'Cost of Addiction Rehab Increases, Yet Relapse Rate Stays the Same,' Says …
Luckily, long-term rehab can offer a much greater protection against drug rehab. A 90-day program of drug addiction rehab treatment leads to as much as a 73% drop in relapse risk. By spending more time in a rehab facility, the patient is able to detox … Read more on Motor E magazine

Editorial: Town hall focuses on more drug treatment
But those attending a town hall meeting at Cabell Midland High School this week seemed to agree on one simple point — there needs to be a greater focus on help and treatment for those who have developed a problem with drugs. Certainly, sustained law … Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch

7 Signs You're Drinking Too Much
“Those who recognize the problem before they develop full-blown addiction have a greater chance they'll be able to cut down and minimize the role alcohol plays in their life,” says John F. Kelly, PhD, director of the Recovery Research Institute at … Read more on TIME

Hearts of gold: unlikely heroes
Outside of work, he spent most of his time in his room of burgundy carpet and tan walls. He lay on his back, in pain, with a wet towel on his pillow, hoping it would … Then after a spate of drug use and a robbery conviction two years later, Johnson … Read more on STLtoday.com

Vt. officials mark new addiction treatment center
The center is the fourth of five regional treatment centers that will make up a system of care called the Care Alliance for Opioid Addiction, a statewide partnership of treatment centers and clinicians to provide medication-assisted therapy for … Read more on NECN

Mass. General Hospital Launches Addiction Research Center
The Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have created what's known as the Recovery Research Institute. It will be a center to conduct research and coordinate information about addiction treatment and the latest research on recovery and addiction. Read more on WBUR