Group calls for more addiction treatment
“Drug addiction among young people is a horrendous and life-threatening epidemic — a deadly epidemic, as we have seen in the last few days,” Blumenthal said, referring to the nine heroin overdoses, one of them fatal, that occurred in New London County … Read more on CT Post

Big caseloads for drug abuse counselors
MONTPELIER. – Vermont has expanded addiction treatment in a big way in recent years, but a state Senate committee heard Thursday of continuing waiting lists for treatment and huge caseloads for substance abuse counselors. The Senate Health and … Read more on BurlingtonFreePress.com

Opinionator | Staying Sober After Treatment Ends
A related reason is that the face of drug abuse is changing — a factor that has led to a softening of drug policy in general. In the last decade, 90 percent of new heroin users have been white, and suddenly people in power are noticing that drug abuse … Read more on New York Times (blog)

Resident says problems were rampant at Fortitude Treatment Center
"They were never checked on,” she said. “They were taking drugs in the facility, sharing drugs with each other." Not only did she make claims of drug abuse, she said offenders like her son were supposed to leave for work or to look for jobs during the … Read more on fox13now.com

Louisiana: Planned Parenthood Sues to Keep Medicaid Payments
Planned Parenthood said the videos were heavily edited and misleading. It does not provide abortions in Louisiana but offers cancer screenings, birth control, gynecology examinations, treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and other health services. Read more on New York Times

Stewart wins Caddo DA race
"It is up to the next DA whether the media continues to highlight Caddo parish as an outlier. If the new DA takes control of the situation and brings the parish more in line with the rest of Louisiana and the nation, then the media would probably stop … Read more on Shreveport Times

The Great Republican Revolt
You can see the effects of their despair in the new statistics describing horrifying rates of suicide and substance-abuse fatality among this same group, in middle age. White Middle Americans express heavy mistrust of every … Some are rooted to the … Read more on The Atlantic

Hillary Clinton's billion plan for treating drug addiction
“He said his biggest worry was the rising tide of heroin addiction in the state, following a wave of prescription drug abuse,” Clinton wrote. “To be candid, I didn't expect what came next. In state after state, this issue came up again and again … Read more on Washington Post

White House Is Pressed to Help Widen Access to Hepatitis C Drugs via Medicaid
The experts, from the Public Health Service and President Obama's Advisory Council on H.I.V./AIDS, said restrictions on the drugs imposed by many states were inconsistent with sound medical practice, as reflected in treatment guidelines issued by … Read more on New York Times

Guest Opinion: Time to improve the standard of care for opioid addiction
As with all chronic diseases, some patients require a higher level of care, which often means an inpatient drug treatment program, commonly referred to as “rehab.” A large percentage of these treatment programs, however, expressly prohibit the use of … Read more on Taunton Daily Gazette

Vermont's Governor Reveals Complications, Surprises Of State's Fight Against …
Denial is the biggest challenge to recovery. Opiate addicts will lie. They will cheat. They will deceive. They will desert their children. They will do anything to get this drug. The window of opportunity to move folks from denial to recovery is when … Read more on Huffington Post

Teenagers, Dealing With Addiction, on What Might Have Helped
I teach writing at an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, so I went to the source for answers. I asked my students to write about the question, “In your most receptive, optimistic and trusting moments, was there anything that anyone could … Read more on New York Times (blog)

Mass. Gaming Commission, MGM Springfield chime in on future of Springfield's …
Mass. Gaming Chair Steve Crosby discusses mitigation request for Western Mass. Correctional Alcohol Center Mass. Gaming Chair Stephen Crosby provides an update on the mitigation fund request for the Western Mass. Correctional Alcohol Center which must … Read more on MassLive.com

Delegation approves 0K loan for Crownsville treatment center
A $ 100,000 loan that could help open a substance abuse treatment center in Crownsville is now among the bond bills being sent to Gov. Larry Hogan by the Anne Arundel County legislative delegation. But as that's half the original request, the bill could … Read more on CapitalGazette.com

Pilot Program In SF Mission Fast Tracks Homeless To Rehab, Housing …
… in its fight to aid the homeless. Located in what was an abandoned school at 16th and Mission Street, the pilot program is the first-of-its kind center with a goal of connecting the homeless with housing or substance abuse treatment or rehab within … Read more on CBS Local

Leave medical decisions to patients, doctors
LePage and his administration should give these people a fair shot to live happy, safe, sober lives, and stop placing politics in the middle of decisions that should be made between people and their doctors. After all, not only is drug abuse hard on … Read more on Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

Carthage community drug forum attempts to 'discourage stupidity'
… Islands and earlier at Alexandria Central School, Alexandria Bay, are being held to inform the north country it's not immune to big-city problems like heroin and to show that together, people can help support recovering addicts and prevent drug abuse. Read more on WatertownDailyTimes.com

HIV outbreak in Indiana linked to prescription drug abuse
"Because prescription drug abuse is at the heart of this outbreak, we are not only working to identify, contact and test individuals who may have been exposed, but also to connect community members to resources for substance abuse treatment and … Read more on National Monitor

Not the Usual College Party (This One's Sober)
Ms. Cederna's story of addiction and recovery, told in a clear, strong voice, was not being shared at a 12-step meeting or in a treatment center. Instead, it was presented on a cool autumn day, in a classroom on the campus of the University of Michigan … Read more on New York Times

VCAT rejects Narconon bid for East Warburton drug rehab centre
O'Shannassy Ward Cr Jim Child said he fully supported VCAT's decision. “Council is very concerned about drug and alcohol issues and we support any way that people can seek help, but as far as that facility being in Warburton, it is not appropriate,” he … Read more on Herald Sun

Can the Church Return to the Faithful?
He might spend an evening at another organization called The Center, which ministers to those in our population trying to recover from alcohol and drug addiction, afflictions that affect us in disproportionately high numbers, frequently as a result of … Read more on New York Times

Voices of Recovery: Mike Binns
… put together in partnership with the Cecil County Health Department focusing on recovery from addiction. For more information on available treatment services, contact the Cecil County Health Department's Alcohol & Drug Recovery Center at 410-996 … Read more on Cecil Whig

Never Before Has Our Approach to Drugs Improved So Much, So Fast
The science didn't matter: No one seemed to care that marijuana was objectively less harmful than alcohol or tobacco or that our drug laws originated both in the time of Jim Crow and, quite explicitly, as a way of oppressing people of color by other … Read more on Pacific Standard