Lawrence students criticize sexual assault policy
The university may require a perpetrator to get counseling to learn about healthy relationships, undergo treatment for alcohol abuse or leave the university entirely, she said. If university leaders don't expel individuals who violate the policy, their … Read more on Appleton Post Crescent

Clinton's campaign will make substance abuse, mental health key issues
People with addiction have found that treatment facilities are full and insurance companies won't cover the cost. The Affordable Care Act mandates that insurance plans make substance abuse and mental health treatment essential benefits, but treatment … Read more on Washington Post (blog)

NT warned not to tackle ice addiction at expense of alcohol abuse programs
However, the Northern Territory already has high rates of alcohol abuse and community groups are warning against removing any money from tackling the Territory's grog problems. Donna Hunter said she has been caring for her three grandchildren since … Read more on ABC Online

Options Recovery expands to new offices in Berkeley
Options Recovery Services is set to expand to Berkeley's Old City Hall annex space this month. The drug and alcohol treatment program is currently located on Center Street, and will retain that space while moving mostly administrative offices into the … Read more on Berkeleyside

David J. Morris's 'The Evil Hours' could be the best book on combat PTSD ever
From survival and recovery, to contemplation and comprehension, to research and retelling, you need to be an expert (and a little lucky) in everything. With every page of David J. Morris's … He finds that they are highly impersonal, using worksheets … Read more on Foreign Policy (blog)

Just one drink? Harm reduction offers alternative alcohol treatment program
Denning denies enabling addicts. "Unless I'm sitting here doing drugs with someone, I don't have the power to either enable or stop them," she said. "What I'm enabling is for a person to stay in treatment." In her sessions with Denning, Jane felt she … Read more on San Jose Mercury News

Treatment facilities scarce in Delaware
Right around Christmas, a heroin addict from New Castle County went to jail for a month, where she detoxed but didn't receive the treatment she so desperately wanted. When she got out, she couldn't get into Gateway Foundation, a state-funded … Their … Read more on The News Journal

The week's odd news: I'm not dead yet, Army veteran tells VA
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials said in a written statement the worksheet didn't appear to be created by the school system and has been removed from circulation. They also said teachers have been asked to … Organizers say the event also … Read more on DesMoinesRegister.com

Son gets probation for threatening mother
In exchange for his guilty plea, Ciccarone, 26, was sentenced to two years' probation, ordered to undergo a drug and alcohol evaluation, and must continue his current treatment. He also must spend 20 days on electronic home confinement and complete 80 … Read more on Daily Local News

Paris Hilton's Brother Conrad Checked Into Rehab After Mid-Flight Outburst
Sources connected to Conrad tell TMZ that shortly after the incident last summer, he voluntarily checked into a 30-day inpatient drug and alcohol treatment program. Appearing in court on Tuesday afternoon, Conrad was ordered to surrender his passport … Read more on AceShowbiz

AAC Holdings, Inc. Expands De Novo Pipeline with Hospital Entry in Southern …
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 MarketWatch

Time Running Out to Relocate Western Mass. Alcohol Center
Today, all eyes focused on the alcohol treatment program and what needs to be done to keep it operating somewhere else. The Western Mass. Correctional Alcohol Center treats addicted offenders from the four western Mass. counties, as well as Worcester … Read more on abc40

Utah's Chief Justice urges lawmakers to fund more drug and
SALT LAKE CITY — During his annual State of the Judiciary Address Monday, Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant urged Utah lawmakers to provide adequate resources for drug or alcohol treatment or mental health treatment to all offenders who need it. Read more on Standard-Examiner

Proposed Ohio budget boosts addictions treatment for inmates
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-siks) proposed $ 72 billion budget would boost the number of state workers helping prison inmates beat drug and alcohol addiction. The proposal shifts such treatment from the state prisons agency to the … Read more on The Olympian

Rehab facility plans bigger facility on Florence Road
The plaintiffs contend that Voyage is a business used for commercial purposes of rehabilitating people from a mental institution and drug and alcohol treatment center that deemed them capable of living and functioning in the community as long as they … Read more on Murfreesboro Post

New Medicaid enrollees are younger and fitter, but many need addiction treatment
In Washington state, for example, the health agency invested in a drug and alcohol treatment program in 2005 and found that for every dollar spent, the state saved $ 2 in medical and nursing facility costs in the first four years. “It's hard for … Read more on Redding Record Searchlight

Drug, alcohol treatment services to be made available at Carbon County …
JIM THORPE — Carbon County Commissioners entered into an agreement Thursday with the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission to provide drug and alcohol treatment services at the Carbon County Correctional Facility for 2015 starting on Jan … Read more on Standard Speaker

'Shaming' Letters Aim to Boost Voter Turnout
Letters from an unknown group calling itself the Alaska State Voter Project are appearing in Alaska mailboxes. They purport to be aimed at boosting voter turnout by listing the voting history of the addressee – along with that of other community members. Read more on Alaska Public Radio Network

Horse therapy program offers hope to addicts
An equine therapy program for people with alcohol or drug addiction is yielding remarkable results, according to staff at Rocky Mountain Treatment Center, where the program is offered. The program allows clients of the monthlong inpatient treatment … Read more on Great Falls Tribune

Msgr. William O'Brien, 90, Dies; Innovator in Treating Drug Abuse
Msgr. William B. O'Brien, a co-founder of Daytop Village, one of the first and most successful residential drug and alcohol treatment programs in the United States, died on Oct. 19 in Scarsdale, N.Y. He was 90. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New … Read more on New York Times