State of the State address targets Vt. drug problem
In addition, Shumlin said he will ask for more spending for statewide recovery centers, as well as funding for substance abuse and mental health treatment services for those on state assistance, in his 2015 budget proposal. That will represent more … Read more on Rutland Herald

Program sounds warning on area drug addiction
"I do believe that 2014 will be, and can be, a turning point for Athens County," Kelly said Wednesday evening, during a presentation called "A Child Will Die," focusing on the county's drug problem. "We must petition the state for more monies… We need … Read more on Athens NEWS

Lawmakers weigh bill to divert drug addicts
MONTPELIER — Lawmakers wasted little time Thursday in considering a wide-ranging bill aimed at redirecting addicts from the criminal justice system into treatment and boosting penalties for some criminal offenses related to drugs. Administration … Read more on Rutland Herald

This Author Thinks Americans Are Addicted to Working Too Fast, so Yglesias …
Are Americans working too hard, too fast, and too chaotically for our own good? Slate books editor Dan Kois was eager to find out when a review copy of Stephanie Brown's Speed: Facing Our Addiction to Fast and Faster—and Overcoming Our Fear of … Read more on Slate Magazine

Conway announces million for drug addiction treatment
8, 2013) — More than $ 32 million recovered in settlements with two pharmaceutical companies will be used throughout Kentucky to expand substance abuse treatment, including opiate addictions. Attorney General Jack Conway announced Monday that more … Read more on The Lane Report

Professor Probes Psychedelic Drugs for a Cure to Nicotine Addiction
Although his personal experience with addiction is limited to caffeine, he has spent much of his professional life teasing out its mysteries. “If you're interested in understanding behavior, addiction is the big thing,” Johnson explains. “It's behavior … Read more on Washingtonian.com

Shumlin zeroes in on drug addiction with State of State
WHAT: A documentary produced by Bess O'Brien of Kingdom County Productions, focuses on opiate addiction in Vermont, featuring addicts and pediatrician Fred Holmes. Gov. Peter Shumlin highlighted the film in his State of the State address. Read more on BurlingtonFreePress.com

DCF using 'gold standard' addiction assessments ahead of drug testing
It estimated the amount of drug treatment the state would be required to provide under SB 149 based on the rate of those flagged as potential drug abusers by DCF's SASSI assessments. That rate, approximately 8.5, is slightly lower than the federal … Read more on Topeka Capital Journal

Top 10 Players Who Should Be In the Baseball Hall of Fame
If that reason is performance-enhancing drug use (from this point onward, abbreviated to PEDs), and we know they're guilty, I won't consider them. So you won't see Barry Bonds, …. Perhaps Gil's biggest problem is that he was unable to speak on his … Read more on Bleeding Yankee Blue (blog)

Text of the State of the State Address
Routinely in Idaho, people with any combination of mental health and substance abuse issues are taken to local emergency rooms or county jails when their condition or behavior puts them or others at risk. Now, we all know how expensive an emergency … Read more on Idaho State Journal

Drug abuse treatment key in prison debate
CHARLESTON — State lawmakers representing Cabell and Wayne counties were hoping to hear more about easing prison overcrowding and strengthening substance abuse treatment programs during Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's State of the State address, but …
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Effective Addiction Treatment
Of the 23.5 million teenagers and adults addicted to alcohol or drugs, only about 1 in 10 gets treatment, which too often fails to keep them drug-free. Many of these programs fail to use proven methods to deal with the factors that underlie addiction …
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Round table discussion focuses on prescription drug abuse
Rahall decided to organize the roundtable after introducing the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the House companion measure to the Senate bill authored by Rockefeller. The bills would promote both physician and consumer education …
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Drug abuse treatment key in prison debate
CHARLESTON — State lawmakers representing Cabell and Wayne counties were hoping to hear more about easing prison overcrowding and strengthening substance abuse treatment programs during Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's State of the State address, but …
Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch

Gateway Unites Medicine and Therapy to Treat Drug Addiction
When medication assisted treatment is part of an integrated drug treatment program, the likelihood of a person staying in treatment and remaining drug free is increased. Treatment for dependency on opiates, alcohol or other substances can include the …
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