New young Medicaid enrollees are fitter, but many need treatment for addiction
Walk-in clinics and residential facilities treated indigents and people in the criminal justice system, as well as uninsured people who paid out-of-pocket on a sliding income scale. Insurance was rarely billed. “Now, venture capitalists are starting to … Read more on Bend Bulletin

Mental illness & substance abuse disorders
As example, Francesca Barnett, who runs the Portland, Oregon residential mental health and addiction treatment facility has stated “I have never seen anyone seek treatment for drug addiction that didn't also have underlying mental health conditions. Read more on Valley morning Star

Non 12 Step Holistic Addiction Treatment Center in Sedona Promotes 4 Ways to …
The Sanctuary at Sedona today announced the publication of Brain Cell Growth: 4 Ways to Neurogenesis. The Sanctuary at Sedona is a non 12 step holistic addiction treatment center that uses a combination of ancient healing modules and cutting edge … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Hazelden opens Betty Ford treatment clinic in Los Angeles
Betty Ford Center Vice President Jim Steinhagen says that opening a series of outpatient clinics was one of the big goals of the 2013 merger of Center City, Minn.-based Hazelden and Betty Ford Center, which until now has based its addiction treatment … Read more on Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Rehab center sued in fatal drunk driving case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a man struck by a drunk driver who drove with the dying victim on her windshield is suing the Southern California drug rehab center where she worked. The Los Angeles Times says (http://lat.ms/1AtTncW) the wrongful … Read more on seattlepi.com

New initiative seeks to defelonize the possession of hard drugs
47 in California, which was passed last month. Prop. 47 also reduces drug possession charges from … Locally, this could help crackdown on drug problems in Capitol Hill, via more funding available for treatment and recovery. A 2013 study by the … Read more on Capitol Hill Times

DOLLISON'S DOCKET: California's Leniency on Crime and What it Means for …
In the '80s and '90s it was not uncommon to see individuals who were convicted of ordinary drug possession doing time in prison for those charges. That started to change when voters were asked to approve drug treatment over incarceration. This was … Read more on Lost Coast Outpost

Atheist jailed for denying 'higher power' in Calif. drug rehab gets M
An atheist in Northern California has been awarded nearly $ 2 million in a settlement with the state and a nonprofit drug rehab organization for violating his religious liberty by sending him to jail for refusing to submit to a “higher power” as part of … Read more on Al Jazeera America

California inmates line up for release under Prop. 47
By converting all simple drug possession crimes to misdemeanors, some drug rehab programs—especially Drug Courts which set aside felony convictions following successful rehab, will likely shutdown. "I expect to see an increase in property crimes … Read more on The Willits News

NEWS FROM ACROSS CALIFORNIA
REHAB CENTER SUED IN FATAL DRUNK DRIVING CASE: LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a man struck by a drunk driver who drove with the dying victim on her windshield is suing the Southern California drug rehab center where she worked. The Los … Read more on Manteca Bulletin

Dover's Milestone House planning special Thanksgiving
“Alcohol and drug addiction is the number one problem in America. It affects every family and it's an issue we need to talk about to break the stigma associated with it,” Danicic said. “These are good people with an illness and recovery makes them … Read more on Daily Record

Suit filed against Torrance rehab center in fatal drunk driving case
"If they had caught her drinking and using drugs they could've terminated her employment or at least got her drug and alcohol rehabilitation themselves." Kabateck said the center would conduct drug tests on clients but would not do the same for its … Read more on Los Angeles Times

Austin Alcohol Drug Rehab Benchmark Recovery Center on Top of Industry Trends
Benchmark Recovery Center officers interviewed by Addiction Professional Magazine and discuss the benefits of a 90 day residential program for alcohol and drug addiction. Benchmark Recovery Center provides an extended-care recovery program for adult … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Lake County veterans find help for drug, alcohol abuse
"At one time, I got up in the middle of the night and started drinking alcohol and watching the Andy Griffith Show," McMiller said. "Today, I get up. I drink plenty of water, not alcohol." "At the end of the road, we do recover," McMiller said. "Help … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Robert Drew's Portrait of a Jazz Trumpeter
Its title character is David Allen, a young jazz trumpeter who has checked himself into Synanon House, a communal drug-treatment center in Santa Monica, California, founded by Chuck Dederich (the man in the white shirt, in the clip above, who runs the … Read more on The New Yorker

Robin Williams' Autopsy Found No Illegal Drugs
According to the coroner's report, his wife told an investigator Williams did not go there because of recent drug or alcohol abuse, but rather to reaffirm the principles of his rehabilitation. According to his wife, Williams was having trouble sleeping … Read more on FOX 11 Los Angeles

FOX 11 Investigates: Heroin, The Middle Class Addiction
Ryan told me he was 12-years-old when he started smoking pot, sneaking away from his upscale family home in Connecticut. He was a teenager when he started drinking. Then a friend's grandmother died and she left behind a full prescription bottle of the … Read more on FOX 11 Los Angeles

As Seen on TV: Advertising's Influence on Alcohol Abuse
Excessive alcohol consumption is a leading cause of premature death in the U.S. and responsible for one in every 10 deaths. The statistics that describe the ways in which we drink ourselves to death are staggering. A study published in the journal … Read more on Science 2.0 (blog)

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Alcohol Abuse In Hispanic Immigrants: Study Finds Teens Drink More Due To …
According to the researchers in the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences, who studied Hispanic teens living in Miami and Los Angeles, bicultural stress results in a greater likelihood of alcohol abuse. What exactly is … Read more on Latin Times

Doctors demand stronger stance and new laws to curb alcohol abuse
Prof Owler called for a national strategy to deal with alcohol abuse and new laws to curb alcohol marketing at sporting venues and in general. “As a paediatric neurosurgeon, it will surprise many people to know that I frequently see the results of … Read more on Courier Mail