Butte County health officials planning residential crisis treatment center
The building is currently owned by Enloe and leased to the county for a drug and alcohol program called Stepping Stones. Plans to open a crisis residential center began in early 2013 when a director of Butte County Behavioral Health applied for grant … Read more on Chico Enterprise-Record

Green Bay Man Arrested for 10th Offense OWI
LaBine says alcohol is by far the most prominent addiction in this area. Eighty-percent of outpatient, and more than 50 percent of inpatient clients at the center are there for alcoholism. “It's incredibly hard to … the seventh or eighth time, it's … Read more on WBAY

Charleston council candidates have had run-ins with law
Slater said he has had six months of inpatient treatment and more than a year of outpatient treatment to address his substance abuse. Slater is also active in Narcotics Anonymous, he wrote. “Rehabilitation works. I am very passionate about helping … Read more on Charleston Gazette

Harbor Village Detox Extends Its Inpatient Medical Detox Services to Lancaster …
According to Lancaster Online, on Feb. 2nd the county has run out of available funds to offer the residents of Lancatser county with crucial drug and alcohol treatment for addiction. The article states that most residents do not possess private … Read more on Insurance News Net

Extension publication can help communities stem Indiana's meth problem
The authors say the effects of meth use and production go beyond the obvious health problems, which include an increase in admissions to substance abuse treatment facilities for meth addictions from 2003 to 2013. Buildings such as houses where meth is … Read more on Purdue Agricultural Communications

Denn: Use M on housing, schools, police
Attorney General Matt Denn wants to use $ 36 million in financial settlement money to provide millions in temporary funding for substance abuse treatment, after school programs, community policing patrols, teachers in high-poverty schools and new … Read more on The News Journal

Former Drug Users Share Their Stories At VHS
Valley High School students received an important lesson in drug prevention Thursday as Brandi Murray of the Wetzel County Coalition Against Drug Abuse, Mike Koontz of the Wetzel County Sheriff's Office, and three very vital guests teamed up to talk … Read more on Wetzel Chronicle

AAC Holdings, Inc. Provides Facility Updates in California, Florida and Nevada
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AAC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAC), disclosed that on January 8, 2015, its new substance abuse outpatient center in Las Vegas, Nevada, received full licensure for intensive outpatient treatment services and has begun … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

Lions' English fans get a kick out of special teams
He also had to shake off some rust after going six weeks without kicking while he participated in a 12-step recovery program for alcohol addiction. Lucky for Prater, the field conditions at Wembley will be better this time as it's now a mix of turf and … Read more on The Detroit News

Project provides life-saving option in overdose situations
There is also an $ 80,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services available for implementation of the Project DAWN program across 21 counties in southeast Ohio. The naloxone kits made available via the program cost about … Read more on Athens NEWS

Recovery Keys Opens Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Second …
Recovery Keys has launched a Partial Hospitalization (PHP) or Day Treatment Program in Saint Augustine, FL. This new higher intensity outpatient treatment program for drug and alcohol abuse has the capacity to treat more severe forms of addictive … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Hope By Song turns pain into musical therapy
Fort Myers couple Mellissa Shiflett and Will Soto both submitted writings to Hope By Song, including poems and other things they'd written as part of their addiction-recovery treatment. They're both recovering drug addicts. Then Metts, Hannam and other … Read more on The News-Press

'Dharma Punx' author Noah Levine offers a Buddhist approach to addiction …
His latest book, "Refuge Recovery," takes on the topic of addiction, as a kind of guide book for an effective addiction treatment program based on fundamental Buddhist practices and precepts. He comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz on Monday. Levine offers the … Read more on Monterey County Herald

Governor Patrick Announces Opioid Task Force
Gov. Deval Patrick announced a series of actions to address the opioid addiction epidemic in Massachusetts that will strengthen the state's ability to respond to the opioid crisis with a focus on prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery. Over … Read more on Chelsea Record

New outpatient drug treatment center opens in Austin
Anschutz has worked in the mental health and substance abuse industry in Austin for a decade. She saw a need for an outpatient treatment center in Austin and created the Sage Recovery and Wellness Center. It provides the extra support and services for … Read more on KVUE

OxyContin Withdrawal and OxyContin Detox

First Pediatric Rehabilitation Hospital to Use Telemedicine – Children's …
At PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital, a 60-bed inpatient pediatric rehabilitation hospital in New Brunswick, doctors are using VGo to extend their reach to monitor and consult with medically fragile patients and their families at any hour of the … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

City Council OKs zoning for Uptown rehab center
Services will include behavioral health inpatient and outpatient treatment for people diagnosed with drug and alcohol dependency and mental illness and prevention programs. The nursing home, which is in the Uptown District, closed in January, 2013. Read more on Toledo Blade

Cardiac Rehab Reduces Late Lumen Loss, Improves Risk Profile in Patients …
That outpatient cardiac rehab reduced late luminal loss more than inpatient rehab alone “supports the hypothesis that patients with substantial improvements in risk factors were able to decrease the rate of progression of coronary atherosclerosis … Read more on TCTMD

Proposed treatment house facing opposition: Recovery Maine wants to provide …
Restoration House would offer treatment, support and employment assistance from the property at 33 Main St. The facility could accommodate up to 16 adult men who recently finished inpatient drug or alcohol treatment. If approved, it would be the first … Read more on Foster’s Daily Democrat

Recovery Keys Intensive Outpatient Addiction Treatment Program IOP includes …
These services include: a Comprehensive Evaluation for Substance Use Disorders, Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) for Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Outpatient Detoxification, Individual and Group Therapy, Medical Management, Discharge Planning, and … Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

Akron Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches New Residential Treatment Program for …
Akron Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching a new residential treatment program focused on drug addiction and its side effects in Akron. Residential treatment involves detoxification and inpatient programs. These are all designed to work in tandem so a … Read more on DigitalJournal.com