Collins, King back increased access to treatment for opioid addiction
Collins and King said the federal DHHS has the authority under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 to increase the caps so physicians would be allowed to treat more patients. The letter didn't specify what would be an appropriate cap. MAT … Read more on Press Herald

22 Arrested in Newburgh Drug Sweep
Patients who were being treated at the clinic were being accosted by drug dealers trying to sell them drugs as they left the clinic. The sweep was conducted by the Orange County Drug Task Force which is run under … Some of the drugs sold to the … Read more on Hudson Valley News Network

Soap Lake woman sentenced to prison, drug treatment for carrying meth
“It was clear from her prior record, and the confessions she made to the arresting (Moses Lake police) officers that she was addicted to methamphetamine,” he stated. A Moses Lake police officer tried to stop a Honda Accord driven by Cushman on April 3. Read more on iFIBER One News

EXCLUSIVE: Cincinnati drug treatment center to build second facility
The Center for Addiction Treatment plans to build a $ 3.7 million outpatient facility on its campus in the West End. The project would create up to 36 full-time jobs, boosting the staff of 66 by nearly 55 percent. And it might increase the number of … Read more on Cincinnati Business Courier

Feds give million to drug treatment programs
The federal government is contributing $ 24 million to drug abuse treatment initiatives under a two-year program announced Wednesday in London. The funding will be distributed to 14 provincial and territorial providers across the country and will help … Read more on CTV News

How The Alleged Neglect of a Patient in 2010 Lead To One of the Nation's …
The A Better Tomorrow drug and alcohol treatment center is one of seven similar facilities operated across the country by a company named American Addiction Centers. American Addiction Centers is itself the main operating unit of AAC Holdings, a … Read more on ThyBlackMan

States find their own path on medical marijuana policy
Dr. Anthony Anzalone is a New Jersey doctor who paved the way for more than 1,000 of the state's medical marijuana patients. This "My Dr. Greenleaf" soothing cream, shown here, is just one of the many all-CBD medical marijuana products the doctor and … Read more on Center for Public Integrity

Discussing drug use with your preteen and teens
SalusCare, Inc has a variety of programs suited to address the various levels of drug use disorders in adolescents and teens. Screening is available as well as a full continuum of treatment services from outpatient services to residential service for … Read more on The News-Press

Cumberland Township officials discuss zoning appeal of permit for drug …
CARMICHAELS- The Cumberland Township Zoning Hearing Board received an appeal of a zoning permit issued for the development of drug treatment clinic at Paisley Industrial Park. At a meeting of the township supervisors Monday, township zoning officer … Read more on Observer-Reporter

Demi Lovato Covers Cosmopolitan September 2015
On being "off and on" for five years with boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama: "The only times we ever broke up were when I was relapsing, whether it was drugs or in a bad place and rebelling against everybody, not just him . . . People say that … Right … Read more on POPSUGAR

Author with HIV talks healthy living in 'Healing Letters'
After all, the first book she authored, “Angel: The True Story of an Undeserved Chance,” tells the story of her younger days when she prostituted herself to feed her drug addiction and eventually was diagnosed with HIV. “People are like how … It's no … Read more on Alexandria Town Talk

The Company And Corporate President Indicted For Murder
AAC is a thriving business that operates seven inpatient substance abuse treatment centers and one outpatient facility. AAC's stock has risen by 150% since the company conducted its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in October … Read more on Forbes

RBCC: North American Substance Abuse Stats Show Growing Need for Solution
The costs of dealing with substance abuse are staggering, according to published reports. The disease costs U.S. taxpayers USD 700 billion per year for treatment services, employing law enforcement and related equipment. Canadian taxpayers face a … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

Adult Drug Treatment Court receives federal grant to enhance services
The 20th Circuit Court announced the Adult Drug Treatment Court, a specialty program for non-violent felony offenders with acute substance-use disorders, received a three-year federal grant award totaling $ 920,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental … Read more on HollandSentinel.com

Our Opinion: 'Spice' far more dangerous than drug's name implies
Some users have reported severe symptoms such as “rapid heart rate, vomiting, agitation, confusion and hallucinations,” according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Spice also has been blamed for spikes in blood pressure and heart attacks … Read more on Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Drug addicts: Warning signs and help that's available
Luke Nasta, executive director of Camelot Counseling Service, an inpatient facility in Port Richmond, compared the Island's current heroin epidemic to that of the 1960s and 70s, when opiate addiction ravaged middle class Staten Island. The situation is … Read more on SILive.com

AAC Holdings Acquires One of the Largest Online Publishers of Drug Treatment …
American Addiction Centers is a leading provider of inpatient substance abuse treatment services. We treat adults as well as adolescents who are struggling with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and co-occurring mental/behavioral health issues. We … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

Workplace Trouble: Survey Reveals Sharp Escalation in Restaurant/Food Service …
Novus Medical Detox Center is a Joint Commission Accredited inpatient medical detox facility that offers safe, effective alcohol and drug treatment programs in a home-like residential setting. Located on 3.25 tree-lined acres in New Port Richey, Fla … Read more on Benzinga

Ocean, Monmouth County Hospitals Replenishing Naloxone for Law Enforcement
Naloxone is saving lives; however, the next step for Barnabas Health is utilizing intervention specialists in the hospitals to provide appropriate navigation for patients and their families into the next level of care, which includes detox and … Read more on The SandPaper

Mayor Berry: Recovery center could save lives
Serenity Mesa is headed up by the non-profit Healing Addiction in Our Community, a group founded by concerned family members wanting to raise awareness about opiate addiction. The facility does not provide detox services at this time. They ask for a … Read more on KRQE News 13

Five things you need to know today, and party photos from Best Places to Work
In the first three months of 2015, Gloucester authorities responded to dozens of overdoses and four opiate deaths, propelling the city to change its drug policies to offer detox programs instead of jail time to addicts who turn themselves in with drug … Read more on Boston Business Journal

Synthetic Drugs Infiltrate Broward County, Flakka Causes 16 Confirmed Deaths
Harbor Village Detox provides affordable addiction care in Florida and specializes in alcohol addiction treatment alongside Miami-dade County heroin detox. The detox treatment center employs both medically assisted drug treatment and holistic healing … Read more on Benzinga