Horizon site tackles opiate addiction among young adults
Last year, the agency added residential treatment beds in Buffalo when it assumed responsibility for the Terrace House facility after the closing of Alcohol & Drug Dependency Services (ADDS). Horizon is working to shed non-core services to concentrate … Read more on Buffalo Business First

Rehabilitation a walk in the park for drug addicts
This means there is only one bed for every 320,000 drug or alcohol addicts in Turkey. The government pledged that 20 more centers will be established by 2017 and clinics will also set up in prisons for rehabilitation of drug users there. Five clinics … Read more on Daily Sabah

Father of NBA player leaves alcohol, prison behind for church and son
In 1999, when Johnny O'Bryant III was 6, his dad went to prison on a forgery charge he attributes to his addiction. He stayed behind bars for 18 months, continuing to drink and use drugs in the eight years that followed his release. To enter a … Read more on The Advocate

Council approves recommendations for Rehab and Care Center property
Sovereign Health could be one step closer to turning the now empty Rehab & Care Center of Jackson County into a rehab center for drug and alcohol abuse. At its meeting Tuesday night, March 10, the Murphysboro City Council approved by an 9-1 vote a … Read more on Murphysboro American

Reaction swift after treatment center planned on school site
An addiction treatment company is planning to open a rehabilitation center in one of southern New Jersey's wealthy towns, and some locals are not happy about the idea. The 19-acre site in Haddonfield now used as a school for students with intellectual … Read more on News & Observer

Best Drug Rehab Center Awards Issued by 10 Best Rehab
10 Best Rehab, which is a professionally-regarded ranking system, has released its latest listing of the Best Drug Rehab Centers. The organization recently provided details on the top three drug rehab centers nationwide and information on why these … Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

Couple's son seeks treatment, then wanders into tragedy
A Kearney, Neb., couple, Kim and Ted Jacques, were awarded $ 10.25 million wrongful death suit, the largest settlement against a California rehabilitation center, after their son died in an Orange County residential treatment facility in 2011. Brandon … Read more on La Crosse Tribune

forum gives hope for recovery to addicts
He worked for Community Solutions in Warren, the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Valley Counseling, and Compass, and is now the executive director of First Step Recovery, an alcohol and drug treatment center. The center has 16 beds for detox and 24 … Read more on Youngstown Vindicator

Montgomery County drug overdose taskforce recommends prevention through …
According to the preliminary report presented to commissioners Chairman Josh Shapiro and Vice Chairwoman Valerie Arkoosh March 2, there were 134 drug-related deaths in 2013 in Montgomery County. More specifically the county saw 46 heroin deaths in … Read more on Montgomery Newspapers

Farmington nonprofit to provide alcohol addiction services
FARMINGTON, N.M. — A Farmington nonprofit has obtained tribal and federal contracts to provide a new residential treatment service for alcohol addiction. The Daily Times (http://goo.gl/mSyRAS ) reports that Four Winds Recovery Center secured the … Read more on Macon Telegraph (blog)

Lots of drug-related news the day addiction letter ran
My letter, “Addiction is a powerful dragon on a person's back,” was printed on Feb. 24. The same day, on the front page, was an article about the Maine Recovery Center for alcohol and drug abuse, “These people deserve to be treated,” and on page A4, … Read more on Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

Will the Browns really try to trade up for Marcus Mariota?: Hey Mary Kay!
Plenty of experts now have Florida State's Jamies Winston ranked ahead of Mariota, which means Mariota might be easier to land. The Browns have the … But the organization viewed Manziel's decision to go to rehab two weeks ago as a positive, and as … Read more on cleveland.com

2015 Scouting Combine: 5 Bold Predictions
From the time players awake for drug screening at 4 a.m. until the night ends around midnight with private interviews with team executives and coaches, lives will change at the NFL Combine, some positively and others negatively. Of the 335 players … Read more on Lyndy’s Sports Annuals

Former state legislator Mandy Dawson freed, admits cocaine use
Dawson's addiction dates back more than a decade to when she was arrested in Broward County on a state felony prescription fraud charge and she completed court-sponsored drug rehabilitation. Dawson's husband Hobson McLeod Bethune Sr. said his … Read more on Sun Sentinel

Fort Myers city officials say treatment center is open 'illegally'
FORT MYERS, Fla.-The drama surrounding a residential treatment center is getting worse. Sovereign Health of Florida, located in a neighborhood off Palm Beach Boulevard is open for business; they even held an open house for neighbors but the city tells … Read more on Wink News

Betty Ford Center to open new LA outpatient clinic
The famed Betty Ford institution, which is recognized internationally and has treated countless celebrities over the years, has offered residential alcohol and substance abuse treatment out of its Rancho Mirage site since 1982. But after joining with … Read more on The Desert Sun

More help for those fighting addiction: New recovery homes
"We know we have the first stage of the process," Demo-Hodgins said, referring to Foundations Recovery, a residential treatment facility in Marion. "Oftentimes people completing that program … Opening of the three facilities follows state legislation … Read more on Marion Star

Graduates of Putnam County's Treatment Court Share Inspirational Stories
… social services and treatment professionals actively intervene and break the cycle of substance abuse, addiction and crime. Participation is offered to those who would otherwise be facing for offenses that are drug or alcohol related. … He … Read more on Patch.com

Chatham specialty court helps families find stability
Parents are required to complete intensive drug and alcohol treatment including individual, group, family and marriage counseling and/or residential treatment. That may include Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, weekly court sessions and drug testing. Read more on Savannah Morning News

New residential drug and alcohol treatment center opens
A new faith-based residential treatment center that helps adult women recover from drug and alcohol addictions has opened in Willard. Teen Challenge of the Firelands — which despite its name treats women of all ages 18 and over — opened a few weeks … Read more on Sandusky Register

County Jail Programs Tackle Addiction Across US
A spell in the county lockup gives inmates plenty of time to think and some jails give them plenty to think about, as they assess — voluntarily or not — the roles alcohol and drugs have played in their lives with substance abuse treatment programs … Read more on PublicCEO.com

New White Paper Published by Innovative Detox Compares Conventional …
Using this extensive documentation, this study found that traditional alcohol and drug rehab programs, based on the 28-day residential treatment program pioneered by Hazelden more than 35 years ago — a flawed approach that is totally dependent on the … Read more on Marketwired (press release)

Drug Treatment Court Participation Down
Their All Rise Philosophy and public service announcement persuade advocates that judges and lawyers know more about drug and alcohol addiction than the medical community. In the over 20 years of these expanding courts, there is not … Although we … Read more on Huffington Post