Drug addicts: Warning signs and help that's available
Luke Nasta, executive director of Camelot Counseling Service, an inpatient facility in Port Richmond, compared the Island's current heroin epidemic to that of the 1960s and 70s, when opiate addiction ravaged middle class Staten Island. The situation is … Read more on SILive.com

AAC Holdings Acquires One of the Largest Online Publishers of Drug Treatment …
American Addiction Centers is a leading provider of inpatient substance abuse treatment services. We treat adults as well as adolescents who are struggling with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and co-occurring mental/behavioral health issues. We … Read more on Business Wire (press release)

Workplace Trouble: Survey Reveals Sharp Escalation in Restaurant/Food Service …
Novus Medical Detox Center is a Joint Commission Accredited inpatient medical detox facility that offers safe, effective alcohol and drug treatment programs in a home-like residential setting. Located on 3.25 tree-lined acres in New Port Richey, Fla … Read more on Benzinga

Addiction on Staten Island: Fighting heroin epidemic with education
The sessions will be facilitated by experienced counselors who specialize in addiction prevention and treatment. They will be held Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. in the The Murphy Center; located below the Chapel in the parking lot on Nelson Avenue. Coffee, tea … Read more on SILive.com

Addictions to Heroin and Other Drugs: Can Vaccines Treat Them?
Every week, Janda claims to get an email from a heroin addict, or a loved one of an addict, requesting to be part of a study for a vaccine against addictions. The relapse rate among drug abusers is high, indicating a need for more addictions treatment … Read more on EmpowHer

Nathan Dearing pleads innocent in cyclist death
Public defender Jim Gratton asked the court to consider Dearing's long ties to Addison County and the fact that he was hoping to get into substance abuse treatment soon. “He was cooperative at the scene and he was cooperative with law enforcement,” … Read more on Rutland Herald

Substance abuse, prevention spending plan approved
The St. Mary's County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a plan for spending the budgeted $ 100,000 extra funding to address substance abuse and prevention. The plan was outlined to the commissioners by Health Officer Dr. Meenakshi Brewster, Sheriff … Read more on Bay Net

Savings force temporary closure of substance abuse treatment centres
Savings force temporary closure of substance abuse treatment centres. A-Clinic Foundation has announced that it will lay off staff in its Eastern Finland service area in a bid to save money. Both the South Kymenlaakso and Kouvola inpatient units will … Read more on YLE News

'We can make a difference': Walk spotlighting drug treatment and recovery …
The Walk for Recovery was sponsored by the Staten Island Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (SICASA) and the Tackling Youth Substance Abuse (TYSA) program of the Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness. It featured a two-mile walk … Read more on Staten Island Advance – SILive.com

How Obamacare could reduce crime and incarceration
Researchers at Emory University found that expanding health care coverage increases the use of substance abuse treatment and reduces aggravated assault, robbery, and larceny, according to their new working paper for the National Bureau of Economic … Read more on MSNBC

Desoxyn Withdrawal and Desoxyn Detox

Staten Island DA issues 'scared straight' warnings on drug abuse (editorial)
"Battling drug addiction can be a tough and lonely road to travel," said District Attorney Daniel Donovan. "This is an opportunity for any Staten Islander who may be heading down that path, or their concerned friends or family members, to see the … Read more on SILive.com

DARE camp teaches safety and drug abuse resistance
There's a unique summer camp happening this week at D'Iberville Middle School aimed at keeping children safe and teaching them how to make wise decisions. "If a stranger, somebody you don't know, talks to you, alright? You turn and walk the other way … Read more on WLOX

Obama drug strategy aims to change how Americans see drug abuse
“I'm also a person in long-term recovery from substance-abuse disorders,” said Mr. Botticelli, the acting director of national drug control policy. “I'm speaking about my recovery because for too long the stigma associated with the disease of addiction … Read more on Anchorage Daily News

5 things to know this week: Public hearing planned on rezoning
KevinLee will seek rezoning today for a residential treatment center at 5110 Florence Road for people addicted to substances. The Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission will consider the request during a meeting that starts at 6 p.m. today in … Read more on The Daily News Journal

The heroin epidemic, and the antidote for overdose
He's the executive director of the Camelot residential rehabilitation program on Staten Island, which also sponsors rehab programs throughout New York's five boroughs. So how did the problem rise to epidemic proportions? These days, heroin is a cheaper … Read more on CNN

After the crisis: What happens when mental care ends?
They said help was hit or miss, but she had stints in psych units at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center, The Pines Residential Treatment Center, The Barry Robinson Center and Riverside Behavioral Health Center in … Read more on The Virginian-Pilot

Owner of Fort Myers rehab center pleads guilty to Medicare fraud
Duluc and his co-conspirators used multiple physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics in Florida to submit about $ 28.3 million in fraudulent Medicare reimbursement claims from 2005-2009, according to the release. Medicare paid about $ 14.4 million on … Read more on The News-Press

Agent: Dennis Rodman checks into alcohol rehab center
Dennis Rodman has checked into an undisclosed alcohol rehabilitation center to treat his long-time struggle with alcoholism, his agent says. Darren Prince declined on Saturday to say which facility will treat Rodman and how long he will be there … Read more on Florida Today

Long a nexus of Rx drug abuse, Staten Island now faces heroin's scourge
"They don't know what they're doing," says Fusco, who runs the Dynamite Youth Center in Brooklyn and its residential treatment center in update Fallsburg New York. About 35 percent of Dynamite's upstate residents hail from Staten Island. "They're using … Read more on SILive.com