Cory Booker's BFFs in Washington: Rand Paul, Newt Gingrich and Ted Cruz
Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing legislation to reduce some mandatory sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, allow judges to waive others, and enable some prisoners convicted of crimes involving crack cocaine to seek reviews of what they feel are … Read more on NJ.com

Justice advocate wages his own battle with crime
#SALT LAKE CITY — The CEO of a Utah company that has emerged as a key player in a national movement to overhaul the justice system is a repeat offender himself. … Just like tens of thousands of defendants undergoing this process known as risk … Read more on Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Restrictions proposed on police seizure of property in drug trade
Utah, for example, removed the enticement of revenue from law enforcement by directing all seized asset funds to public education and drug treatment programs. Police departments can also earn cash from seizures by using an equitable sharing program … Read more on MarylandReporter.com

Insurance issues complicate new Pa. health official's job
Pennsylvania recorded more than 2,400 drug-overdose fatalities in 2013, ranking it among the worst 10 states. About 162,000 residents a year are treated for substance-abuse disorders in a variety of settings. By the time drug and alcohol programs … Read more on Philly.com

Drug treatment programs available to help addicts
Treatment manager Jason Talley said 80% of people arrested in Mesa County have some substance abuse issues related to the crime they committed. Addressing the drug problem during treatment starts with looking at a person's thinking and behavior. Read more on KKCO-TV

Study: Nearly all high-risk Denver inmates had brain trauma
High-risk inmates differ from the general jail population because they're considered a danger to themselves and others. More than 90 percent of inmates in the Denver high-risk unit had mental illnesses and substance-abuse problems. "They are tricky to … Read more on Canon City Daily Record

Victorians facing long delays for drug addiction treatment under new scheme …
VAADA executive director Sam Biondo said resources have been put towards the establishment of the new system at the expense of drug treatment programs. "That has, in some ways, debilitated the resources for that face-to-face contact and counselling … Read more on ABC Online

The White House wants to throw big money behind drug treatment programs
Heroin and prescription-drug abuse — and deaths associated with the two drugs — have continued to soar upward in recent years. And some of the biggest effects have been felt by young people. According to 2013 research from the National Institute on … Read more on Fusion

Drug testing of welfare applicants yields few positives
"We support the need to combat drug addiction, but if the state truly wants to combat addiction, they should use their resources to fund drug treatment programs rather than blocking access to public benefit applicants, because we're talking about … Read more on WBIR-TV

Lawsuit: Jail Let Teenage Girl Die From Drug Overdose, Staff Covered It Up
At the time, there was a warrant out for Gonzales because she had violated her probation by escaping from a rehabilitation center, the Albuquerque Journal reported. As a result, police officers came to the hospital. The lawsuit claims that the hospital … Read more on Huffington Post

Drug Treatment Moguls Lived in Luxury on Medicaid Cash, Say Prosecutors
Prosecutors say the father and son who ran one of New York's largest drug treatment programs committed fraud and spent taxpayer millions on luxury cars and vacation homes while their patients lived amid rats and bedbugs, but authorities fear shutting … Read more on NBCNews.com

Voters approve sentencing changes in Prop. 47
… mental health and drug treatment programs. Supporters raised millions from the American Civil Liberties Union and foundations controlled by a diverse list that included George Soros and B. Wayne Hughes, a Malibu Republican and conservative … Read more on Sacramento Bee

What places that legalized pot need to know
FILE – In this Sept. 11, 2014 file photo, a sample of marijuana is shown inside the dispensary at Collective Awakenings on in Portland, Ore. Advocates for legalizing recreational pot have been aggressively trying to get out the youth vote over the past … Read more on Lynchburg News and Advance

Sentinel police log for Nov. 4
Palmero was taken to Carlisle Regional Medical Center for treatment and released. Silver Spring Township Police … Hess claimed that he had a valid prescription for this medication and was given 10 days to produce one. He did not contact the police … Read more on The Sentinel

CCDS Middle School students volunteer in community
Among them were, from left, Brian Foster of Miami Township, Griffin McAndrew of Mt. Lookout, Carson Smith of Loveland, Jack Roy of Miami Township, Christian Page of Sycamore Township, Max Boaz of West Chester Township and Jack Wright of Indian Hill … Read more on Cincinnati.com

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