The St. Louis heroin epidemic: barriers to treatment
St. Louis Public Radio surveyed area drug treatment centers to find out what type of care they provided. The survey found that outpatient therapy is much more prevalent than residential care. Options are especially limited for people who don't have … Read more on St. Louis Public Radio

Be Vulnerable, Share Your Pain, and Begin to Heal
Then, I continued to work there as a clinical therapist for a few more years before moving on to a treatment center for men called Renaissance Ranch which is strictly drug and alcohol addiction. Now, I'm with Renaissance Ranch Outpatient and we work … Read more on The Good Men Project

PBHC executive director earns recognition from Attorney General at Law …
… the material several months ago on the nomination process, the first person who came to mind he said, was Theressa Snyder, executive director of Perry Behavioral Health Choices, an outpatient drug and alcohol treatment center, located in New Lexington. Read more on Perry County Tribune (registration)

Was jail the only place she could find help?
Ashley Gibbons had been holding it together, or so she told herself. Sure, she had sold off her electronics, stolen money from her mother and slept with guys who gave her money. But it wasn't as if she was an actual prostitute: “I didn't go and find … Read more on Washington Post

10 Ways to Try to Prevent Drug Addiction in Your Child
We know personally the pain of addiction. Addiction is a disease based on biochemical abnormalities, and it should be treated as a disease, not a crime. The epidemic is a combination of biochemical abnormalities, potency of the drug available, the … Read more on Parenting Magazine

Hillary Clinton says '23 million Americans suffer from addiction, but only 1 …
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton recently announced a $ 10 billion proposal for treating drug and alcohol addiction. While addiction and treatment has not traditionally been a top-tier issue in presidential races, it has attracted … Read more on PolitiFact

Reversal in 'War on Drugs': Treatment, not time
Capretto said he supports more robust treatment programs to deal with heroin and opiate addiction instead of continuing to churn people through the criminal justice system, in part because of lessons learned in the past 30 years. “I think we've learned … Read more on Tribune-Review

Sanford addiction treatment clinic to close, cites LePage Administration policies
"We're in the business of treating the disease of addiction," Spectrum President and CEO Charles Faris said in a statement. "In Massachusetts, we're seeing law enforcement helping addicts get into treatment. In Maine, Gov. LePage is discussing the … Read more on WMTW Portland

Brown: Senior housing operator tells residents it's time to go
By intervening as early as possible, the child has a better chance of overcoming the problem and heading off the need for more expensive treatment when the child's care becomes the responsibility of the local school district at 3. Katie O'Mahoney … Read more on Chicago Sun-Times

The Solution to Seattle's Homeless Problem Is Painfully Obvious
That was a long time ago. I'd like to get back there someday. Just need a little dough.” “Don't listen to him, he's a crazy asshole,” yells a camp compatriot kiddingly. With that, Ray, with several top teeth missing, smiles like a jack-o'-lantern, and … Read more on Seattle Weekly

Antipsychotic drugs linked to brain tissue loss in patients with schizophrenia
Antipsychotic medications are the most common treatment for individuals with schizophrenia, helping to relieve some of the debilitating symptoms caused by the disorder. But according to a new study, long-term use of these drugs may also negatively … Read more on Medical News Today

Measuring treatment effectiveness for the quiet epidemic of addiction
Treating it and making real, long-term headway against the problems of drug and alcohol addiction will require evidence-based solutions that show positive outcomes not just when the patient leaves the rehabilitation center, but for months and years … Read more on Sun Sentinel

Drug addicts: Warning signs and help that's available
Luke Nasta, executive director of Camelot Counseling Service, an inpatient facility in Port Richmond, compared the Island's current heroin epidemic to that of the 1960s and 70s, when opiate addiction ravaged middle class Staten Island. The situation is … Read more on SILive.com

AAC Holdings Acquires One of the Largest Online Publishers of Drug Treatment …
American Addiction Centers is a leading provider of inpatient substance abuse treatment services. We treat adults as well as adolescents who are struggling with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and co-occurring mental/behavioral health issues. We … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

Workplace Trouble: Survey Reveals Sharp Escalation in Restaurant/Food Service …
Novus Medical Detox Center is a Joint Commission Accredited inpatient medical detox facility that offers safe, effective alcohol and drug treatment programs in a home-like residential setting. Located on 3.25 tree-lined acres in New Port Richey, Fla … Read more on Benzinga

AAC Holdings (AAC) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday – Dakota …
AAC Holdings, Inc. is a provider of inpatient substance abuse treatment services for individuals with drug and alcohol addiction. The Company operated six substance abuse treatment facilities located throughout the United States, focused on delivering … Read more on Dakota Financial News

RLS Drug May Be Likely To Stop Alcohol Abuse
The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) announced the initiation of a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of gabapentin enacarbil as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder. The multi-site, randomized … Read more on Neurology Advisor

Mental Health Care: 'A Very Difficult System to Navigate' | Valley News
Vermont's newly enacted fiscal 2016 budget treated mental health care “reasonably well,” Frank Reed, the interim commissioner of the Vermont Department of Mental Health, said in an interview in late May. “We did not see …. Right now the state is … Read more on Valley News

Insurance Coverage for Substance Abuse Improving But Still Limited
Aetna says that while treatment of drug and alcohol abuse traditionally amounted to a 28-day inpatient or residential program, that has given way to an “array of treatment settings.” In a written statement sent by spokesman Matthew Clyburn, the company … Read more on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

Ocean, Monmouth County Hospitals Replenishing Naloxone for Law Enforcement
Naloxone is saving lives; however, the next step for Barnabas Health is utilizing intervention specialists in the hospitals to provide appropriate navigation for patients and their families into the next level of care, which includes detox and … Read more on The SandPaper

Mayor Berry: Recovery center could save lives
Serenity Mesa is headed up by the non-profit Healing Addiction in Our Community, a group founded by concerned family members wanting to raise awareness about opiate addiction. The facility does not provide detox services at this time. They ask for a … Read more on KRQE News 13

Five things you need to know today, and party photos from Best Places to Work
In the first three months of 2015, Gloucester authorities responded to dozens of overdoses and four opiate deaths, propelling the city to change its drug policies to offer detox programs instead of jail time to addicts who turn themselves in with drug … Read more on Boston Business Journal

Synthetic Drugs Infiltrate Broward County, Flakka Causes 16 Confirmed Deaths
Harbor Village Detox provides affordable addiction care in Florida and specializes in alcohol addiction treatment alongside Miami-dade County heroin detox. The detox treatment center employs both medically assisted drug treatment and holistic healing … Read more on Benzinga