Raiders and Eagles continue making 'connections'
That was one lesson learned at Kennett High School on Tuesday afternoon, when the Eagles played host to Fryeburg Academy for "Prevention through Connections," a program geared to overcoming substance abuse. It marked the second time the two … Read more on Conway Daily Sun

Mental Health and Drug Education – Training and Course Overview
Dealing with mental illnesses or drug addictions is never easy. But there are treatments that can help. Proper medical treatment, counseling, self-help strategies and professional help can help anyone in overcoming such conditions and reclaiming a … Read more on Campus Daily Online

Own experiences open path to helping others
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, nearly one in five Americans suffers from some sort of mental illness. “When I was first diagnosed, I felt very alone,” she said. “I thought nobody else was going through what … Read more on Jacksonville Journal Courier

Former Child Star Todd Bridges Opens Up About Overcoming Substance Abuse
Todd tells Closer, in an exclusive interview, that after the show ended in 1986 his career was sidelined by substance abuse problems. “Addiction is a disease that attacks your emotions and stops you from realizing you can have a beautiful life,” Todd … Read more on Closer Weekly

New state program to help those enrolling for health insurance
… which helps people with substance abuse treatment and mental health counseling,” said Jeremy Smith, outreach coordinator and clinical navigator for West Virginia Navicare. “We found that a lot of people calling the call center didn't have health … Read more on The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)

Maine's drug abuse epidemic front and center as legislation advances to next …
The proposals hit a range of policy areas, including providing additional treatment services for addicts, increasing drug education in public schools, increasing fines for interstate drug trafficking convictions, increasing state reimbursement rates to … Read more on Press Herald

50 New Concord Jobs: Emerson Hospital, Rosetta Stone, Avention
Michael Page – Concord, MAOur client is a company with a culture, tradition and track record that spans more than 100 years. Job Description This position requires the ability to assess/re-engineer…4 days ago from The Ladders … Read more on Patch.com

Connecticut increases efforts to train health workers in Narcan use to help …
In addition to training and providing online listing for DMHAS-funded and independent substance abuse programs, department spokeswoman Mary Kate Mason said the state has a mobile crisis center in the Norwich area and a care management team in … Read more on New Haven Register

Marijuana defendant granted intervention
In addition to random drug screens, Tyce also must undergo substance abuse counseling. Tyce is charged with three counts of trafficking in marijuana and one count of possession of criminal tools. Huron County Assistant Prosecutor Daivia Kasper shared … Read more on Norwalk Reflector

This was the week that was in state politics
STORY OF THE WEEK: Self-described as being "pretty facile with math," Baker's arithmetic is put to the test by $ 765 budget hole. If politics is akin to sport in Massachusetts, it was only fitting this week that the inflationary, or deflationary … Read more on Cape Cod Today

Pot-related calls to poison-control centers grow in Wash., Colo.
In Denver, authorities charged a couple with child abuse last month, saying their 3-year-old daughter tested positive for marijuana. The couple brought the girl to a hospital after she became sick. Ben Reagan, a medical-marijuana advocate with The … Read more on The Seattle Times (blog)

Opinion: Harm reduction is the answer to failed drug education
Green took the opportunity to ask Obama about marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington during the White House interview. … The biggest and most recognizable of the government's attempts is the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. Read more on LSU The Reveille

Breast Cancer Care and Substance Abuse Awareness and Education to Benefit …
In addition, an endowed gift of $ 1.375 million will create the “Tina Posner Substance Abuse Education and Treatment Fund” to improve treatment and awareness of substance abuse through the Sandler Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Education in the … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

1st Dallas nurse with Ebola headed to Maryland
DALLAS (AP) – The first Dallas nurse to have contracted Ebola after treating an infected Liberian man has left a Dallas hospital. Nina Pham left Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas in an ambulance escorted by police shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday. Read more on WBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SC

Georgia's 178-Acre Bluff Plantation Offers Comprehensive Inpatient Addiction …
AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Today's opening of the premier luxury inpatient addiction facility on the East Coast, The Bluff Plantation marks a unique new partnership for alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment as a progressive … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Obama cancels NJ fundraising visit for Ebola meeting
Chris Christie talks with women and staffers of The Center for Great Expectations in Somerset at 11:15 a.m., then makes a funding announcement for addiction treatment and prevention programs at 11:40 a.m. He's not taking questions from reporters at the … Read more on Asbury Park Press

'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US
Before 9 o'clock every weekday morning, the secret to one of the most successful drug rehabilitation clinics in Portland, Ore., waits behind a locked door. Meet David Fitzgerald, leader of the mentor program at Central City Concern, which claims a 60 … Read more on Bradford Era

Newscaster Laurie Dhue is guest speaker for Drug Education Council Luncheon
Now a recovering alcoholic, Dhue serves on Caron's New York Advisory Board and the boards of the National Youth Recovery Foundation and the Bridge Way School in Philadelphia. She gives frequent speeches on the nature of addiction and reality of … Read more on The Huntsville Times – al.com (blog)

US OKs portable antidote for painkiller overdoses
The Food and Drug Administration said making the cellphone-sized device with the recovery drug naloxone available for wider use could help save lives as opiod drug overdoses increase. The approval means emergency responders or even family members … Read more on Reuters

Novus Medical Detox Warns of Deadly New Drug: Fentanyl-Laced Heroin …
Novus pushes for comprehensive drug education and increasing access to detox and rehabilitation programs for drug users. … NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — U.S. law enforcement and federal agencies alike have increasingly … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Reborn: From addiction to recovery, giving back to others
“That's when I knew I wanted to help people. Because somebody had helped me,” said Branch, who now works as a substance abuse counselor and treatment program manager aside from serving as a sponsor. Since July 2008, Branch has had a pacemaker … Read more on Journal Times

Attorney General vows to combat uptick in heroin overdoses
Dr. Ken Roy, service director for the detox unit at River Oaks Hospital in Elmwood and founder of Addiction Recovery Resources Inc., a private substance abuse treatment center in Metairie told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune reporter Michelle Hunter that … Read more on The Times-Picayune