Overdose survivor becomes recovery coach
"I lived like I didn't care anymore, and the disease progressed. I was to where, hopefully, I would die," … She ultimately became a recovery coach and now hopes others will face their addictions and get treatment. Hearing about a recent spike in … Read more on Turn to 10

Three Unlikely Groups Hit Hard by the Prescription Drug Epidemic
Three Unlikely Groups Hit Hard by the Prescription Drug Epidemic The face of drug addiction has changed dramatically in the past decade. Gone are the days when the “typical” drug addict was a junkie shooting heroin on the street. The widespread abuse … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

5 Must-Have Conversations for Back-To-School Season
5 Must-Have Conversations for Back-To-School Season This is the time of year when shopping for school clothes and the latest electronics and accessories is foremost in your child's mind. But, for parents, back-to-school season brings up more pressing … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

To Beat Heroin Addiction, Addicts Turn To Coaches
“[It's like] taking insulin, watching my diet, getting my blood work drawn, going to different appointments, walking on the treadmill, making sure I'm taking care of myself,” Pydynkowski says. Wurzburg is managing his recovery one day at a time and … Read more on Gant Daily

Funding shortfall closes Healthy Communities Initiative
… factors that diminish local health. It means that a coalition of volunteers that it hosted now must look for a new home as they oversee the distribution of Indiana's Drug Free funding in St. Joseph County. ….. HCI officials had decided to close … Read more on South Bend Tribune

Addiction-Fighting Nonprofit Closing
A northern Indiana nonprofit designed to combat issues related to drug and alcohol abuse is shutting down. The South … Director Beth Baker says the organization, and the entire state, will lose funding from the federal Access to Recovery program. She … Read more on Inside Indiana Business (press release)

Colts Partner With AG Zoeller To Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
“I am enthusiastic about our partnership with the Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force,” said Colts Owner and CEO Jim Irsay. “The statistics related to this issue in Indiana are eye-openers, and we hope we can use the Colts platform to get the word out … Read more on Colts.com

4 arrested, drugs confiscated after car stopped for violation
When an Indiana State Police trooper pulled a car over for a traffic violation near Nashville Thursday afternoon, he ended up arresting four people and confiscating various drugs and suspected drug-laced treats. Trooper Chris Griggs reported that a … Read more on The Herald-Times (subscription)

S. Ogden neighbors line up to oppose drug rehab center
The nonprofit Horsley Foundation and STEPS Recovery Center recently purchased the property, pending city approval of a conditional use permit that would allow 64 potential clients to live on the closed campus. … The U.S. Department of Justice lists … Read more on Standard-Examiner

FDA Prescription Drug Abuse Plan Hits – and Misses – the Mark
He is CEO of Elements Behavioral Health, a network of mental health and addiction treatment centers that includes an adolescent rehab at Right Step as well as Promises, The Ranch, The Recovery Place, The Sexual Recovery Institute, Clarity Way, Journey … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

'Cost of Addiction Rehab Increases, Yet Relapse Rate Stays the Same,' Says …
Even though the cost of drug addiction rehab is rising by leaps and bounds every year, the benefits offered by many rehab centers in the US or Canada is of dubious value. Especially for short-term drug rehab programs, relapse rates remain astonishingly … Read more on Motor E magazine

Law contributes to prescription drug abuse, some say
Bill Haslam unveiled his Prescription For Success plan last month to try to curb some of the prescription drug abuse in Tennessee, a state that is considered one of the worst for prescription drug abuse in the nation. … The third goal in the … Read more on Cookeville Herald Citizen

Battling the scourge of drug abuse (editorial)
Mr. Cusick said improved access to care will be the result of requiring that insurers more carefully evaluate the medical necessity of treatment for drug addicts. "In an overwhelming number of cases, insurers are allowing patients with addiction … Read more on SILive.com

Local researchers hoping to impact future drug use treatments
Two local researchers are sifting through drug use treatment trials with the hope of impacting future therapies. It's been a project for Jennifer Brown, assistant professor of psychology at Texas Tech, for the last 10 years. She and her husband … Read more on LubbockOnline.com

Addiction and Alcoholism Hit Men, Women Differently
Heroin and prescription drug addiction are on the rise among affluent women, according to a 2014 survey from Caron Treatment Centers, parent company of the Hanley Center. Women cited anxiety (65 percent), depression (67 percent) and a critical internal … Read more on Valley News

Heroin, opioids now top alcohol as No. 1 substance treatment at Brien Center
Drugs are prepared to shoot intravenously by a user from Vermont addicted to heroin in this file photo from Getty Images. The Brien Center, the largest substance abuse treatment center in Berkshire County, now reports that it treats more heroin and … Read more on Berkshire Eagle

Nonresidential rehab programs are effective
An article in Wednesday's Morning Call ("City zoners ponder halfway house") refers to a development plan for a residential facility to help people with drug abuse problems on their way toward re-integrating into society. By coincidence, this appeared … Read more on Allentown Morning Call

Robin Williams admits himself to treatment center for addiction intervention
Actor Robin Williams has entered a treatment facility, according to several media reports. The 62-year-old star, best known for his breakout role on the 1970's television comedy 'Mork & Mindy,' headed to a rehab center in Minnesota in an effort to…on … Read more on Examiner.com

Leading Addiction Treatment Center Father Martin's Ashley Receives M Gift …
Father Martin's Ashley, the nationally recognized private, non-profit alcoholism and drug addiction treatment center, today announced it received a gift of $ 13 million from the Skip Viragh Foundation to support the construction of Skip's Hall for … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Mother of third baby to die in three months speaks out on DCF connection
Speaking publicly for the first time, Alicia Mitchell, 24, said DCF took Mason from her when he was 3 weeks old, returning him to her care when she agreed to live at a residential drug treatment center in Burlington. Mitchell and her boyfriend, Mason's … Read more on vtdigger.org

3 Surprising (and Dangerous) Truths About Opiate Addiction
It's been almost a month since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control hosted the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit in Atlanta, GA. There, some surprising truths about opiate addiction were unveiled. … Prescription drug abuse is up. As parents, treatment … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)