Ellenton health resort pulled from planning commission agenda; family says …
Steve Bedi, a former Tampa Bay doctor who now lives in Palmetto, had run-ins with the law in the 1980s and early 1990s, leading to the suspension of his medical license by the Florida Board of Medicine and time in federal prison. … Bedi used "faulty … Read more on Bradenton Herald

How special interests killed Utah's medical marijuana bill
“If medical marijuana can advance in Utah—with significant support from Mormons in and out of the legislature—it can advance anywhere in the U.S.,” said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. “Medicine is …. Cathy is a … Read more on SFGate (blog)

Former Governor Rick Perry Joins Right on Crime Campaign
Over his fifteen years as Texas' longest serving Governor, Perry supported and signed into law multiple reforms, including expanding alternatives to incarceration like drug treatment programs and community supervision for low risk and first time non … Read more on Breitbart News

American arrested on Lanta for DUI worked at Thai hallucinogenic drugs clinic
However, the Daily Mail Online revealed she is also linked to another fatality involving a man who died after undergoing an experimental drug treatment at an unregistered Thai clinic. Australian Brodie Smith, 33, checked into the Ibogaine Thailand … Read more on The Phuket News

Lee trial delayed; former JP undergoing treatment for addiction
But documents filed in Anaconda district court say Lee is seeking inpatient treatment for a drug addiction at a recovery center in Missoula. Prosecutors say Lee was under the influence of prescription pills when police found him in his vehicle on the … Read more on Montana Standard

Internet addiction: A real problem in America?
Dr. Kimberly Young runs the nation's first and only inpatient internet addiction center. She said just like folks with drug or alcohol addictions, people go through detox – only this one is a digital detox. "I still understand it's controversial … Read more on MyFox Tampa Bay

Methadone coverage could return to Medicaid menu
The Illinois Medicaid program is weighing whether to resume covering methadone treatments, a proposal that is likely to stir up controversy after the practice was halted about 20 years ago amid criticism about the soaring costs of substance abuse care … Read more on Crain’s Chicago Business

Drug treatment services for addicts in Northern Ireland 'unsatisfactory'
Gannon (26) was said to have returned to his native city after becoming addicted to heroin during a period living in Dublin. According to the prosecution his compliance with treatment services in prison has not been confirmed. After receiving the …
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Top Addiction Treatment Clinic, The Coleman Institute, Expands into Tampa Bay …
This is a wonderful opportunity to not only develop The Coleman Institute in Tampa Bay and the surrounding cities, but offer innovative, and most importantly, effective, outpatient addiction treatment services to the area,” Dr. Hossain said. “As a long …
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Addiction treatment center readies to open
COVINGTON — Hundreds of people have already reached out to Northern Kentucky's first full-service addiction treatment center, which will use methadone therapy. NKY Med Clinic will open its door Thursday morning in Covington. It is one of 12 licensed …
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