Health Insurance Companies Say No To Allowing Addiction Treatment …
Seabrook House is an internationally recognized private CARF-accredited, inpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment center with locations in Bridgeton, NJ , Cherry Hill, NJ , Northfield, NJ , Morristown, NJ , and Westfield, PA. Founded by … Read more on Insurance News Net

Medical clinics promote ketamine injections as treatment for depression
Sydney University Brain and Mind Research Institute executive director Professor Ian Hickie said the "off label" use of ketamine reflected the demand for more immediate treatment for depression but there were known risks of using the drug. Experts say … Read more on Sydney Morning Herald

Do K-9 drug sweeps treat kids like criminals?
Police and the dogs were there to respond to a growing concern among educators about drug use at Ridge. But after all that effort, they made only one arrest — of an 18-year-old student police say had marijuana and numerous narcotic pain pills in her … Read more on NJ.com

Could medicinal marijuana be used to treat drug addiction? Some say yes
Compare that to methadone — a common treatment for heroin addiction. According to the Centers for Disease Control, methadone contributed to nearly 1 in 3 prescription painkiller deaths in 2009. Every year about 5,000 people die of overdoses related to … Read more on KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News

The conservative case for reforming the police in America
Demonstrators march in Miami to protest police abuse. The protest was one of many that have take … Those laws imposed draconian sentences for drug offenses and set the tone for a wave of similar tough-on-crime measures that spread around the country … Read more on Dallas Morning News

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Ibsen said they thought he had a substance abuse problem. “In order to save my job I had to go to the … According to Ramirez, Ibsen's third wife filed a referral in 2006, and Ibsen was evaluated twice by two outside agencies. Ibsen complied with the … Read more on Helena Independent Record

Allen to unveil bills aimed at building workforce
Bipartisan legislation to help address the prescription drug and opioid abuse epidemic plaguing New Jersey advanced Thursday by the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee. “This package includes evidence-based health care strategies aimed at … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post

Addiction funding includes S.J. program
An estimated 805,000 state residents have alcohol or drug problems, according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey. More residential treatment facilities are needed in South Jersey, according to Mary Lynne Reynolds, … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post

Grants allow Cheektowaga schools to make hires, set up programs
The board on Tuesday also approved the administration of a drug use and attitudes survey through the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. The survey, which comes at no cost to the district, was last performed in 2009. OASAS will … Read more on Buffalo News

Police continues to battle campus crime
“Drug and alcohol prevention programs sponsored by the University are coordinated by the Drug and Alcohol Resource Center, located in Schwartz Hall,” said Tyree. “The Drug and Alcohol Resource Center (DARC) also serves as the campus resource for … Read more on The Southern News

Brookfield High grads discuss 'tornado' effect drugs had on their lives
Case, Bellano and Morelli now live in Florida where they attended rehabilitation programs. For Bellano, alcoholism and drug addiction were not family traits. She was not a party-goer in high school. She didn't even discover alcohol until she was 17 … Read more on Danbury News Times

LETTER: Expand drug treatment resources
I am a psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of addictive disorders. I would like to comment on two articles in the Oct. 9 edition, one on the expansion of Narcan (an antidote) into Camden County, and the other on the collaboration among states to … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post

#14Days: When to stage an intervention
People afflicted with the disease of addiction may be incapable of understanding that they are in trouble and need help. In some circumstances, it … with any treatment centers? (Hayes warns that some people accept referral fees to certain treatment … Read more on CBS News

Gov. Christie Announces Million For Addiction Treatment
“We have to make investments in time and in resources to change how we think about these issues and how we treat them because we know that addiction can happen to anyone,” Christie told reporters after meeting with women and staff from the “Mommy … Read more on CBS Local

Heroin addicts left trapped; families, heartbroken
"I'm sure a certain part of the population doesn't really understand the loss of behavioral control that comes with this particular brain disease," says Melinda Campopiano, medical officer for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at SAMHSA. She … Read more on Marshfield News-Herald

EXCLUSIVE: Assaults tripled at youth facility; workers not tested for drugs
… for mentally ill teens at Queens Medical Center and Kahi Mohala, so they sometimes wait months for an opening. "There are some systemic issues here, including the lack of mental health facilities, substance abuse treatment facilities in our state … Read more on Hawaii News Now

Christie stresses addiction at groundbreaking
Governor Chris Christie, center, Senate President Steve Sweeney, left, and Senator Anthony Bucco attend the Daytop Adolescent Treatment Facility Groundbreaking ceremony in Pittsgrove, N.J. on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Governor Christie talked about … Read more on NorthJersey.com

State expands antidote program
"These are 40 individuals who now have a second chance at life," said Christie at a news conference outside of the Rescue Mission of Trenton, which offers drug treatment programs. "It means more than 40 … The Republican governor — a former … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post

Film screening on addiction recovery draws crowd
The culture of anonymity in these programs has protected individuals from stigma, but also has unintentionally perpetuated false perceptions of people with addiction, as the public doesn't often glimpse the multitude of people living in recovery all … Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch

Oklahoma addiction specialist offers tips for recovery
Oklahoma addiction specialist offers tips for recovery. Hal Vorse, a former pediatrician, has dedicated the second half of his medical career to helping people wean themselves off highly addictive opiate painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone so … Read more on NewsOK.com

Cherry Hill's Humble Beginnings will serve adult addicts in recovery
At 25, the Philadelphia resident is launching a new outpatient addiction treatment center this week in Cherry Hill. He points to his own recovery from high school substance abuse as his inspiration for the work. “The sad part is, it's getting to the … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post