New young Medicaid enrollees are fitter, but many need treatment for addiction
Walk-in clinics and residential facilities treated indigents and people in the criminal justice system, as well as uninsured people who paid out-of-pocket on a sliding income scale. Insurance was rarely billed. “Now, venture capitalists are starting to … Read more on Bend Bulletin

Mental illness & substance abuse disorders
As example, Francesca Barnett, who runs the Portland, Oregon residential mental health and addiction treatment facility has stated “I have never seen anyone seek treatment for drug addiction that didn't also have underlying mental health conditions. Read more on Valley morning Star

Non 12 Step Holistic Addiction Treatment Center in Sedona Promotes 4 Ways to …
The Sanctuary at Sedona today announced the publication of Brain Cell Growth: 4 Ways to Neurogenesis. The Sanctuary at Sedona is a non 12 step holistic addiction treatment center that uses a combination of ancient healing modules and cutting edge … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Hazelden opens Betty Ford treatment clinic in Los Angeles
Betty Ford Center Vice President Jim Steinhagen says that opening a series of outpatient clinics was one of the big goals of the 2013 merger of Center City, Minn.-based Hazelden and Betty Ford Center, which until now has based its addiction treatment … Read more on Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

ABC's Elizabeth Vargas enters rehab for alcohol abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) – ABC News reporter Elizabeth Vargas has returned to a recovery center to be treated for alcohol dependency, she and the network said Sunday. The "20/20" co-anchor said in an emailed statement that she checked into a treatment … Read more on WKRN

The U.S. Addiction Rehab Industry
10 in-depth company profiles are provided for: Hazelden Treatment Centers, Betty Ford Center, CRC Health Group, Elements Behavioral Health, Passage Malibu, The Caron Foundation, Comprehensive Care Corp., Malibu Horizon Rehab Center, Behavioral … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release)

We Don't Really Know How To Treat Depression And Alcoholism At The Same …
"When folks would show up at mental health centers with a substance abuse problem, a referral is often made for them to go and get substance abuse counseling first — get cleaned up, and then get your depression treated," explained Gamble in a phone … Read more on Huffington Post

Inpatient Treatment – General Overview of Treatment Process

Ann Arbor yoga studio to hold fundraising class to benefit Dawn Farm
Dawn Farm is the largest provider of services for people with addictions in Washtenaw County and has been around since 1973. Dawn Farm is a Michigan addiction treatment center with an emphasis on the recovering community as the most important source … Read more on Heritage Newspapers

Helpline for Gibsonville Can Help in Finding Teen Drug and Alcohol Rehab
A new helpline in Gibsonville, NC can help locate substance abuse treatment centers for teens in trouble. LIGHTNING RELEASES 07/21/14 – When a teenager starts to use drugs and alcohol, they are often unaware of the physical, mental and emotional toll … Read more on Ticker Report

EU's 'barking mad' £25million taxpayer donation to rehabilitate PERUVIAN drug …
Only last year England was branded the “addiction capital of Europe” in a report by the Centre for Social Justice. This is another … Funds for the EU anti-drug programme will be used by Peru to provide treatment for drug addicts, bolstering … Read more on Express.co.uk

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation CEO on publishing in the digital age
Mark Mishek, CEO of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, says that when he's out and about it's the organization's published works that people most often bring up. Teachers want to talk about Hazelden's bullying curriculum. If he's wearing a … Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune

I-Team: Lawsuits target Scientology rehab center in Nev.
LAS VEGAS — Several federal lawsuits now target an unlicensed Nevada drug and alcohol rehab center first exposed by the I-Team. Patients and the families say the rehab center isn't curing addictions; it's trying to recruit people into Scientology … Read more on KLAS-TV

For Addicts, There May Be Another Road To Wellness
The Betty Ford Center, an alcohol and drug rehabilitation clinic, is famous for its intensive rehabilitation that takes patients out of their regular lives. New thinking in the medical community, however, advocates treating addiction as a chronic … Read more on WBUR

Rehab business still seeking permit; petitions are running about equal
The petitions were running about equal, about 85 for and against, as of Thursday night at the Paulden Area Community Organization (PACO) meeting at the Paulden Community Center. Their neighbor, Rodney Zimmers, and his business partner, … Zimmers owns … Read more on Chino Valley Review

Residents oppose planned drug rehab facility
Even then, the foundation was caring for addicts and alcoholics as many of its homeless residents were suffering from those problems, said the Rev. Timothy Kruthaupt … And another, Lorna Vite, owner of Yellow Creek Campground and a former executive … Read more on Indiana Gazette

Nurses and addiction: He knows how and why it's possible to cross the line
Michael Humphrey, director of the nurse professionals treatment track at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Center City, Minnesota. Michael Humphrey knows firsthand what it means to … They also nudged him into a new career — in the field of addiction … Read more on MinnPost.com

Heroin Addiction and Navigating Treatment
The Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board provides a list of resources in Lorain County including residential treatment facilities and detox centers. A list of Heroin Anonymous meetings (12 step programs) that you can attend in Ohio. Read more on ideastream

?Generic Addiction Rehabilitation Drugs Regain Spotlight with Increased …
Addiction rehabilitation drugs naltrexone and acamprosate take center stage again as big media corporations like CNN and The New York Times published stories about them. The media attention came following the publication of a recent analysis … Read more on SmallCap Network

Drug and Alcohol Rehab Volunteers at Victims of Abuse Awareness Event
The Discovery House, which is located in the San Fernando Valley, offers residential treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. The treatment center uses client-based treatment programs to address the underlying causes of addiction, and helps … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Betty Ford Center ready for a comeback
Mark Mishek, Hazelden's chief executive and a recovering alcoholic himself, wants to put the Betty Ford name on several new outpatient treatment centers in Santa Monica, San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas and potentially elsewhere starting later this year … Read more on Los Angeles Times

Connor Hanifin of Toms River charged with vehicular homicide in death of …
He was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment of his injuries. Duddy was pronounced … The results of that testing revealed Hanifin had a blood alcohol content that exceeded the legal limit, he said. The prosecutor's … Read more on Asbury Park Press

Seniors Situation Room by Dawn Ford – Thoughts on Medical Marijuana March …
Having worked for 14 years at Mount Carmel House Treatment Center in St. Raphael's, ON which was an Inpatient Treatment Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse , I am often asked what I think of legalizing marijuana for recreational use. . I am retired in … Read more on Cornwall Free News