#14Days: Moderation, a radical option in treating addiction
The center also offers abstinence and harm-reduction models of treatment. "Most people come to us ready to change," Jaffe says. Jaffe openly discusses his past as a former methamphetamine addict who was locked up in prison for dealing drugs. While … Read more on CBS News

Panel in Paramus says changing behavior is key path to recovery from drug and …
That was the common message Thursday night during a panel discussion on drug abuse and rehabilitation, held by The Foundation at Bergen Regional Medical Center at its facility in Paramus. The discussions, moderated by Bergen County drug court Judge … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Drug rehab, recovery advocates not losing hope
Studies show nearly 75 percent of drug addicts relapse. The Libertas Treatment Center, based in Green Bay, works with 500 to 700 adults a year on substance and drug abuse issues. “Relapse is simply the symptom that the recovering person still needs … Read more on Fox11online.com

NJ Senate OKs nine bills as part of package dealing with heroin, painkiller …
The bills approved Thursday – all unanimously, with few abstentions – include measures to require health care workers to inform patients of the addiction potential of certain drugs before prescribing them, expand prescription drug disposal services and … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Bury St Edmunds brewery to host charity ball in aid of Focus12
Bury St Edmunds brewery Greene King will host its annual charity ball this month in aid of drugs and alcohol rehabilitation charity Focus12. … Tickets are available from the Greene King Visitor Centre on 01284 714297 and cost £400 for a table of eight. Read more on Bury Free Press

FOCUS: An injection of life
“We figure that if we're nice to people when they're using and they don't harm themselves, one day when they're ready to move along in treatment then they'll be open to it,” she says. These days there is a surfeit of prescription drug abuse, which … Read more on Surrey Now

Gauteng MEC shuts down illegal rehab centre
"Records of meetings between the organisation and the department indicated disregard of decisions that were intended to help them to comply with legislation that govern centres that run services on alcohol and substance abuse," the department said in a … Read more on Times LIVE

Meth use on the rise in the Kimberley
Milliya Rumurra Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre, just outside Broome, was initially set up to combat deep-seated problems with alcohol and cannabis. Chief executive Andrew Amor says the centre is now seeing a steady trickle of meth addicts, some … Read more on SBS

Watertown Woman Sentenced For Selling Heroin
"I've gotten several calls already in the last two weeks of people begging me to help their kids because the insurance companies won't pay for them to go to rehab until they've failed twice. They have to fail twice in out-patient. What other chronic … Read more on WWNY TV 7

Latest Best Drug Rehabilitation Blog Post Looks at 12 Tips to Choose the Best …
In its latest blog post, Best Drug Rehabilitation, which offers treatment programs and believes that having family close by during a stay in rehab can make a big difference in whether or not the process is successful, is highlighting 12 tips to help … Read more on Insurance News Net

Addicted to Rehab – Boyle's SAP inmates tell their tales of woe and redemption
… I am an addict.” Those eight words pepper 54-year-old prescription drug addict David Bascom conversations in group treatment, a sobering reminder of how teenage drinking and marijuana use spiraled into drug trafficking convictions. …… “I was … Read more on Central Kentucky News

Dope Sick With Mouths To Feed: The Struggles of American Women in Active …
“Never suggested that I should go to treatment.” she told me. “Never any of that, so I went to alternative school and got suspended from alternative school for doing drugs there too, and while I was suspended from school I ran away. After that, I got … Read more on Social Work Helper

Former BYU QB Hall can avoid prosecution by participating in drug treatment …
If Hall chooses to participate in the drug treatment program, it will include mandatory testing and substance abuse treatment — all at Hall's expense. If Hall successfully completes the program, criminal charges will not be filed against him … Read more on Deseret News

Health Officials Release New Plan to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
The kit contains information on symptoms of abuse; prevention tips for parents, healthcare workers, and law enforcement officials; as well as a list of substance abuse treatment centers in Ogden, and places where prescription drugs may be dropped off. Read more on KUER

Drug Rehab Services Mobile App Now Refined and Ready to Save Lives
When opening the app users are prompted to select their country, either Canada or the US. From there the user is prompted to a brief disclaimer and then is able to gain access to the Drug Rehab Services Directory of treatment. In the two top corners, a … Read more on PR Web (press release)

The broken cure – Part I: Docs, drug abusers cheat system
While remaining autonomous, every state but Missouri has independently created a PDMP to meet the objective of curtailing prescription drug abuse and catching doctors and patients who abuse the system. Patients like those who have died of overdoses in … Read more on Press Tribune Newspaper

How 'magic mushroom' chemical could free the mind of depression, addictions
But he stresses that psilocybin should be administered with professional support as part of medical therapy. Psilocybin is illegal in many countries and in the United States it is considered a Schedule 1 drug. Schedule 1 drugs "have a high potential … Read more on CNN

Ky. judge: Health rules block help for addicts
And the fact is that most people, especially those in the deepest throes of opiate addiction, are probably spending what money they have on illegal drugs rather than seeking treatment. The financial cost of Vivitrol is one of the biggest hurdles for … Read more on Cincinnati.com

Ketamine: The Future of Depression Treatment?
Of those who seek treatment, 30% to 40% will not get better or fully recover with standard antidepressants. That puts them at greater risk of alcohol and drug abuse, hospitalization, and suicide attempts. Now, though, a growing body of research shows … Read more on WebMD

Lake Forest's LEAD to host prescription drug abuse summit Sept. 23
… Demtra Ashley, DEA prescription drug program manager; Chelsea Laliberte, LiveforLali.org executive director; Laura Crain, McHenry County Drug Free program coordinator; Neeva Sandhu, senior counselor for Advocate Addiction Treatment Program; and … Read more on Lake Forester

Millions of Young Adults Use Illegal Drugs, Alcohol Daily
"Far too many young adults allow substance use to jeopardize their health, well-being and futures. We must all do more to ensure that effective prevention and treatment programs are available to help young adults make the right choices." The report … Read more on International Business Times AU

Rockdale jail to start new drug treatment program
Rockdale County and the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office will receive $ 85,924 in grant money from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to develop a new program that will assist inmates with substance abuse issues being held in the Rockdale County … Read more on Rockdale News

Faith-based treatment program helps women regain their lives
“With individuals who have been in a place where they're addicted to drug and alcohol, it's so tempting when you're out in the world to take that turn and make that decision,” Carrie Zickefoose, community relations coordinator, said. “Volunteers and … Read more on The Elkhart Truth