“Fine I will leave, and when I kill myself it is your fault!”.
He tells me he does not need rehab and will not be going. In his mind things are back to … Carers warn increased drug use, particularly ice, is also exacerbating the rate of mental health issues in the community. Program medical director of emergency … Read more on Herald Sun

Facebook Shuts Down Medical-Marijuana Pages in Arizona and Other States
Prince says a growing list of Arizona dispensary pages representing tens of thousands of patients have been taken down. But inexplicably, some remain … "Officials from Breakwater Wellness and Treatment Center in Cranbury and Compassionate Sciences … Read more on Phoenix New Times

County or city: Who is responsible for dealing with LA homelessness?
The county has stumbled on rules that, for example, earmark funds for foster care but not for family housing, or pay for a clinic patient's drug rehab but not a jail inmate's. The county for too long was unwilling or unable to work with the state and … Read more on Los Angeles Times

Drug overdose deaths soar in 2015
The Open Door is also stepping up its efforts at the Indiana County Jail with what Mercuri called “an intensive outpatient program,” which will roll out in the next two weeks with help from other organizations such as the Armstrong Indiana Drug and … Read more on Indiana Gazette

Children could be forced into foster care if Canberra family rehab program cut …
The Karralika family program is a residential programs for families, allowing children to stay with their parents while they undertake treatment for drug addiction. The Karralika centre receives about $ 280,000 in funding from the Department of Social … Read more on ABC Online

Paul McManus jailed for brutal murder of Isabelle Sanders during robbery
The judge told him: "There are no reasons, whether to do with the consumption of drugs and alcohol or your lifestyle otherwise, which could possible justify the taking of another's life as you did. … "However, we strongly believe that for violent re … Read more on BBC News

Delays 'unacceptable': Mijovich
A magistrate has put the Crown on notice to serve its brief of evidence for drugs supply charges laid against three people at Dubbo, saying the delay to date was already "unacceptable". Police charged Adrian John Toomey and Nicola … for Toomey, who … Read more on Daily Liberal

2-Year-Old Removed From Home Over Safety Concerns, Ends Up Dying Brutally …
On the foster care application, Small's husband stated he was a “recovering crack cocaine addict.” He had also faced multiple drug charges. But his drug charges were not enough for the state to deem the foster home anything but a “safe environment” for … Read more on IJ Review

Black Skin Privilege and Ferguson
Yet it was entirely based on the false and malicious accusations of a local prostitute and drug addict, whose record of criminal behavior and absence of credibility were eagerly overlooked because she was black. While the faces of the innocent accused … Read more on FrontPage Magazine

Children Condemned to Life: In Film
Young's co-defendant was an adult; he was also Young's mother's crack cocaine dealer. The film … Annino argues that Young's childhood was marred by his mother's drug addiction, which left Young unsupervised and vulnerable to harmful influences beyond … Read more on The Investigative Fund (blog)

Drugs a concern: Opiates on the rise locally, but so is help
Hubs are larger treatment centers like Windham County's Habitopco and the Brattleboro Retreat, and provide psychiatrists and physicians, as well as prescriptions for methadone and drug withdrawal blocking drugs such as Suboxone and Bupidorfine, … Read more on Deerfield Valley News

“The Hungry Heart” A Q&A with Director Bess O'Brien
For the past 20 years, director/producer Bess O'Brien has been making films that deal with issues such as heroin addiction, domestic violence, and the foster care system. Her latest film, The Hungry Heart, focuses on the very real problem of … Read more on Martha’s Vineyard Times

LAURA MARTIN: For addicts and their families, there's always hope
He maintained his addiction to painkillers until it became too expensive at which time he started using heroin. Even as his life … In the final year of his life, he placed himself in a few detox facilities, but, despite all his willpower, he simply … Read more on Enterprise News

Heroin Kills Symposium: A Year Later, Abuse Still On The Rise
Then we have another gentleman who's coming off of heroin who's extremely sick that we needed to get to a doctor right now, and then have him put on some detox medications and put him also in the residential in Bakersfield. That's happened in the last … Read more on KHTS Radio

Fighting to Honor a Father's Last Wish: To Die at Home
A prime example is the abuse of short-term rehabilitation in nursing homes, improper charges that cost the public more than $ 1.5 billion a year, federal inspectors for the Department of Health and Human Services reported in 2012. Medicare will pay … Read more on New York Times

Burkes: Travels remind us much good is done in God's name
It was there I met a woman I'll call “J.D.” who'd come to LifeHouse to give birth to her fourth child and escape an abusive, drug-filled relationship. While her other three children are in foster care, she is … The church sponsors Celebrate Recovery … Read more on Jackson Sun

Heroin on the Homefront: Heroin takes its toll on medical, mental health
Heroin has arrived and brought with it all its usual baggage – increased crime rates, bulging court dockets, pressure on health care to provide treatment, babies born addicted to drugs, broken families and even death. Addiction to heroin knows no socio … Read more on Ledger Independent

What's Happening for September (UPDATED Sept. 26)
Proceeds support the rescue, rehab and conservation efforts for marine animals. Details: 896-9182. VFW Post 3937 breakfast: 7-10 a.m. Sept. 27 and Oct. 4, 213 Klondyke Road, Long Beach. Cost: $ 6. Details: 863-8602. VFW Post 2434 pancake breakfast: 7-11 … Read more on SunHerald.com

Deeper Denver Broncos cut Vickerson, Ihenacho
Elway added depth to his defense through free agency and the draft in the aftermath of Denver's Super Bowl debacle, and two veterans who paid the price Saturday were Kevin Vickerson and Duke Ihenacho. Vickerson, a nine-year veteran defensive tackle … Read more on Belleville News Democrat

Resource center offers Strengthening Families
The Strengthening Families Program has been rigorously evaluated and is one of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's “Evidenced Based” programs, indicating it has been proven to be effective. Past grant funding enabled the … Read more on Hometownlife.com

Pot is becoming legal in more places, but we should drug test employees anyway
If successful, this movement will damage the safety and productivity of U.S. workplaces and take away one proven way to reduce substance abuse. Workplace drug testing became commonplace in the 1980s as employers sought to reduce the negative effects of … Read more on Washington Post

Heroin epidemic hitting Medina County families
Children without family members to take them in most often go into a foster care program with the hope of them being adopted. He said occasionally children are returned to the parent or parents under court-ordered drug-free conditions. Wilkins said the … Read more on Medina County Gazette