After Mysterious Absence, Dallas DA In Treatment For Mental Illness
After two terms, Dallas voters decided it was time for a change and elected Republican Susan Hawk to take over. To the Democratic city, Hawk's winning … But, months later, the Dallas Morning News broke the story that Hawk had actually been in drug … Read more on NPR

2015 "Music With A Mission" Sponsor Best Drug Rehabilitation Releases Artist …
Best Drug Rehabilitation was founded with the principle of giving people a choice in treatment options. Founder Per Wickstrom, after a long struggle with his own addiction and going through several treatment programs before finding one that worked for him. Read more on Midland Daily News

Amid heroin epidemic in New Hampshire, candidates talk substance abuse
The Republican presidential hopeful touched on his efforts in New Jersey to expand recovery services, including mandatory treatment for nonviolent, first-time drug offenders. Christie was one name on a long roster of speakers at the rally, including … Read more on Concord Monitor

When life begins in rehab: A baby heals after a mother's heroin addiction
BALTIMORE — After a month of painful withdrawal that bunched her body into a tight ball, after tremors and diarrhea and sleeplessness and difficulty eating, Makenzee Kennedy went home to her bed in a drug rehab facility to celebrate a milestone … Read more on Washington Post

Bill would screen high school students for substance abuse
If there is a risk for substance abuse, the school would then offer students counseling and treatment options. Supporters of the program … One recovering addict told 22News, you have to want to be drug or alcohol free for it to work. “If you don't … Read more on wwlp.com

Recovery home for young adults in Lakeview debated
Rockford, Ill.-based Rosecrance, a private behavioral health organization that has been in existence for nearly 100 years, wants to offer counseling and residential units for people recovering from substance abuse as well as outpatient services at 3701 N. Read more on RedEye Chicago

Substance Abuse Affects Men's And Women's Brains Differently, May Fuel Gender …
Researchers “specifically wanted to determine” how stimulant drug abuse — a dependency on cocaine, amphetamines, and/or methamphetamine for nearly 16 years — affected men's and women's brains. … centers, this would mean rehab programs would be … Read more on Medical Daily

HEATHER DENKMIRE Maine can't afford to lose more substance abuse treatment options
One consequence is Mercy Hospital is required to provide “charity care” and not get paid for it — the availability of free and low-cost health care is essential for the treatment of substance abuse disorders — which is another reason why the center … Read more on Bangor Daily News

Federal grant to combat substance abuse turns political hot-button issue in NH
… the money won't be released until October, “when it still must still go through the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee, at which point it will help us build on our efforts to prevent and reduce youth substance abuse in some of our most high-risk … Read more on Concord Monitor

New York Giants Preseason Exhibition Schedule 2015 | Heavy.com
Eli Manning is hoping a second season in the Giants' new offensive scheme will help New York return to the playoffs this year. (Getty). Training camps are set to begin, rookies are starting to report and … Todd Bowles inherits a team that has grown … Read more on Heavy.com

Right to Try bill for terminally ill passes
A bill is now headed to the governor to allow physicians to prescribe experimental drugs, products and devices to terminally ill patients who have exhausted all other legal treatment options. The Senate concurred today with changes made in Senate Bill … Read more on Jackson Clarion Ledger

Children's Hospital to expand onto former NOAH property
The hospital continued as a federal facility until 1981, when it was shut due to budget cuts and sold to Louisiana, which used it as a drug-treatment center before it evolved into NOAH. The hospital was once again the victim of budget cuts in 2009 … Read more on The New Orleans Advocate

Debating the Ethics of Experimental Drugs
Eight states—including Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, and Missouri—have passed “right to try” laws that say that patients who have exhausted all other treatment options can gain access to experimental drugs as long as they have a physician's … Read more on BU Today

North Ridgeville pursuing drug treatment facility
This is why the county's chief drug and alcohol treatment agency plans to explore opening treatment and recovery centers outside Lorain. Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Director Tom Stuber plans to sit down with North Ridgeville Mayor … Read more on Chronicle-Telegram

Glitch leaves thousands of Pennsylvania Medicaid beneficiaries without …
But instead of enrolling these beneficiaries into Healthy Plus, the new program for those in need of drug and alcohol treatment centers, these individuals were enrolled in private plans that don't offer such treatment. When treatment centers realized … Read more on FierceHealthPayer

Shelby, NC Addiction Hotline Assisting Addicts in Finding Effective Recovery …
People can learn about treatment options available at various rehab facilities. Friends and family can use the helpline to learn more about which treatment centers give their loved ones the best opportunity to overcome a drug or alcohol dependency. Read more on Ticker Report

North Carolina Drug and Alcohol Addicts Finding Help Through Abuse Helpline
Treatment centers can provide addicts with several treatment options including drug detox, dual diagnosis, individual and group therapy along with mandatory education programs. The helpline's goal is to provide much-needed access for those who need … Read more on Ticker Report

Butner, NC Addiction Helpline Assisting Addicts in Finding Effective Recovery …
People can learn about treatment options available at various rehab facilities. Friends and family can use the helpline to learn more about which treatment centers give their loved ones the best opportunity to overcome a drug or alcohol dependency. Read more on Ticker Report

Are celebrities promoting drugs and alcohol on Instagram?
Addiction-treatment.com, a website for those looking to help themselves or a friend recover from substance addiction, took a long look at the most influential celebrities on Instagram to dissect how often they are photographed with drugs and/or alcohol … Read more on New York Post

Agency battling drug crisis has big job, little state money
After six years of inaction, in 2010 the Pennsylvania General Assembly created the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, formerly a modest bureau tucked into the Department of Health. Then they piled on a huge workload and gave it little money … Read more on Main Line

US Painkiller Abuse 'Epidemic' May Be Declining
While the dip in painkiller abuse is good news, more "global efforts" — including better access to addiction treatment — are needed, said Bisaga, who was not involved in the study. "You can't get rid of addiction just by decreasing the supply of … Read more on WebMD