Kentucky Sued In Federal Court Over Drug Treatment Practices
Two law firms have teamed up to file a federal lawsuit against the state of Kentucky for its practice of forbidding opiate addicts from receiving medical treatment while under the supervision of the criminal justice system. The plaintiff, Stephanie … Read more on Huffington Post

League must hand illicit drugs policy to clubs to police
It combines a conscientious out-of-competition testing of players for drugs such as cocaine and ice with confidentiality guaranteed and thorough rehabilitation resources. It was the work of a … Enough to scrutinise the playing list for drug abuse … Read more on The Australian

"Pilot Program In Seattle Could Hold The Key To Keeping People Convicted Of …
Low-level drug and prostitution offenders are significantly less likely to reoffend if they are sent to rehabilitation rather than to jail, according to the results of a pilot program in Seattle and King County in Washington. … After an intake … Read more on ThinkProgress

The cost of addiction on Cape Cod
According to the report, a combined $ 56.7 million is spent on the Cape each year on arresting, prosecuting, and charging abusers of just the two most categories of substances, alcohol and opioids (including heroin). Treatment and recovery costs … Read more on Wicked Local Bourne

Residents have to be sober for 30 days before they are accepted
The Eagle's Nest Recovery House, a new long-term addiction-recovery facility for adult men, is up and running on Kensington Avenue on the former Cafaro Hospital campus on Youngstown's North Side. Operated by Flying High Inc, which took possession of … Read more on Youngstown Vindicator

Spirituality vs. Science? A Rebuttal to The Atlantic Article, 'The …
I can remember the day in my recovery where I woke up to realize that I no longer thought about using drugs and alcohol. It was not a problem any longer. This is a big moment for someone who has really struggled around addiction. The irony is that had … Read more on Huffington Post

Opiate use on rise
FRS Counseling, then known as Family Recovery Services, was formed in 1982 to provide primarily drug and alcohol abuse treatment. Adray, who joined FRS in 1997, said that in the 1980s and most of the '90s FRS provided mainly alcohol treatment services … Read more on Hillsboro Times Gazette

How much does Robert Cushman love this week's new plays? Let him count the …
Whereas he seems to love the pair mainly for their poems, Wilson, Elizabeth's maid, loves the poems — Elizabeth's anyway — because it's her mistress, whom she calls “mum”, who's written them. The first, very telling, moments of the play find … Read more on National Post

BSA Poetry Night showcases local talent
Her poems tackled tough subjects like cheating, drug abuse and death. The poems were personal and before each one she gave the story of who the poem was for. Birdy's poems stood out from the other poets because despite writing all of her poems, she … Read more on The Rotunda

My Long And Tangled History With Death
I have no way of knowing if the person I'm spending time with was a horrible parent, or miserable neighbor; I don't know if they were a drug addict, teacher of the year, or a saint. … R gave me permission to share this poem and his last name, here: I … Read more on Huffington Post

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

New residential drug and alcohol treatment center opens
A new faith-based residential treatment center that helps adult women recover from drug and alcohol addictions has opened in Willard. Teen Challenge of the Firelands — which despite its name treats women of all ages 18 and over — opened a few weeks … Read more on Sandusky Register

County Jail Programs Tackle Addiction Across US
A spell in the county lockup gives inmates plenty of time to think and some jails give them plenty to think about, as they assess — voluntarily or not — the roles alcohol and drugs have played in their lives with substance abuse treatment programs … Read more on PublicCEO.com

New White Paper Published by Innovative Detox Compares Conventional …
Using this extensive documentation, this study found that traditional alcohol and drug rehab programs, based on the 28-day residential treatment program pioneered by Hazelden more than 35 years ago — a flawed approach that is totally dependent on the … Read more on Marketwired (press release)

Drug Treatment Court Participation Down
Their All Rise Philosophy and public service announcement persuade advocates that judges and lawyers know more about drug and alcohol addiction than the medical community. In the over 20 years of these expanding courts, there is not … Although we … Read more on Huffington Post

Chris Christie Calls For Republicans To Take A More Compassionate Approach …
All too often in both of our societies we have people who go for the lay-up, the easy stories," said Christie who met recovering addicts at the center run by Action on Addiction, a charity which boasts the support of Prince William's wife Kate, the … Read more on Huffington Post

In Newark, Markell calls for expanded addiction recovery services
Johnny Roache (center), services coordinator for Oxford House of Delaware, helped Attorney General Matt Denn and Gov. Jack Markell unveil a $ 4.5 million proposal for expanded addiction recovery services. The announcement was held Monday morning at … Read more on Newark Post

Highland Park family tackles addiction on multiple fronts
Tipsters are able to send a text communication to a dedicated number and receive a response from a counselor affiliated with the Child, Adolescent and Family Recovery Center in Lake Bluff. The professionals manning the service are experienced in drug … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Roth: Will Manziel, Jon Jones beat their demons?
Manziel has voluntarily checked himself into an undisclosed treatment center in Ohio to deal with his abuse of alcohol and possibly other substances that haven't been reported. Before this, I was rooting for Manziel to have a productive off-season … Read more on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle