North County Cares Coalition asks Berkshire Medical Center for detox center
NORTH ADAMS >> With the region still in the throes of an epidemic of opioid addiction, a Northern Berkshire advocacy group is asking Berkshire Medical Center to open an inpatient detox center in its North Adams campus. The North County Cares Coalition … Read more on Berkshire Eagle (subscription)

Vivitrol helps Uhrichsville woman, Brittany Mills, recover from heroin …
She was in the Stark County jail. A heroin addict, she was charged with possessing drug abuse instruments and passing bad checks. The latter charge came from trying to cash a check from an account her grandparents closed after she stole their checkbook. Read more on New Philadelphia Times Reporter

Pharmacists educating teens on prescription medications
It's a collaboration involving the local business community, law enforcement, prevention professionals, people in recovery and concerned parents. The event is aimed at bringing the community together to grasp the reality and scope of the problems of … Read more on Carroll County Times

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

Why the new face of opioid addiction calls for a new approach to treatment
As recently as 2011, more than 300,000 people were still receiving methadone through federally-regulated opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Yet experts argue that what may have … “We don't have a march for alcoholics. We don't have a raffle or Girl … Read more on Yahoo News

Health digest: Miller-Keystone Blood Center schedules drives
Appointments may be made by calling the blood center at 610-926-6060. … Chronic Pain Anonymous meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Reading Health Rehabilitation Center, Room 1, 2802 Papermill Road, Wyomissing, Call 610-207-3716 for information. … Adult … Read more on Reading Eagle

290 DHS employees to make move to Iles Park Place
State officials have estimated 350 to 450 employees and clients could be at Iles Park Place daily for services ranging from development disabilities assistance to alcohol and substance abuse programs. Manko said the timing of the moves has yet to be … Read more on The State Journal-Register

King proposes lifting cap on opioid treatment beds
Angus King, in response to the nationwide opioid crisis, is planning to introduce legislation to raise a federal limit on the number of beds available at drug and alcohol treatment centers. In a visit Monday to the Milestone Foundation on India Street … Read more on Press Herald

Cardin Roundtable at Sheppard Pratt Hospital Examines Progress, Challenges in …
“Despite the prevalence of mental illness and substance abuse and the fact that mental health treatment can be transformative, barriers like cost and stigma are still keeping too many people from accessing the mental health care that they need,” said … Read more on Afro American

Ricky's Law Would Make It Possible To Help Addicts Who Are Not Able To Help …
… make it possible for parents to commit minors struggling with substance abuse. The bill requires the state to come up with $ 15 to 20 million a year to build and operate seven facilities for adults and two for children. Studies show that treatment … Read more on KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest

Waldo County forum tackles heroin, opioid addiction
The answer, according to the senators, is not to put people in jail who suffer from substance abuse disorders, but instead to make sure they have access to treatment, rehabilitation and recovery programs. The senators cite over-prescription and abuse … Read more on Republican Journal

Prescription drug abuse a dangerous trend in Cavalier, police chief says
Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in the nation, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The number of people in treatment at North Dakota Human Service Centers reporting prescription drug abuse is increasing … Read more on Grand Forks Herald

Local roundtable helped spur opioid legislation
CHILLICOTHE — A roundtable on opioid addiction and prescription drug abuse conducted in Chillicothe in October has played a significant role in the introduction of new legislation designed to help fight the problem all the way from initial addiction … Read more on Chillicothe Gazette

ASAP's Strutner named 2016 Advocate of Year by anti-drug coalition
Strutner, executive director of Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County, accepted the award on Thursday, February 4, during CADCA's 26th annual National Leadership Forum. The forum was at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention … Read more on Oak Ridge Today

Opioid Drug Screenings May Dissuade People from Treatment
In that same year, more than 2 million Americans were addicted to opioid pain relievers, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Doctors write 259 million prescriptions for opioids each year. The CDC recently published a number of guidelines … Read more on GoodTherapy.org (blog)

Cities, states fight for homeless veterans
But even there, hundreds of veterans remain homeless, most often because they have mental health or substance abuse problems, or just want to live on the street. In Virginia, the two at Carpenter's Shelter are among about 600 homeless veterans. There … Read more on Stripes Okinawa

Stocks in News: Annaly Capital Management, (NYSE:NLY), Cytori Therapeutics …
… Drugs Advisory Committee (PDAC) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted 12 to 5 in favor of approving Probuphine, the first long-acting, subdermal buprenorphine implant for the maintenance treatment of opioid addiction, in stable … Read more on Benchmark Monitor

AAC shutters two programs, picks up centers with lab services
One will allow it to acquire Louisiana-based residential and outpatient provider Townsend, which is known for its “Townsend Way” treatment model. AAC will add to its portfolio Townsend's parent company, Wetsman Forensic Medicine, and its affiliates for … Read more on www.behavioral.net

Xarelto Lawsuits Progress, As Federal Court Prepares to Move Forward with …
COM) January 11, 2016 – Thousands of Xarelto lawsuits (http://www.rxinjuryhelp.com/xarelto/lawsuit/) involving the medication's alleged bleeding side effects continue to move forward in the multidistrict litigation now underway in U.S. District Court … Read more on PR Leap (press release)