Father walks with son through a life of mental illness
Family & Children's Services: Has 49 programs to help children and adults with mental health, substance abuse and family services. The agency has locations in Tulsa, Broken Arrow and Owasso. Call 918-587-9471 for an appointment or call COPES at … Read more on Tulsa World

Kids With Family History Of Substance Abuse Have Brains That Must Work …
Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center found that kids with a family history of alcohol or other drug use disorders — shorted to FH+ — were more likely to exhibit impairments in the forebrain area. The forebrain is the big … Read more on Medical Daily

New challenges arise in prescription drug abuse treatment
You should also be considering whether the patient has a history themselves of addition or if there's a family history of addiction.” Genovese points to a stat by the Arizona Department of Health Services, saying doctors wrote 82 prescriptions for … Read more on Tucson News Now

Similar cases yield very different results in Wisconsin prison system
That means Whiteside could have been set free after about 12 years, and will likely have to be released after about 31. He has …. Another roadblock Whiteside faces is that he must complete a substance abuse treatment program before he can be released. Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Legal marijuana may have unintended consequences
Ironically, treatment centers such as Serenity Lane stand to benefit from the election results. It's not uncommon at all for us to see marijuana addiction among our patients who come in for treatment for alcoholism, prescription drug and/or opiate … Read more on The Register-Guard

Lincoln Park students hear how childhood trauma can result in addiction
By the time he was discharged in 1994, he was institutionalized in maximum security at a Veterans Administration hospital, where he was treated for alcoholism and bipolar disorder. It was during that treatment that he discovered his own self. "You have … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Houston sobering center turns to public for help
The vans are part of what substance abuse professionals call the "warm handoff" principle, the idea that a person who agrees to get help should be quickly shepherded to a detox or treatment center, whatever the next step might be, without pause and … Read more on Houston Chronicle

Fighting addiction with another drug
Last year, heroin was the leading reason people ages 18 to 29 sought treatment for substance abuse, far surpassing admissions for alcohol, methamphetamine or prescription drugs. The number of young people admitted for heroin treatment has more than … Read more on The Columbian

Sheriff's Office: Pontiac man dies of suspected drug overdose hours before …
A 32-year-old Pontiac man is believed to have died of a drug overdose late Wednesday, Nov. 19, just hours before he was to enter a substance abuse rehabilitation clinic, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. The man's aunt and uncle found … Read more on The Oakland Press

Providers say state rates harming addiction treatment
BOSTON (SHNS) – Addiction treatment industry officials skewered proposed reimbursement rates from the Patrick administration as “completely inadequate” and “capricious” during a hearing Tuesday before lawmakers who are reviewing the rate-setting … Read more on wwlp.com

Social worker charged with smoking crack while driving on I-65 with child in car
HOOVER, Alabama – A manager of a Birmingham substance abuse treatment center faces charges after authorities said she was driving down I-65 smoking a crack pipe with a young child in her car. Bari Joy Williams, 44, of Gardendale, is charged with … Read more on AL.com

Detox Afghan – style : Drug addicts chained up at shrine for 40 DAYS in bid to …
Chained to the wall with both arms and legs shackled tightly and just a meagre portion of bread for sustenance, you'd be forgiven for thinking that these men were incarcerated for some heinous criminal act. But these men aren't criminals, this is … Read more on Daily Mail

A jail by another name: China labor camps now drug detox centers
New York-based Human Rights Watch estimates more than 60 percent of the 160,000 people in labor camps at the start of the year were there for drug offenses. Those people were unlikely to see any change in their treatment, it said. "The drug detox … Read more on Reuters

Letter: Roseburg veteran wanted to detox
On Nov. 4, 2014, my husband, Jerry Sofranko, took his life. Jerry was battling prescription drugs: methadone, oxycodone, mood and stress drugs prescribed for years by the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center. These prescribed pain medications … Read more on NRToday.com

Midland Coalition Reveals Marijuana As The Drug Of Choice Among Teens
MIDLAND, TX (Local Big 2 News) — Some surprising results revealed regarding drinking and drug use among adolescents. The Midland Coalition presented those results, hoping to bring light to the issue. "The line between use, abuse and addiction, there's … Read more on Permianbasin360

Exploring Adderall abuse among teens
Following a recent investigation into Adderall use at Mount Horeb High School, NBC15 is digging deeper into the issue of Adderall abuse among teens. Adderall is a prescription drug used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly known … Read more on WMTV

Cherokee Nation opens substance abuse treatment center for teenagers in …
The Cherokee Nation celebrated Monday the construction of its $ 5 million Jack Brown Center in Tahlequah. The treatment center helps American Indian ages 13 to 18 overcome drug and alcohol addiction. It's one of only 10 centers of its kind in the … Read more on NewsOK.com

Drug-Addiction Prevention, Treatment Move Up on Christie's Agenda
… further advance this record in the coming months, depending on whether he and legislators reach agreement on a wide-ranging 21-bill package aimed at reducing the number of overdose deaths and improving addiction prevention, treatment and recovery … Read more on NJ Spotlight

Introducing a Breakthrough Recovery Website – Dramatic Shift in Addiction …
RecoveryHub.com is excited to announce the launch of a comprehensive and user-friendly website that allows individuals struggling with addiction the opportunity to find an ideal treatment facility anywhere in the world from the comfort of his or her … Read more on PR Web (press release)

At last, a fair fight against prescription drug and heroin addiction: Editorial
Joe Vitale (D-Middlesex), who led a bipartisan group to sponsor a package of 21 bills would attack the epidemic with a holistic strategy, using its integrated components – prevention, education, treatment and recovery — to address all the elements of … Read more on NJ.com