Some correctional facilities treating addicts with medication
Scott Nolen, director of the drug addiction treatment program at Open Society Institute-Baltimore, a non-profit organization whose goals include increasing access to substance-abuse treatment, said correctional facilities also provide an opportunity … Read more on Baltimore Sun

Mother of drug–addicted infant going to prison
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jamillah Falls, the first woman to be arrested under a Tennessee state law for giving birth to a drug-addicted baby, is going to prison. She opted for the court-mandated treatment program and was in rehab for several months, but she … Read more on wreg.com

Dying To Be Free
Most treatment programs haven't accepted medically assisted treatments such as Suboxone because of “myths and misinformation,” said Robert Lubran, the director of the pharmacological therapy division at the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health … Read more on Huffington Post

Sugar Rehab: New Treatment for Not-So-Sweet Addiction
… work that we have done in the laboratory. … What we see (in the reward center of the brain) are identical, indistinguishable changes between sugar or food addiction and any other addiction, for instance, cocaine, methamphetamine, morphine, alcohol. Read more on NBCNews.com

Use Stockley Center to fight drug abuse in Delaware
The News Journal reported on Nov. 11 that the Department of Health and Social Services is requesting $ 3.6 million for enhancements to existing substance-abuse programs. Citizens for the Greater Good and Citizens for Criminal Justice challenge DHSS on … Read more on The News Journal

Recovery Focus: Caron Treatment Centers
A nationally recognized non-profit provider of alcohol and drug addiction treatment, Caron Treatment Centers is one of the oldest and largest drug and alcohol addiction treatment center organizations in the U.S. The acclaimed Caron network operates … Read more on IrishCentral

Family of Man Killed by Substance Abuse Counselor in DUI Crash Sues Driver's …
The family's lawsuit alleges Wilkins' employer was negligent in allowing her to drive, and was aware of her substance abuse problems, among other claims. Attorney Brian Kabateck claimed that Wilkins was drinking on the job and collided with Moreno just … Read more on KTLA

Questions raised about turning sheriff's office into treatment center
In addition, the move would allow McKinley Hall, a drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation facility in Springfield, to establish Clark County's only women's residential drug treatment center. It would also result in the sheriff's detectives and … Read more on Springfield News Sun

Ex-addict: Region is facing a drug crisis
What the region desperately needs, she said, is a 14-month program to help heroin and opiate addicts recover. “Chenango County doesn't really have a lot to offering the way of treatment,” she said, adding that the county's drug and alcohol treatment … Read more on Oneonta Daily Star

Father, son who ran NY drug treatment centers face fraud charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A father and son who ran New York City substance abuse clinics were accused on Wednesday of stealing tax money meant to treat addicts and using it to fund a lavish lifestyle that included luxury cars. Alan Brand and his son, Jason … Read more on WHTC

SKY Toxicology Announces Sixteen New Addiction Treatment Scholarship …
SKY Toxicology congratulates the winners of the SKY Toxicology "Pass The Torch" Scholarship Awards. The scholarships are donated by SKY Toxicology to alcohol and drug addiction treatment facilities for their active patients who can't afford treatment. Read more on DigitalJournal.com

The peace and accomplishment behind Charles Rosa's UFC debut
… some months ago, while he was still fighting on regional circuits and hoping to get a call up to the major leagues of MMA, Rosa revealed that it wasn't training that initially brought him to Florida from Massachusetts years ago, but rather a drug … Read more on Yahoo Sports (blog)

Trial set for Aspen attorney embroiled in fight over Cargill money
That March, Andrew MacMillan, now 26, began to seek substance-abuse rehabilitation following a drug arrest in Florida, but UBS would not fund his stay at the Crossroads facility. Meanwhile, his wife continued to intercept email exchanges with Bovino … Read more on Aspen Times

Sheriff's office eyed as million drug treatment center
In addition, the move would allow McKinley Hall, a drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation facility in Springfield, to establish Clark County's only women's residential drug treatment center. It would also result in the sheriff's detectives and … Read more on Springfield News Sun

A vision for family-centric addict rehab
She wanted to know whether the brand-new alcoholism and addiction treatment center in rural Cumberland County, N.J., could help her husband. Seabrook cofounder Margaret "Peg" Diehl gave the visitor the answer she'd learned by heart in the 1960s, … Read more on Philly.com

Dallas Drug Treatment Centers Invites New Patients to Seek Alcohol and Drug …
Very few offered long-term, residential alcohol rehab treatment services. Medicaid, for various reasons, was unable in the past to provide treatment for drug addiction. Thankfully, this is no longer the case and people living in Dallas can now receive … Read more on PRunderground

Rapid Opiate Detox in Only 8 Hours from Las Vegas Rapid Detox
Wake up from our advanced rapid detox process after drug addiction treatment and feel as if these few hours of sleeping are equal to you doing 8 days of "cold-turkey" quitting and suffering on your own. Question: How safe is rapid detox for Opiate … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Stem Cell Treatment Improves Ability of Mice with MS-Like Condition to Walk
According to a University of Utah Health Sciences news release, the mice with MS treated with human stem cells experienced a reversal of symptoms. Immune attacks are blunted and damaged myelin is repaired, … Co-senior author Tom Lane, PhD, explains … Read more on Physical Therapy Products