Lancaster runs out of drug rehab money early in fiscal year as addiction rates …
About a half million of the commission's budget was used for rehab placement. Outpatient and detox treatments remain open, but long-term, inpatient treatment is "where a lot of heroin addicts would benefit." Rehab is most effective when a patient is at … Read more on PennLive.com

Troubled Connecticut veterans get treatment, not jail
A judge agreed to allow him to attend a VA treatment program in lieu of jail. The man participated in an inpatient program early last year at the VA hospital in West Haven, and is now receiving treatment as an outpatient. He was homeless and the VA … Read more on Middletown Press

Alcohol and leadership: A denominational sampling
“We do work with them in terms of finding a treatment facility for inpatient treatment, if that's required, and then follow-up care with them afterwards,” he said. “We try to be as open as possible with the congregations involved, particularly if we're … Read more on Brnow

Contingency Management May Cut Drug Use, Hospitalization
Contingency management may lead to significant reductions in stimulant and alcohol use as well as in psychiatric hospitalizations in patients with substance addiction and serious psychiatric disorders, a new randomized controlled trial suggests. The …
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NGO fighting teen drug abuse could fold
The Al Sam NGO, which treats drug use in youth and young adults below 24 years of age, on Sunday called on the government to allocate the budget to allow the organization to continue operating in Israel. “We are at risk of closure,” Al Sam director …
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