Trading Incarceration for Rehabilitation
The programs offer mental health evaluations, addiction treatment and job training to help break the jail-to-street-to-jail cycle that so commonly plagues homeless drug users. Seattle's new pre-booking diversion program, Law Enforcement Assisted … Read more on Daily Nexus

New addiction treatment venture completes Series A funding
Startup addiction treatment services company JourneyPure Inc. has completed its Series A investment led by Rolling Hills Ventures, the angel investment fund of Clayton Associates. The investment figure was not disclosed. The company has a three … Read more on Nashville Post (subscription)

A bill to curb heroin and opioid addiction in N.J., time for Christie to pay …
In roughly five years, New Jersey has seen an increase of more than 200 percent in the number of admissions to licensed or certified treatment programs for prescription drug abuse, and a 700-percent increase over the last decade. Heroin and opioid … Read more on NJ.com

Frisbie hosts Strafford County Recovery Day
Andrew West, co-founder of Bonfire, described the all-male facilities as a structured-sobriety living house. … ROAD to a Better Life is also a substance abuse program that offers IOP treatment for substance abuse problems, said team leader Carol Goodwin. Read more on Foster’s Daily Democrat

Woman faces prison for injecting friend who overdosed on 'bath salts'
She pleaded guilty on April 13 to reckless homicide, a first-degree felony, and permitting drug abuse, a fifth-degree felony. Creston Police Chief Byron … He said the family could not afford to place his daughter in a private treatment facility … Read more on Medina County Gazette

Professor Morgen to discuss 'History of Substance Abuse in the U.S.' on April 26
Morgen has published more than 35 scholarly articles and text chapters on various substance use disorders and mental health issues in treatment and prison settings, and has over 75 scholarly research and theoretical presentations at major conferences … Read more on NJ.com

More funding for addiction treatment, but problems remain
(Lancaster) — Lancaster County recently shifted some mental health grant money from the state to help people addicted to drugs and alcohol, after it ran out of funds for inpatient treatment just five months into the fiscal year. Rick Kastner, head of … Read more on witf.org

Alcohol–dependence treatment Selincro granted licence
Many treatments for alcohol dependence – such as antabuse – are largely reliant on total abstinence. Dr Garrett McGovern, a Dublin-based GP who specialises in the area of addiction said: "Selincro seems to reduce the desire to drink lots of alcohol … Read more on BreakingNews.ie

Lake Orion-based addiction treatment center holding 5K community outreach …
Advertisement. Funds raised by Run Over Addiction support the Guest House, a nonprofit 501(c)3 that provides education and treatment for religious officials suffering from alcoholism, addictions and other behavioral health conditions. — Staff writer … Read more on The Daily Tribune

Locals share addiction stories with state legislator at South Union Township …
Sanders, who works as a chaplain at the Fayette County Prison, said the jail has no space for drug and alcohol and mental health treatment programs. When Gina D'Auria, administrator at Fayette County Children & Youth Services, began her job 21 years … Read more on Tribune-Review

First-of-its-kind drug and alcohol treatment center opens in Wes – WSFA.com …
In comes a “New Vision” so to speak at Fayette Medical Center. A first of its kind, inpatient medical stabilization program for adults dealing with drug, alcohol and other substance abuse issues is now up and running. "We're not treating the disease of … Read more on WSFA

Townsend Addiction Treatment Centers Opens Lake Charles, Louisiana Location
Townsend, the fast-growing network of Louisiana addiction treatment centers, has announced the grand opening of their Lake Charles, Louisiana intensive outpatient addiction treatment center. The outpatient clinic, located at 635-A Petro Point Drive, is … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Our View: Governor should step up weak drug-control plan
A man being treated for heroin addiction is injected with the drug replacement medication Suboxone in Portland in 2014. Maine won't gain ground in its battle against drug abuse without devoting more funding to treatment programs. 2014 File Photo/Gabe … Read more on Press Herald

Share “Oklahoma counselors say a holistic…”
During a workshop Friday, Oklahoma addiction counselors said it's critical that mental health professionals understand the relationship between gambling addiction and other factors like drug or alcohol abuse and trauma when treating compulsive gamblers. Read more on NewsOK.com

Number of West Midlands children treated for drug and alcohol misuse is rising
Seven in ten children treated in the West Midlands, 70%, were treated for cannabis abuse, and just under a quarter, 23.2% were treated for alcohol abuse. Fewer children are being treated for abusing heroin and other opiates, just 20 children in 2012/13 … Read more on Coventry Telegraph

Liza Minnelli Checks Into Rehab For Alcohol Abuse, Now Making Progress
Broadway star Liza Minnelli has temporarily set aside her dancing shoes as she once again checked into a rehabilitation center in Malibu, California. The entertainer has decided to undergo treatment for alcohol abuse, her main issue, and is currently … Read more on International Business Times AU

Lt. Gov. hears testimony in regional heroin summit
At Father Martin's Ashley, a private nonprofit, inpatient addiction treatment center in Havre de Grace, Nursing Director Charlotte Meck said nearly one-third of the center's 1,200 patients are admitted for opiate addiction. … reducing maximum … Read more on My Eastern Shore

Human investment: the politics of trying to keep people out of prison
Instead, she received in-patient drug and alcohol treatment, mental health services, a mentor and housing as part of a five-year probation sentence. Since House Bill 3194 passed in 2013, counties across Oregon have invested in an array of programs that … Read more on Street Roots News

Northeast Delta HSA offers gambling addiction treatment
Free group and individual gambling treatment is available in all of the 12 parishes of northeastern Louisiana. Call 1-877-770-STOP or 318-331-8270 to obtain treatment information. Northeast Delta HSA directs the operation of community-based programs to … Read more on Monroe News Star