UM graduate profile: After drugs and jail, Jason Hanlon found calling in …
To cope, Hanlon turned to drugs and alcohol. He'd abused substances since he was 12, and after his dad passed away, his life spiraled out of control. "I was just really lost in the world and didn't have any kind of direction," Hanlon said. He did meth … Read more on The Missoulian

New Boise drug detox center gives hope for recovery
BOISE – Prescription drug abuse is becoming more prevalent in our country and right here in the Treasure Valley. Many times, that progresses to the use of cocaine and heroin. A new Boise recovery center is opening in Boise to care for those suffering … Read more on KTVB

LCCC unveils drug counseling center
Speaking at the dedication of the Caring Advocates for Recovery Education Center, the Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services counselor joked that when LCADA President Tom Stuber says jump, Kestler's response is, “How high?” “And, speaking of … Read more on Chronicle-Telegram

Crownsville detox center at risk of closing
Hope House in Crownsville helps, on average, about 1,500 drug and alcohol addicts get treatment, but because of a drop in Medicaid funding, that treatment is in serious jeopardy. Earlier this week, Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh declared a … Read more on WBAL Baltimore

Punjab Politics: Millions wasted on Dharnas, while De-addiction Centers lie …
Out of the two Govt run centers, one is totally useless as in the absence of doctors there no addict could be admitted the staff told us that conditions had been like this for quite a while now. Whereas the main de-addiction centers in civil hospital … Read more on SikhSiyasat.Net

We Are Treating Heroin Addiction Wrong Even Though We Know Better …
Why heroin addiction treatment is stuck in a “scientific dark age.” Standard treatment for heroin addicts is not all that different today than it was decades ago: willpower over chemistry. It's a 12-step program. It's a rigid 30-day drug detox center … Read more on The Ocean Signal

Lauded for a Hard Look at Tough Topic
Phoenix House is one of the largest not-for-profit substance-abuse treatment centers in the U.S.. Through her time at HBO, Ms. Nevins has shepherded such projects as “Addiction,” a 14-part series that was given out as DVDs to guests such as Michael … Read more on Wall Street Journal

North Ridgeville pursuing drug treatment facility
This is why the county's chief drug and alcohol treatment agency plans to explore opening treatment and recovery centers outside Lorain. Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Director Tom Stuber plans to sit down with North Ridgeville Mayor … Read more on Chronicle-Telegram

Glitch leaves thousands of Pennsylvania Medicaid beneficiaries without …
But instead of enrolling these beneficiaries into Healthy Plus, the new program for those in need of drug and alcohol treatment centers, these individuals were enrolled in private plans that don't offer such treatment. When treatment centers realized … Read more on FierceHealthPayer

Shelby, NC Addiction Hotline Assisting Addicts in Finding Effective Recovery …
People can learn about treatment options available at various rehab facilities. Friends and family can use the helpline to learn more about which treatment centers give their loved ones the best opportunity to overcome a drug or alcohol dependency. Read more on Ticker Report

North Carolina Drug and Alcohol Addicts Finding Help Through Abuse Helpline
Treatment centers can provide addicts with several treatment options including drug detox, dual diagnosis, individual and group therapy along with mandatory education programs. The helpline's goal is to provide much-needed access for those who need … Read more on Ticker Report

Efforts to wipe out drug addiction in Ho Chi Minh City
Addicts may lose control without drugs during the first days in rehab centers, Le Ba Hoang, director of the Binh Trieu rehab center, said. It is planned that district-level courts in Ho Chi Minh City will have their first meetings early next month … Read more on Tuoitrenews

Thailand Highest in ASEAN for Drug Addiction
The justice minister, who expressed his concern that many users resort to drug abuse once again after returning from rehabilitation centers to their old environment, also called for a regrouping of diverse anti-drug laws under a single piece of … Read more on Chiang Rai Times

Drug detoxification resumes in Ho Chi Minh City after one year suspension
Drug addiction has never paused, but rehabilitation centers in Ho Chi Minh City were closed down for around a year due to accusations of human rights violations. But the centers have resumed working in the past three days after the passage of a … Read more on Tuoitrenews

Possible recovery center in Latah County
MOSCOW, ID – People in Latah County are asked to attend a meeting Tuesday to discuss starting up a drug, alcohol and mental illness recovery center. The Latah Recovery Center would be a drop-in center run by volunteers who are also in recovery. Read more on KLEW

Touchstone Ranch Recovery Center Offers Dual Diagnosis Services
Touchstone Ranch is also a different kind of recovery center because the underlying principles are based on dual diagnosis protocols, which means that our professionals assess our clients for both drug or alcohol addiction as well as any underlying … Read more on Newswire (press release)

Freedom House to host 15th annual Distinguished Citizens award banquet
Freedom House, a New Jersey-based nonprofit statewide organization with facilities in Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris and Warren counties, is a national leader and an international model for the long term treatment of adult men and women with alcohol and … Read more on NJ.com

Pacific Coast Detox Opens New Drug And Alcohol Detox Center in Encino …
PCD offers drug and alcohol detox services for men and women in a residential setting, staffed by a team of committed and compassionate treatment professionals. Specializing in alcohol and drug detox, their staff creates personalized detox services … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Detox Afghan – style : Drug addicts chained up at shrine for 40 DAYS in bid to …
Chained to the wall with both arms and legs shackled tightly and just a meagre portion of bread for sustenance, you'd be forgiven for thinking that these men were incarcerated for some heinous criminal act. But these men aren't criminals, this is … Read more on Daily Mail

A jail by another name: China labor camps now drug detox centers
New York-based Human Rights Watch estimates more than 60 percent of the 160,000 people in labor camps at the start of the year were there for drug offenses. Those people were unlikely to see any change in their treatment, it said. "The drug detox … Read more on Reuters

Letter: Roseburg veteran wanted to detox
On Nov. 4, 2014, my husband, Jerry Sofranko, took his life. Jerry was battling prescription drugs: methadone, oxycodone, mood and stress drugs prescribed for years by the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center. These prescribed pain medications … Read more on NRToday.com