Indiana mother recognized for fight against drug addiction
After Phillips lost her son Aaron at the age of 20, she helped created Overdose Lifeline Incorporated, a non-profit that helps addicts find treatment and gives first responders and families narcan- the drug that can reverse a heroin overdose. Her … Read more on WISH-TV

Cohasset High School to host Drug Story Theater presentation
Drug Story Theater is an improvisational theater program for teens who are in the early stages of recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. The actors use performance to share their own true experiences with addiction in hopes that the treatment of one … Read more on Wicked Local

An Indiana town recovering from 190 HIV cases
AUSTIN, Ind. — From the start of the HIV outbreak, health officials emphasized that nothing set Scott County apart from many other rural communities where opioid drug use had become an epidemic. This could happen anywhere, people were told. Read more on Indianapolis Star

Manna Ministries owes state .3 million for clinic mismanagement
BANGOR, Maine — Well-known social services organization Manna Ministries owes the state $ 1.3 million for mismanaging an addiction recovery clinic it operated in Medway and Medicaid reimbursement overpayments, according to the Maine Department of … Read more on Bangor Daily News

Despite Growing Rates of Opioid Addiction, Treatment Rates Remain the Same
In the last decade, opioid dependence has increased at such an alarming rate that many public health officials and lawmakers consider abuse of these drugs—in the form of prescription painkillers and heroin—an epidemic. According to the Substance … Read more on Newsweek

ACS to host substance abuse prevention meeting Oct. 1, public invited
With education as one of the key components to a recently-implemented substance abuse policy at Auburn City Schools, learning how to prevent substance abuse coincides with the school system's mission of cultivating a drug-free environment. On Thursday … Read more on Opelika Auburn News

How a recovery-oriented approach to substance abuse means economic development …
There are some promising strategies beginning to launch in efforts to address the opiate abuse epidemic in Maine. Several police departments, including Augusta and Scarborough, are launching 'angel' programs similar to the initiative pioneered by … Read more on Bangor Daily News

HEATHER DENKMIRE Maine can't afford to lose more substance abuse treatment options
One consequence is Mercy Hospital is required to provide “charity care” and not get paid for it — the availability of free and low-cost health care is essential for the treatment of substance abuse disorders — which is another reason why the center … Read more on Bangor Daily News

Federal grant to combat substance abuse turns political hot-button issue in NH
… the money won't be released until October, “when it still must still go through the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee, at which point it will help us build on our efforts to prevent and reduce youth substance abuse in some of our most high-risk … Read more on Concord Monitor

New York Giants Preseason Exhibition Schedule 2015 | Heavy.com
Eli Manning is hoping a second season in the Giants' new offensive scheme will help New York return to the playoffs this year. (Getty). Training camps are set to begin, rookies are starting to report and … Todd Bowles inherits a team that has grown … Read more on Heavy.com

Convict offered sale of art stolen in 1990 heist, prosecutor says
… Friday on allegations that he sold a handgun for $ 1,000 to a convicted murderer who wanted it to collect a drug debt. Gentile's attorney, A. Ryan McGuigan, said his client began working with the FBI 3 1/2 years ago to aid in the recovery of the … Read more on Fox News

14 Mesquite Residents Arrested on Drug Distribution Charges
The Mesquite police department has so far arrested fourteen (14) suspects which has resulted in the recovery of illegal drugs, prescription medication, drug paraphernalia, and U.S. Currency. The suspects who have been formally charged at this juncture … Read more on Mesquite Local News

When you're an addict but serving alcohol is in your job description
Scott Magnuson and his wife, Shaaren Pine, are speaking out about alcohol and drug abuse in the bar and restaurant industry after Scott's own battle with addiction. They now own a second home in South Bristol and purchased a little general store and … Read more on Bangor Daily News

As Breakers Building Faces Possible Loss of Elder Care License, Plans to Lease …
Placing a rehab treatment facility in the same building that houses the Sky Room and the Sky Bar, both of which serve alcohol, raises additional questions, especially given that the Sky Bar was just renovated in June of last year. Calls placed to … Read more on Long Beach Post

Federal judge dismisses legal action to block high-end Camden rehab center
CAMDEN, Maine — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by neighbors and other opponents to a high-end alcohol rehabilitation center. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen ruled that since the plaintiffs in the lawsuit were not challenging the fact … Read more on Bangor Daily News

HEALTH BRIEFS: Week of March 9, 2015
4 in Classroom B at the Center for Health and Wellness, 8050 E. Highway 191. Registration is required. Class size is limited. To register or for more information, call 640-1160. >> A.C.T.S (Alcohol Chemical Treatment Series) The 12-step recovery group … Read more on Odessa American

More women over-60 need help for alcoholism
… treatment for alcoholism between the ages of 18 and 29 went down – from 18 per cent five years ago to 14 per cent, according to latest figures from Public Health England, quoted by the Priory Group, known for offering rehabilitation to troubled … Read more on Western Daily Press

Saco man who killed family, self, had stopped taking antidepressants when he …
According to an account by Saco police officer Megan Tibbetts that accompanied the reports, Joel Smith was angry at his wife for staying out until 10:30 p.m. on the night in question, drinking with neighbors in the Water Street apartment complex where … Read more on Bangor Daily News

Woman's path to sobriety inspires alcoholics to change
For more than 40 years, the organization has offered substance abuse treatment, rehabilitation and detoxification shelter. At the Las Vegas Women and Children's campus, the nonprofit offers substance abuse treatment for pregnant adults, outpatient … Read more on Las Vegas Review-Journal

Health Calendar
ACOA: Support groups for adult children of alcoholics meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Luther Memorial Church, 2840 S. 84th St., downstairs; and 7 p.m. Fridays at Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 12012 W. North Ave., upstairs. Call Peter at 630-2175 … Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel