Secret center set up to treat drug addicts
JEDDAH — A charity has opened up a discreet center for the treatment of drug addicts, Makkah reported on Wednesday. Aziz Al-Otaibi, who works for Kafa (Enough), a welfare organization taking care of addicts, said the organization has established a … Read more on Saudi Gazette

Jones Tests Positive For Cocaine
"We support UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones' decision to enter a drug treatment facility to address his recent issue," the UFC said in a statement. "While we are disappointed in the failed test, we applaud him for making this decision to enter … Read more on ESPN

Christie: A.C. to get 'one-stop' drug treatment program
Atlantic City will be among six locations across New Jersey offering a “one-stop approach” to help ex-offenders receive drug treatment and reenter society, Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday in his State of the State address. Read more on Press of Atlantic City

Children's specialty hospital in New Brunswick finds niche treating drug …
In an interview last month, N.F. cradled her smiling, healthy 3-month-old son, L.A., in her lap as she and her parents described his four-week recovery at Children's Specialized Hospital, where she said she channeled her nervous energy into learning … Read more on NJ.com

Stevie J ordered to rehab after failing drug tests
NEW YORK (AP) – A cast member on VH1's "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" has been ordered to spend 30 days at a drug rehabilitation center after prosecutors said he repeatedly failed cocaine and marijuana tests. The New York Post (http://pge.sx/1zQzvOF ) says … Read more on New Jersey Herald

Punting on politics and sports, changing the drug war: Letters
Decriminalize drugs, provide treatment and real rehabilitation, and openly regulate, sell and tax drugs. Decriminalization will take money away from the cartels and greatly increase stability in countries like Mexico. The economic gain would mean … Read more on NJ.com

Butler County looks at new ways to bridge gaps in mental health care
SIM is “an intervention that provides an opportunity for communities to visualize how mental health, substance abuse, developmental disability, and criminal justice systems intersect in serving criminal justice-involved clients with mental illness and … Read more on Hamilton Journal News (subscription)

Volunteers spend Christmas helping others in St. Louis area
Some spent time at the St. Louis Crisis Nursery, which provides emergency intervention for troubled families. Others packed … Studdard says treatment she has received both in and outside of prison has helped her overcome her drug addiction. She now … Read more on STLtoday.com

Seeking help: Egg Harbor Township facility offers another option for substance …
Of 23.2 million people needing treatment for drug or alcohol use in 2007, only 2.4 million received treatment at a hospital, drug or alcohol rehabilitation or mental health center, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's … Read more on Press of Atlantic City

Hospital visits due to substance abuse up 63 per cent in Vancouver area
A recent study from Columbia University found that more than 70 per cent of people who have a chronic condition such as hypertension are getting appropriate treatment, while only ten per cent of people with chronic substance abuse problems receive … Read more on Vancouver Sun

Christie: The war on drugs has failed, treat NJ heroin addiction as an illness
To combat New Jersey's growing heroin and opioid crisis, Gov. Chris Christie says the state needs to embrace a dramatically different approach to substance abuse, but cautioned that he will not write a blank check to get it there. In his time as … Read more on NJ.com

N.J. heroin crisis: Senate, Assembly pass bills that would expand Narcan …
Both the state Assembly and Senate passed bills which would bolster mental health and addiction services for prison inmates, create a report card ranking substance abuse treatment centers for the public and extend immunity to emergency responders and … Read more on NJ.com

Difficulties making diagnoses only add to challenges
There are people who try to take advantage of the subjectivity of pain and the fact it can't be proven by faking it to get prescriptions for narcotics, which they abuse or sell to other drug users. Conversely, doctors can be overly suspicious that … Read more on Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

NJ Assembly Bill Package to Prevent Prescription Drug & Opioid Abuse Gains …
“This package includes evidence-based health care strategies aimed at both preventing addiction and targeting the myriad physical and emotional issues associated with recovery,” said Herb Conaway, M.D. (D-Burlington), chair of the Assembly Health and … Read more on Bergen Dispatch

The conservative case for reforming the police in America
Demonstrators march in Miami to protest police abuse. The protest was one of many that have take … Those laws imposed draconian sentences for drug offenses and set the tone for a wave of similar tough-on-crime measures that spread around the country … Read more on Dallas Morning News

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Ibsen said they thought he had a substance abuse problem. “In order to save my job I had to go to the … According to Ramirez, Ibsen's third wife filed a referral in 2006, and Ibsen was evaluated twice by two outside agencies. Ibsen complied with the … Read more on Helena Independent Record

Allen to unveil bills aimed at building workforce
Bipartisan legislation to help address the prescription drug and opioid abuse epidemic plaguing New Jersey advanced Thursday by the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee. “This package includes evidence-based health care strategies aimed at … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post