Lancaster drug treatment funding runs out
(Lancaster) — Lancaster County's Drug and Alcohol Commission has run out of money to help people who can't afford inpatient treatment, and there's still more than four months left in the current fiscal year. The Commission actually ran out of money … Read more on witf.org

How Johnny Manziel raised his hand and volunteered to go to rehab
Generally, inpatient treatment begins with a 28-30 day program, but it's individualized and can last two or three times that long depending on the nature of the addiction or other issues being addressed. Some patients are treated for a dual diagnosis … Read more on cleveland.com

Gambling Addiction: PA spending little on treatment and help (Part 2)
Right now, the state does not pay for inpatient treatment which would send severe gamblers to intense counseling at a long term facility. A small percentage meet the criteria, but it's necessary, says gambling counselor Jody Bechtold. "It's time to … Read more on WTAE Pittsburgh

Triple Threat: Beyond Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues
Each had parallel treatment and discrete funding streams. As that decade drew to a close, so appeared the term dual diagnosis, a clinical moniker which appropriately — finally! — acknowledges the reality that those who experience substance abuse … Read more on Huffington Post

Gowdy, Duncan support Keystone Pipeline
Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., cited Botticelli's more than two decades of experience at substance abuse treatment agencies. Feinstein added that Botticelli, currently Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy, has focused on an approach that treats … Read more on Greenville News

Bill would shift more substance abuse oversight to MCOs
Currently, those responsibilities are shared by the nine MCOs, which include CenterPoint Human Services of Winston-Salem, and three state-operated alcohol and drug abuse inpatient treatment centers. The three state-operated centers receive $ 40 million … Read more on Winston-Salem Journal

Fourth quarter good for speedway gasoline profits
Substance abuse treatment professionals in the Ohio Valley have created a new website, drugfreeov.com, with the goal of reducing the impact of drug addiction on the community by helping people obtain treatment. Substance abuse treatment professionals … Read more on State 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

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)

New inpatient addiction treatment center launched by Community Hospital Long …
The Partial Hospitalization/Intensive Outpatient Program provides daily intensive therapy for patients who are suffering from both addiction and a mental illness. This occurrence of a dual diagnosis is high. According to the National Alliance on Mental … Read more on Orange County Breeze

Update for the practicing pathologist: The International Consultation On …
In 1999, the WHO, maintaining papilloma and PUNLMP as diagnostic categories, re-appropriated the labels of Grade I, Grade II, and Grade III urothelial carcinoma,9 but used them to label lesions defined by criteria different from those of the 1973 WHO … Read more on Nature.com

Investigational HCV Combo Delivers in Differing Groups
The researchers conducting the so-called C-SWIFT trial also looked at 6-week and 8-week courses of treatment for harder-to-cure cirrhotic genotype 1 HCV patients. … moderator Michael Fried, MD, director of the University of North Carolina Liver … Read more on MedPage Today

For Returning Veterans Suffering From Both Mental Health and Substance …
The Welcome Back Veterans Dual Diagnosis Program integrates both mental health treatment with substance abuse services to veterans and their families free of charge. … Established in 2012 as the first of its kind in New York City, the Steven and … Read more on Newswise (press release)

Sovereign Health Opens Women's Treatment Center in Arizona
Sovereign Health is pleased to announce the opening of its Chandler, Arizona residential treatment center on Monday, October 13th, offering a specialized trauma track in addition to addiction, dual diagnosis, mental and behavioral health treatment … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Medtronic Earns FDA Approval for Full-Body MRI Scans
With the new FDA approval, two 5076 MRI leads can now be paired with dual-chamber Medtronic Advisa MRI(TM) or Revo MRI(TM) SureScan® pacemakers, allowing patients with these complete SureScan pacing systems to undergo full-body MRI scans. … Medtronic … Read more on PCBDesign007

Wellness Briefs
A celiac support group meets from 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month at the Celiac Diagnostic Center at Atlantic Gastroenterology Associates, 3205 Fire Road in Egg Harbor Township. A different speaker is featured each month. There is no cost and … Read more on Shore News Today

GB Sciences Names Five New Members to Scientific Advisory Board
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 14, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GrowBLOX Sciences, Inc., "GB Sciences" (OTCQB:GBLX), a cannabinoid therapy research and development firm, has released the names of five doctors joining its scientific advisory board. … Dr. Small-Howard … Read more on GlobeNewswire (press release)