Suburban heroin changes drug debate from crime to treatment
All this activity has helped create what Timothy Rourke, the chairman of the New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, said is a perfect storm for change, not unlike the confluence of events that finally produced a response to the … Read more on Columbus Dispatch

Obama Announces Steps to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Overdoses
President Barack Obama is due in Charleston on Wednesday to discuss the heroin and prescription drug epidemic. President Obama traveled to West Virginia on Wednesday to hear directly from individuals and families affected by this epidemic and the … Read more on wwntradio

Following Fort Leonard Wood whistleblower tip, McCaskill proposes reforming …
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 27, 2009) — Following Defense Secretary Robert Gates' testimony today that he will investigate the problems plaguing drug abuse treatment in the military, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill announced today that she soon will introduce … Read more on Pulaski County Daily News

World-Herald editorial: A familiar conversation on behavioral health
Addressing facility needs at the Lincoln Regional Center. Improving coordination among the different institutions involved in Nebraska behavioral health issues. Giving proper attention to substance abuse treatment. Exploring options to strengthen … Read more on Omaha World-Herald

U.S. Congress approves arming Syrian rebels, funding government
19092014C BOMB Resized WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress gave final approval on Thursday to President Barack Obama's plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State, a major part of his military campaign to … Read more on Codewit World News

Scots reject independence in historic vote
… Funsho Williams murder: Witness tenders rope, knife, others from crime scene · October 1 bombing: FG seeks accelerated trial of Charles Okah · NIGERIA: Travel agents nabbed for drug trafficking · Now, hospitals make people sick · Obtain govt's … Read more on Codewit World News

Deputy missing in Texas after patrol car swept away in heavy rain
… Funsho Williams murder: Witness tenders rope, knife, others from crime scene · October 1 bombing: FG seeks accelerated trial of Charles Okah · NIGERIA: Travel agents nabbed for drug trafficking · Now, hospitals make people sick · Obtain govt's … Read more on Codewit World News

New evacuations ordered as California wildfire doubles in size
19092014C FIRE LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – More residents of Northern California mountain communities were told to leave their homes on Thursday after an out-of-control wildfire doubled in size overnight, scorching more than 100 square miles of … Read more on Codewit World News

Centers' leader going strong
Members of The Centers' board next week will interview Cowart, along with a handful of other applicants, who want the job Cowart has temporarily filled since Powell unexpectedly died in March. Cowart, 38, first worked at The Centers from 2002 to 2006, … Read more on Ocala

Experts Ready At Action Bakersfield Drug And Alcohol Treatment Center
For anyone seeking help with alcohol or drug addiction in the Bakersfield-Kern County area, the friendly, but no-nonsense drug and alcohol rehab specialists at the Action Family Counseling residential rehab center in Bakersfield are just a phone call away. Read more on KHTS Radio

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Berwick thinks he has a healthy chance
… executive experience and health-care knowledge gained over decades as CEO of the worldwide, nonprofit Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and as President Barack Obama's 17-month appointee as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid chief as main … Read more on The Sun

Babies born addicted growing problem across Western Pennsylvania
Ehredt, 30, took her son home and breastfed, providing the methadone and easing his symptoms. When he was 6 weeks old, she weaned him by … Reporting is mandatory only when babies born to mothers not in rehab have withdrawal symptoms. At least 648 … Read more on Tribune-Review

Is marijuana less dangerous than alcohol, as Barack Obama claims?
Long term alcohol use can lead to dependence, with severe withdrawal symptoms. Guidelines released by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council say there is "no level of drinking alcohol that can be guaranteed to be completely safe or … Read more on The West Australian

Soul-searching, second thoughts follow vote on mental-health facility
“We put together a treatment plan that's very specific for their symptom reduction, and as they make progress towards their mental wellness and as they get healthy, they move back into their mainstream setting, their main education setting or less … Read more on MinnPost.com