Promising strategies for substance abuse issues
The Mini-Grants are awarded to programs or projects that help address target problems that have been set as priorities by the Coalition. The current priorities are: 1) Prescription drug misuse and illegal drug use; 2) Illegal drug use, particularly … Read more on thepaper24-7.com

Drug treatment court commencement celebrates veteran graduates
… started in November 2011 after an uptick in veterans in the criminal justice system who were struggling with substance abuse, addiction, serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders. Since its inception, the program has served more than 160 … Read more on Lompoc Record

Rep. Evan Jenkins: To Fight Opioid Abuse, We Must Care for the Most Vulnerable
Last November, Congress enacted legislation, which Jenkins helped champion, to develop treatments for expecting mothers with opioid addictions — and Jenkins said he recently introduced the Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies Act that will expand … Read more on Newsmax

Ohio invests big in opening recovery houses for heroin addicts
Addiction experts say the road to sobriety for a drug addict doesn't end after spending one, two or three months in a treatment program. To keep addicts from relapsing — and staying clear of old influences — sometimes requires a transition from … Read more on MyDaytonDailyNews

IBH Addiction Recover Center, treating the onslaught of local opiate addiction
IBH Addiction Recovery Center in Akron recently opened its doors to area judges, leaders and decision makers who are instrumental in overseeing the well-being of the residents of Summit County. The event shed light on the rise in numbers of opiate … Read more on Hudson Hub-Times

Disaster Recovery Center hours to change Monday
The Disaster Recovery Center operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration behind Weldon Auditorium will have new hours starting Monday. The DRC will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 10 … Read more on Manning Live

Recovery center aims to stem rise of opioid abuse
His book, Full Recovery – The Recovering Person's Guide to Unleashing Your Inner Power, has just become an Amazon best-seller and is the basis on which his Full Recovery Wellness Center Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center was founded. Brian believes … Read more on KOB.com

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

"Day of Hope" Celebrating Drug-Free Lifestyle in WV Set for September
The Ohio County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (OCSAPC) and West Virginia Council of Churches are teaming up for this prevention and recovery on that Sunday. All agree, its important to have a day to focus on solutions and activities in as many … Read more on WTRF

Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel tells Congress state …
Charlie Baker's administration has made addressing opioid abuse a priority and has convened a task force to make recommendations for policy changes. According to state statistics, more than 1,000 Massachusetts residents died of opioid overdoses in 2014 … Read more on MassLive.com

Heroin tops list of Lebanon County's drug-rehab cases
A day after the announcement of Lebanon's largest drug bust in recent history, the executive director of the Lebanon County Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse delivered a sobering message to the Lebanon County commissioners on Thursday. Read more on Lebanon Daily News

Nearly 10 years since Harrisburg State Hospital closed, state officials tout …
Marion is the deputy secretary for the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service. … "She has her own apartment, her own pet, she could choose when she wanted to eat, she had access to peers and other kinds of recovery resources," he said. Read more on PennLive.com

POV: Boston Needs Addiction Treatment Beds. Now.
He has been staying at the Barbara McInnis House, a medical respite center for homeless individuals, for a month now. Over the course of his stay, we've witnessed treatment success; with access to medications, his bipolar disorder and coexisting … Read more on BU Today

Help him find his long-lost angel
And he is now the admissions director at the Florida House Experience, a substance-abuse treatment center in Deerfield Beach. At 37, his scars – including the ones on the inside – have healed, and he's made amends to those he harmed while in the throes … Read more on Philly.com

Massachusetts Addressing Opioid Abuse Statewide
The Berkshire County Sheriff's office partners with regional organizations like The Brien Center that specialize in substance abuse where people undergo a full assessment to match them with treatment which could be a half-way house or medications. Read more on WAMC

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