State revokes license of Wichita drug rehab center
During a visit Tuesday, agency representatives say they found medications stored improperly, treatment being provided by unlicensed staff and other unsanitary or unsafe conditions such as disconnected fire alarms. Atishwin was damaged by a major fire … Read more on KWCH

Yukon woman is accused of raping teenage boy in drug rehab center
A mother contacted authorities to report that her son had been sexually molested by Thompson while he was receiving treatment at the Fort Reno Adolescent Drug and Rehabilitation Center. Thompson, who investigators said is married and has three children … Read more on NewsOK.com

ABC's Elizabeth Vargas enters rehab for alcohol abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) – ABC News reporter Elizabeth Vargas has returned to a recovery center to be treated for alcohol dependency, she and the network said Sunday. The "20/20" co-anchor said in an emailed statement that she checked into a treatment … Read more on WKRN

The U.S. Addiction Rehab Industry
10 in-depth company profiles are provided for: Hazelden Treatment Centers, Betty Ford Center, CRC Health Group, Elements Behavioral Health, Passage Malibu, The Caron Foundation, Comprehensive Care Corp., Malibu Horizon Rehab Center, Behavioral … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release)

We Don't Really Know How To Treat Depression And Alcoholism At The Same …
"When folks would show up at mental health centers with a substance abuse problem, a referral is often made for them to go and get substance abuse counseling first — get cleaned up, and then get your depression treated," explained Gamble in a phone … Read more on Huffington Post

Inpatient Treatment – General Overview of Treatment Process

More Tasmanians seek help for alcohol than other drugs, report shows
Treatment patterns in Tasmania were similar to those nationally with alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines and heroin being the four main problem drugs respectively. However there is a slightly higher proportion of people seeking treatment for cannabis in … Read more on ABC Online

A better understanding of mental illness hasn't reduced the stigma around it
People also gave a greater endorsement of psychiatric treatment for alcohol dependence, up from 61 percent in 1996 to 79 percent in 2006. There was also a greater understanding of the neurobiological causes of mental illness, though there was less … Read more on Washington Post (blog)

Robin Williams checked into Minnesota rehab center to 'focus on continued …
While he was at Hazeldon Addiction Treatment Center, the actor and comedian paid a visit to a Dairy Queen in Linstrom nearby on June 29. … He described feelings of loneliness and fear that pushed him back towards alcohol at that time. 'I was in a … Read more on Daily Mail

Man accused in Long Branch killings was previously convicted of sexually …
As part of his supervision, Farmer was required to notify any employer of his criminal record, not use alcohol and attend substance abuse and mental health treatment, he said. Farmer was also not allowed to use a computer or similar device or create … Read more on The Star-Ledger

Parish seeks to block proposed drug rehab center
Last month the parish council heard from dozens of homeowners in the Choctaw Estates Subdivision area who attended the meeting to protest plans by Acadian Addictive Center LLC, a Delaware-based company, to build a 50-unit treatment center in “the … Read more on Opelousas Daily World

Williams among many who cracked jokes while fighting depression
Williams was released from a rehab center last month, according to published reports. He has commented in the past on his struggles with both alcoholism and drug addiction, a troubling situation that can lead to difficulties in treating depression … Read more on Mineral Wells Index

Former public defender employee pleads not guilty to felony charge
Haywood was working as an extra-help interviewer at the public defender's office and was transporting three inmates, including Fuentes, from a drug-treatment program in San Francisco back to the John Latorraca Correctional Center, according to a report … Read more on Merced Sun-Star

Calif. copes with flood of released prisoners, many homeless
The one-stop center provides services from various agencies under one roof: substance abuse education, anger management, wellness recovery, high school equivalency classes, computer education, help with child support issues, job training and interview … Read more on Al Jazeera America

Cuomo Studies Options For Use Of .2 Billion Budget Surplus
The administration said the windfall from the Paribas penalty will be used to help limit annual spending growth to less than 2 percent, not on special one-time programs or projects. And $ 298 million from that settlement will go into a special fund for … Read more on CBS Local

5 Realities of College Life Every Parent Needs to Know
Many students report drinking to relax, manage stress or forget about problems. … Yet many schools have a dire shortage of qualified treatment professionals that has only worsened as a result of recent budget cuts in mental health programs. Why are … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Iran opens first state-run alcohol rehab center
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has opened the country's first, state-run rehab and treatment center for alcoholism, an Iranian semi-official news agency reported on Friday. According to the report by ISNA, the center was inaugurated at the Tehran University … Read more on Post-Bulletin

Poorly Defined Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Used to Blame, Criminalize Mothers
Because fetal alcohol syndrome is difficult to treat (and the small treatment programs that exist are underfunded), public health programming has focused mostly on convincing pregnant women not to drink. But part of the tension inherent in any … Read more on RH Reality Check

37 Tons of David Victorson: A Tale of Ballsy Redemption
Ultimately, he became a skillful drug counselor and for some years a rehab center owner himself, specializing in treating young addicts. For years he had sold drugs without thinking about any harm the drugs might cause to his customers, but now his … Read more on Huffington Post

NFL Notes: Houston WR Andre Johnson reports to camp
He entered the league with a history of marijuana abuse after failing two drug tests in college. Gordon reportedly entered a rehab clinic following a recent DUI arrest in North Carolina. Gordon participated with Cleveland's other veterans in a … Read more on Yakima Herald-Republic

Jim & Doreen: NBC4's top-rated anchors are still leading the pack after 25 years
She thought she wanted to be a print journalist, but at the University of Georgia, she discovered she liked broadcasting. … Once, years later, when his mother visited him in a drug-rehabilitation facility, a counselor asked him what he wanted to say … Read more on Washington Post