Middle-Aged White Americans Are Dying of Despair
In January, a CDC Vital Signs report found that alcohol poisoning kills more than 2,200 Americans a year, three-quarters of them adults aged 35 to 64. A 2012 Health Affairs study found that life expectancy for white, female high-school dropouts has … Read more on The Atlantic

Natalie Cole, Grammy winning singer, has died
But in her 2000 autobiography, "Angel on My Shoulder," Cole discussed how she had battled heroin, crack cocaine and alcohol addiction for many years. She spent six months in rehab in 1983. When she announced in 2008 that she had been diagnosed with … Read more on KABC-TV

Gloucester Township, developer headed to court over rehab center
A second South Jersey community is balking at plans by real estate developer J. Brian O'Neill to locate a drug and alcohol treatment center in its midst. Unlike in Haddonfield, his dispute with Gloucester Township has landed in court. O'Neill wants to … Read more on Philly.com

Substance Abuse Treatment Remains Low for Opioid Use Disorders
Newswise — During the decade from 2004 to 2013, use of treatment remained low for individuals with opioid use disorders, according to a study in the October 13 issue of JAMA. During the last decade, nonmedical use of opioid analgesics and heroin … Read more on Newswise (press release)

Baker would give hospitals the power to hold addicts
Peterson's son has been sober for nearly seven years now. Government has wrestled with how to treat substance abuse for centuries, a challenge long wrapped up in the fraught debate about whether addiction is a malady, a failure of will — or, perhaps … Read more on The Boston Globe

Amid heroin crisis, South Jersey may lose 42 percent of its treatment beds
As a speech on substance abuse reform by Gov. Chris Christie went viral Wednesday, back home, one of the largest providers of inpatient treatment in New Jersey was making plans to close. The CEO of John Brooks Recovery Center in Atlantic City, the … Read more on NJ.com

Health officials feel state struggles in offering addiction treatment
CLARKSBURG — A total of 769 treatment and recovery beds for substance abuse are a part of the public health system in West Virginia, but many state residents are left with nowhere to turn for treatment. “According to the Department of Health and Human … Read more on The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)

Addiction funding includes S.J. program
An estimated 805,000 state residents have alcohol or drug problems, according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey. More residential treatment facilities are needed in South Jersey, according to Mary Lynne Reynolds, … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post

Grants allow Cheektowaga schools to make hires, set up programs
The board on Tuesday also approved the administration of a drug use and attitudes survey through the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. The survey, which comes at no cost to the district, was last performed in 2009. OASAS will … Read more on Buffalo News

Police continues to battle campus crime
“Drug and alcohol prevention programs sponsored by the University are coordinated by the Drug and Alcohol Resource Center, located in Schwartz Hall,” said Tyree. “The Drug and Alcohol Resource Center (DARC) also serves as the campus resource for … Read more on The Southern News

Brookfield High grads discuss 'tornado' effect drugs had on their lives
Case, Bellano and Morelli now live in Florida where they attended rehabilitation programs. For Bellano, alcoholism and drug addiction were not family traits. She was not a party-goer in high school. She didn't even discover alcohol until she was 17 … Read more on Danbury News Times