to help expand its men's detoxification and treatment facilities in the 1000 block of West Market Street, just west of downtown. The non-profit organization offers … Read more on The Courier-Journal

Granite Falls Inpatient treatment program for gambling addiction is one of …
Minnesota may have bounteous options for chemical dependency treatment, but when it comes to treatment for gambling addiction, options in the state are much more limited. “We are the only inpatient gambling-addiction program in Minnesota,” said Sheryl … Read more on MinnPost

Coworker Pays It 4ward to electrician who rewired South Valley drug treatment …
It's not much to look at, but an old building in the South Valley in Albuquerque can be a refuge from the storm. Kelsey Bjork says the Victory Outreach Drug Addiction Treatment Center saved her from heroin addiction – now, she's its director. She says … Read more on KOB.com

Mesa drug-detox business owner seeks rezone near homes; P&Z recommends …
Phillip Westbrooks has owned and operated a substance-abuse and detoxification-treatment center in downtown Mesa since 2003. He plans to construct a building to replace an adjacent home that he owns to move 10 beds there for patients. His plans were … Read more on newszap.com

New, radical Prop. 47 reforms criminal sentencing. Attorneys fear it will …
That money gets divvied up for mental health and drug abuse treatment, victim services and truancy reduction programs. The changes came into effect Nov. 5. Anyone who's been previously convicted under one of 10 drug and theft statutes like burglary of … Read more on Monterey County Weekly