Eagle's Healing Nest in Sauk Centre still growing
Melony Butler said the Eagle's Healing Nest parted ways with Sobriety First before the Minnesota Department of Human Services placed the chemical dependency treatment center's license on conditional status last month. DHS found 24 violations at … Read more on St. Cloud Times

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Dominion coal ash wastewater debate centers on treatment
But before these impoundments can be sealed, a process called dewatering must be conducted to treat and discharge water that has pooled atop coal ash to depths approaching 10 feet, as well as water saturating the ash. Dominion is moving forward with … Read more on Virginian-Pilot

Expansion of Niagara Falls methadone clinic meets opposition
One treatment option is methadone, which is administered on a daily basis to block the craving for opioids and ease symptoms of withdrawal, at clinics like the one operated by Northpointe Council in the Trott Access Center on 11th Street. To meet the … Read more on Buffalo News

San Jose Seeks Greater Local Control over Sober Living Homes
According to the league's resolution, state law supersedes local zoning rules for licensed drug and alcohol treatment centers. Cities have to treat them as single-family homes. But with more residents than the average home, these facilities generate … Read more on San Jose Inside (blog)

To help combat opioid abuse epidemic, new methadone clinics to open up in Ann …
You can get a year of treatment for approximately $ 4500/ year; you couldn't get a week of residential for that. We do accept insurance but unfortunately, even with the parity act, addiction treatment is still the least funded of insurance programs. If … Read more on Detroit Metro Times (blog)

Photographs lead to charge
The victim had obvious bruises and cuts from a domestic dispute that involved alcohol, but refused medical treatment. The victim did allow … Jamie McKenzie was charged with residential burglary and felony theft of property. He did not have a definite … Read more on El Dorado News-Times

Forum is Wednesday on recovery services site in Troy
Glenville-based Conifer Park offers inpatient and outpatient treatment for alcohol and drug addictions. In March, it withdrew an application to operate a methadone clinic on Fourth Street amid opposition from business and property owners. Conifer Park … Read more on Albany Times Union

Stanley Cup rioter's First Nations heritage hilighted in sentencing
… addicted family and that "she, too, is a victim of abuse." The judge added that while he took into account Vanichuk's actions the night of the Stanley Cup riot, he balanced that with her own "remarkable actions toward recovery," which included her … Read more on CBC.ca

One nation, under sedation: Medicare paid for nearly 40 million tranquilizer …
He said the drugs worked well for his patients, many of whom are trying to kick addictions to narcotics but struggle with anxiety and depression. “First of all, they're reliable,” he said. “Second of all, they're cheap because they're all generic 2026 … Read more on Raw Story

2014: Year of mystery, events & triumphs
The women are slowly recovering from their wounds. The Nebraska … Keenan Lambert, 18, the second teenage assailant in a knife attack on workers at the Nebraska Boys Home on the north side of town, was convicted of first-degree assault and use of a … Read more on North Platte Bulletin

Promise of drugs a given in Yuma, where heroin network thrives
And even if users do recover, they stay in the heroin community as peer mentors or staff members at local methadone clinics and rehabilitation centers – the only places of employment where former addicts and drug felons are seen as qualified workers. Read more on Cronkite News

Drug abuse bills now await governor's signature
"The state Legislature has taken on the task of reversing this epidemic through prevention options that educate our residents of the dangers of both prescription drug and heroin abuse and through effective treatment options that assist users in … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Immigration Reform News and Impact on US Homeland Security January 13, 2015
Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) praised the bill, calling it "a responsible bill that makes the most out of each dollar — making the necessary investments to harden our borders, protect against terrorism, and respond and recover from natural … Read more on Right Side News

Pilot Program Offering Treatment to Drug Addicts Surprisingly Successful
Brown County – A new program to offer treatment options to drug addicts being housed in the Brown County Jail is turning out to be more successful than anyone expected. We first told you about the pilot program in a Target 2 Investigation in May, and … Read more on WBAY

Experimental Ebola Drug Puts Its Maker, Chimerix, Back in the Spotlight
That same antiviral drug has suddenly become the medicine of choice for Ebola, being used on an emergency basis to treat both the Liberian patient in Dallas and the NBC News cameraman in Nebraska. What is … That is a sign of the paucity of options. Read more on New York Times

Connersville needs treatment options for heroin addicts
The benefits of substance abuse treatment far outweigh the cost of incarceration. There are no methadone clinics in Connersville; when patients have no options for work and no options for treatment, guess what they do? And now the drugs, mainly heroin … Read more on Indianapolis Star

Paul Gascoigne: Ex-footballer Ally McCoist prays troubled pal can save himself …
Gascoigne, who has a long history of alcoholism and mental health issues, faces eviction from his home and was seen slumped outside the flat with a bottle of vodka before being admitted to hospital. Speaking to the Daily Record , McCoist said: “Paul … Read more on Mirror.co.uk

A 1954 Miami Newspaper: Being Gay Is A Disease Worse Than Alcoholism
The newspaper reached out to Dr. Paul Kells, a “noted Miami psychiatrist,” to answer questions regarding this condition that was “worse than drug addiction or alcoholism.” The article begins: “This is an article about homosexuality, a subject which is … Read more on BuzzFeed

Rally Against Methadone Clinic to be Held Friday Afternoon
On Wednesday, the State's Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services conditionally approved licensing for the clinic to operate at Hispanics United on Virginia Street. Those against the clinic claim Hispanics United did not follow federal … Read more on TWC News