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

Fighting to Honor a Father's Last Wish: To Die at Home
A prime example is the abuse of short-term rehabilitation in nursing homes, improper charges that cost the public more than $ 1.5 billion a year, federal inspectors for the Department of Health and Human Services reported in 2012. Medicare will pay … Read more on New York Times

Burkes: Travels remind us much good is done in God's name
It was there I met a woman I'll call “J.D.” who'd come to LifeHouse to give birth to her fourth child and escape an abusive, drug-filled relationship. While her other three children are in foster care, she is … The church sponsors Celebrate Recovery … Read more on Jackson Sun

Heroin on the Homefront: Heroin takes its toll on medical, mental health
Heroin has arrived and brought with it all its usual baggage – increased crime rates, bulging court dockets, pressure on health care to provide treatment, babies born addicted to drugs, broken families and even death. Addiction to heroin knows no socio … Read more on Ledger Independent

What's Happening for September (UPDATED Sept. 26)
Proceeds support the rescue, rehab and conservation efforts for marine animals. Details: 896-9182. VFW Post 3937 breakfast: 7-10 a.m. Sept. 27 and Oct. 4, 213 Klondyke Road, Long Beach. Cost: $ 6. Details: 863-8602. VFW Post 2434 pancake breakfast: 7-11 … Read more on SunHerald.com

Gateway CEO Rallies Alcohol & Drug Rehab Industry to Reach More Patients
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers provide substance abuse treatment services for adults and adolescents at drug treatment centers throughout Illinois and the St. Louis Metro East area. Gateway's outpatient and residential treatment centers are … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Off the Drugs, Onto the Cupcakes
“The main focus was just, 'get them off their substance,' and the rest will take care of itself,” said Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, an eating disorder and addiction medicine specialist in Denver who has been a consultant to various rehab centers. … of … Read more on New York Times (blog)

Drug, alcohol recovery center opening in Sept. in Bangor
Northampton County Drug and Alcohol, in partnership with Recovery Revolution Inc., is opening a recovery center in Bangor. The center, called "A Clean Slate," is at 100 S. First St. in Bangor and a grand opening is set for Sept. 16. There will be a … Read more on Pocono Record

Metaphors Like 'Clean' and 'Dirty' Can Undermine Addiction Recovery
Think of the words and phrases we use to describe drug and alcohol addiction: “clean and sober,” “addicts,” “junkies.” It's a vocabulary loaded with moralistic connotations. This isn't good, argue the authors of a new editorial in the journal Substance … Read more on New York Magazine

Recovery experts say addiction is a disease, not a weakness
It's only a start, but Suzanne Bissonette and Scotty Burt hope that a Recovery Day celebration next Saturday in McCarthy Park will help erase some of the stigma surrounding addiction. The pair work at Cazenovia Recovery Systems, the lone residential … Read more on Buffalo News

Memorial Hermann Offers Drug-Free Pain Relief
Cutline: Pain Recovery Program Clinical Therapist James S. Flowers, Ph.D., L.P.C.-S. (left) and Obata Olaye, R.N. use Neurolumen therapy, a non-invasive, drug-free alternative for pain relief, as a component of the chemical dependency-based Pain … Read more on The Tribune

Ex-Player Charged in Sale of Pills to Derek Boogaard
Two weeks before he died of an overdose in 2011, Derek Boogaard of the Rangers was excused from his substance-abuse rehabilitation in California and returned to New York. He drove to Long Island, as he had done many times in the months … After five … Read more on New York Times

Recovery Month speaker tells of journey from addiction to social work
It wasn't until she lost custody of her son and faced her second felony conviction that she entered recovery. McKenna, now a licensed social worker at the Rogers Memorial Hospital campus in West Allis and alcohol and drug abuse counselor, has been … Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Kenton leaders: We must move faster to fight heroin
The greatest needs are for more in-patient beds and continued care for people in recovery, said Bonnie Hedrick, co-chair of the task force and coordinator for the NKY Agency for Substance Abuse Policy/Prevention Alliance. “In-patient programs in … Read more on Cincinnati.com

Gloria West: Run puts focus on addiction
Most people inflicted with addiction will sooner or later need a 24-hour treatment center. Treatment is … What we lack is a comprehensive educational program that can recognize children at a young age who suffer because of parents with substance abuse. Read more on Appleton Post Crescent

Community turns drinking death into legacy of prevention
While her name is not used in CSU's alcohol education or intervention programs, it is not forgotten, said Anne Hugdens, executive director of the CSU Health Network. What happened to Samantha proved to be a turning point for how the school addressed … Read more on The Coloradoan

New methods to combat addiction showing success in Madison pilot program
“I've been in substance abuse [treatment] for over 40 years and basically I got interested in [Aware Recovery] because substance abuse is a chronic illness,” he said. “There's always been a mismatch between the kind of treatment and the kind of illness … Read more on New Haven Register

From Cumbersome to Collaborative — New York Mental Health, Alcoholism and …
It's difficult to compare outcomes or improve care through collaboration when your state's mental health, alcoholism and substance abuse treatment providers use 1,810 different assessment plans and 2,100 varieties of treatment styles. That's exactly … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release)