Community Services for April 27
“THAT'S NOT A WORD,” a game designed to increase focus, critical skills and vocabulary, will be offered to players at several sites throughout Etowah County: 10 a.m. to noon Mondays at the Gadsden Senior Activity Center; 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesdays at … Read more on Gadsden Times

Lawmakers to Examine Rehab of Mentally Ill, Addicted Inmates
No matter the rate, though, recidivism in any form is costly to the state, said Tony Fabelo, director of research for the Justice Center at the Council of State Governments, a policy research organization. That's why it pays to look at any group whose … Read more on Big Country Homepage

The great 'Yaba' epidemic
"Once people become addicted, they have to," he says. "The bigger dealers will give you yaba pills for free." Tarique would then sell them to his friends. "My dealer was the biggest … Tarun Kanti Gayen, the director of the CREA rehab center where … Read more on Bangladesh News 24 hours

Timeline of Mitch McGary's highlights, back problems, surprise ending over two …
ANN ARBOR — From dominating the 2013 NCAA tournament to wielding a "Win the game" sign, to announcing a failed drug test and one-year ban from NCAA play, Mitch McGary's two years at Michigan have been eventful. Here's a … 3, 2011: Mitch McGary, a … Read more on The Flint Journal

Will Marijuana Economy Cause Addiction Boost?
There's something of a contradiction of marijuana legalization advocates complaining about rehab centers' losing money from legalization, according to Kevin Sabet, an assistant professor of Psychiatry at the University of Florida and the director of … Read more on MainStreet

Regional News Briefs
Medications should not be flushed down toilets or poured in sinks because sewage treatment plants are not designed to remove them and the drugs are discharged to Lake Michigan, according to MMSD officials. Collection efforts also prevent accidental … Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Pasadena, TX Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces Expansion of Residential …
The expanded drug treatment plan now includes Christian-based courses for individuals that desire this type of biblical support in prayer, meditation, and study. Residential treatment is an environment supported by experienced counselors, therapists … Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

UP CLOSE | A Haven for the homeless?
But now, he wakes up at 5:30 a.m. every day at the Overflow Shelter on Cedar Street and heads to a clinic to get his daily dose of methadone, a synthetic opioid drug that treats heroin addicts. By 8:30 a.m. he has made his way to Liberty Safe Haven, a … Read more on Yale Daily News (blog)

The Legalization Juggernaut
Christian Thurstone is one of the leading child psychiatrists in Colorado and head of the teen rehab center Adolescent STEP: Substance Abuse Treatment Education & Prevention Program in Denver. He has chronicled firsthand the increase in marijuana use … Read more on The Weekly Standard

Bulletin Board
Connections Area Agency on Aging and Mercy Medical Center's Older Adult Services Welcome to Medicare, 1:30-4 p.m., the first Friday of every month at Connections Area Agency on Aging, 2301 Pierce Street. … UnityPoint Health – St. Luke's Outpatient … Read more on Sioux City Journal

SOBA Recovery is the "Best Drug Rehab" Nationwide
This designation was given to SOBA as the result of a newly released online polling system where respondents, who are experts in various drug and alcohol addiction treatment methods, philosophies and treatment centers throughout the United States were … Read more on Newswire (press release)

Change Habits, Change Your Industry
Promises Treatment Center, a national drug and alcohol rehab center, provides exiting patients with a free app. Users can add friends and share meetings, track progress, and receive daily positive messages to prevent relapse. To date, approximately 5 … Read more on Entrepreneur

Oramorph Addiction & Oramorph Abuse

ON THE MOVE: Ga. Justice Project Ends Campaign with .2M
The legal and social services nonprofit, which is marking its 25th anniversary, takes a holistic approach toward representing low-income people accused of crimes. It defends them at no charge while also helping them find jobs, housing and obtain … It … Read more on Daily Report (registration)

Solution to homelessness could be at hand
Since 2007, some of us have been trying to overcome entrenched agency opposition to build the evidence-based, cost-efficient Tiger Bay Village.This holistic campus of services is proposed at an ideal location, next to an existing drug rehab center on … Read more on Daytona Beach News-Journal

OxyContin Withdrawal and OxyContin Detox

First Pediatric Rehabilitation Hospital to Use Telemedicine – Children's …
At PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital, a 60-bed inpatient pediatric rehabilitation hospital in New Brunswick, doctors are using VGo to extend their reach to monitor and consult with medically fragile patients and their families at any hour of the … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

City Council OKs zoning for Uptown rehab center
Services will include behavioral health inpatient and outpatient treatment for people diagnosed with drug and alcohol dependency and mental illness and prevention programs. The nursing home, which is in the Uptown District, closed in January, 2013. Read more on Toledo Blade

Cardiac Rehab Reduces Late Lumen Loss, Improves Risk Profile in Patients …
That outpatient cardiac rehab reduced late luminal loss more than inpatient rehab alone “supports the hypothesis that patients with substantial improvements in risk factors were able to decrease the rate of progression of coronary atherosclerosis … Read more on TCTMD