High rate of insomnia during early recovery from addiction
"Treating sleep disturbance in early recovery may have considerable impact on maintenance of sobriety and quality of life," according to Dr Nicholas Rosenlicht of University of San Francisco and colleagues. They summarize the benefits of treatment, … Read more on Medical Xpress

Waiting to recover
Facing an epidemic of heroin and opioid addiction, Ohio must add hundreds of new inpatient, residential treatment, and recovery housing beds. Waiting lists for short-term, medically supervised detoxification, and for housing where addicts can stay six … Read more on Toledo Blade

Insomnia in Early Addiction Recovery Ups Relapse Risk
Insomnia is a “prevalent and persistent” problem for patients in the early phases of recovery from the disease of addiction — and may lead to an increased risk of relapse. “Treating sleep disturbance in early recovery may have considerable impact on … Read more on PsychCentral.com

Road To Recovery: Former Teacher Opens Up About Battling Heroin Addiction
In October, ABC 13 News reported that 50 percent of patients at Pathways Treatment Center are seeking treatment for heroin addiction. According to Lynchburg police narcotics and vice unit, 30 people have been locked up as alleged heroin distributors in … Read more on WSET

Responsible Pot Use, Responsible Parenting: What's The Problem?
I suspect most of us have personally witnessed the disruption to someone's life that results when, for any of a number of possible reasons, a parent's marijuana smoking becomes known to the state's child welfare agency. Sometimes it is because the … Read more on Marijuana.com

When racism wears a badge
Enormous numbers of African Americans have been victimized by the "war on drugs" that has resulted in the literal criminalization of African American communities. To take only one statistic illustrating the disparities, African Americans are 13 percent … Read more on Socialist Worker Online

The Task: Find Ways To Fight Heroin
National health agencies, the Drug Enforcement Administration and others have reported an increase in heroin addiction throughout the nation. And they say it's fueled by people looking for something to replace the high of prescription pain pills that … Read more on WYPR

Grass-roots heroin fighters move into Ohio
She has organized meetings to educate the community, provided resource lists for those suffering from addiction and created the Community Recovery Project, a support and resources group on opiate and heroin addiction because, as the website says … Read more on Cincinnati.com

Woman faces aggravated vehicular homicide charges
Derbyshire's grandmother and Lowe's ex-wife, Ruth Derbyshire, told The Eagle-Gazette that her granddaughter should recover but will most likely have neck problems for the rest of her life. Derbyshire and Lowe … She also is facing two first-degree … Read more on Lancaster Eagle Gazette

Planning Commission recommends rehab clinic, tattoo studio
Matt Bell, owner of Phoenix Recovery Center, applied for a conditional use permit to allow a drug and alcohol treatment clinic in support of the chemical-free transitional housing facility established in the Brown Subdivision in 2012. “This permit will … Read more on Log Cabin Democrat

Three faces of addiction, recovery
Three Sturgeon Bay residents shared their stories about addiction and recovery during the Door County Alcohol and Other Drug Coalition's Faces of Recovery event Thursday. The event … Knipfer ended up at Nova treatment center later that day. “I … Read more on Green Bay Press Gazette

Rise of quasi-legal drugs has hospitals turning to 'workbook' treatment
“Of (the users of dangerous drugs) I treated, 80 percent were addicts,” said Nobuya Naruse, deputy chief of the center. As legal crackdowns on the use of dangerous drugs have proved inadequate, it is important to improve the treatment of addiction, he … Read more on The Japan Times

Heroin Arrests, Addiction Treatment Up In Hill City
"We were looking at about 50-50: fifty percent those seeking treatment for heroin addiction and 50 percent of those seeking treatment for alcohol," said Nielsen. Unlike those in alcoholics anonymous where ages range from youth to seniors, Nielsen says … Read more on WSET

Binge drinking still a problem in the Midwest
“Iowa has been one of the top binge drinking states ever since they have been keeping track,” according to alcohol prevention specialist with Praire Ridge Addiction Treatment Services, Jay Pedelty. Local bartender, Ross Piersma can attest to the issue. Read more on KIMT 3

Cherokee Nation Opens New M Substance Abuse Treatment Center
The Cherokee Nation celebrated the construction of its new $ 5 million Jack Brown Center at a grand opening ceremony in Tahlequah, OKlahoma. The treatment center helps Native youth ages 13-18 overcome drug and alcohol addiction. It's one of only 10 … Read more on Indian Country Today Media Network

Drug-Addiction Prevention, Treatment Move Up on Christie's Agenda
… further advance this record in the coming months, depending on whether he and legislators reach agreement on a wide-ranging 21-bill package aimed at reducing the number of overdose deaths and improving addiction prevention, treatment and recovery … Read more on NJ Spotlight

Introducing a Breakthrough Recovery Website – Dramatic Shift in Addiction …
RecoveryHub.com is excited to announce the launch of a comprehensive and user-friendly website that allows individuals struggling with addiction the opportunity to find an ideal treatment facility anywhere in the world from the comfort of his or her … Read more on PR Web (press release)

At last, a fair fight against prescription drug and heroin addiction: Editorial
Joe Vitale (D-Middlesex), who led a bipartisan group to sponsor a package of 21 bills would attack the epidemic with a holistic strategy, using its integrated components – prevention, education, treatment and recovery — to address all the elements of … Read more on NJ.com

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