Police brace for heroin rise
Heroin use was declared an epidemic in Coos County last week, and if it's there, said Gold Beach Police Chief Dixon Andrews, the problem will find its way south to Curry County. “It's coming, no question about it,” Andrews said. “Five years ago … Read more on Curry Coastal Pilot

Renz Center joins #GivingTuesday effort
CHARLES – Renz Addiction Counseling Center has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide, according … Read more on Kane County Chronicle

7K still needed to fund addiction recovery center
Serving the 13-county Concho Valley region for 50 years, the nonprofit organization provides outpatient and residential substance abuse treatment as well as education in prevention. The planned center would bring a badly needed new element to the … Read more on San Angelo Standard Times

Better treatment for addicts
Prescription painkiller use roughly quadrupled over the past 15 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 2013 and 2014, enough opioid painkillers prescriptions were filled in South Carolina to treat almost every … Read more on Charleston Post Courier

Every Minute We Discuss Ray Rice, 24 Americans Are Victims of DV. What Are …
There are millions of dollars devoted to resources for the prevention and treatment of intimate partner violence, reports of which have dropped 64 percent since 1993. As a domestic … By putting batterers into counseling, and by providing family … Read more on Huffington Post

County Ethics Board finally has full membership again
The county Board of Commissioners has confirmed appointments by County Executive Mark Hackel to fill two vacancies – Dorie Vazquez-Nolan, executive director of the abused-child advocacy center known as Care House in Mount Clemens, and James … Read more on The Macomb Daily

Louisiana ranks fourth in domestic homicide rates
In fact a new Violence Police Center study shows Louisiana has one of the highest domestic homicide rates in the country, ranking fourth – just behind Alaska, South Carolina, and Oklahoma. "Louisiana has ranked in the top 10 for the last 20 years … Read more on KPLC-TV

Jasiel Correia has seen many successes in young career, from BOLD leader to …
We hadn't seen someone that age before speak so eloquently and (passionately) on that topic,” said Mike Aguiar, the director of prevention services at Stanley Street Treatment and Resources, who recalled how that young teenager impressed him and … Read more on Wicked Local Fall River

Overdose victim pleads guilty to having heroin
He could be sentenced to anything from a prison term to serving local time in the county jail or various programs such as a Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF), Conway said. A CBCF is a former of prison focusing on substance abuse treatment … Read more on Norwalk Reflector

Kids bloom through preschool art program in Charlotte
… and Gaffney in South Carolina. Each one serves a different purpose, from foster care services to residential care for mothers in substance abuse recovery. … She went down a winding road that led her to the job as the only arts and music teacher … Read more on Charlotte Observer

Woman ordered back to treatment facility
… from the facility, Kasper said. The prosecutor said Huron County Common Pleas Judge Jim Conway ordered her to return to a CBCF to complete the program. Defendants spend time in CBCF to receive education about drug abuse and get treatment. Read more on Norwalk Reflector

Can a Left-Right Coalition Bring About Real Prison Reform?
… not locking people up for a decade because of a period of drug addiction. The feds are taking the lead from states like Georgia and South Carolina, she says, “who were way ahead in looking at sentencing reform and setting up commissions … Read more on BillMoyers.com

Ex-Louisville star Chane Behanan transferring to Colorado State
However, after his dismissal Behanan went to Houston to enroll in John Lucas' alcohol and drug rehabilitation program for athletes and coaches. At Colorado State Behanan still will be subject to the NCAA's restrictions on marijuana use. Behanan will … Read more on Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)