Program to offer support group for families of drug addicts
A local drug rehabilitation program will offer a new family-support group in response to a large number of prescription drug and overdose deaths in York County. Colonial House, Inc., at 1 East Market St., in York will host the weekly meetings, set to … Read more on York Daily Record

Indiana loses funds to treat thousands for drug addiction
Indiana is about to lose funding for a program that since 2010 has helped 11,400 Hoosiers battle drug addiction. Access to Recovery, a federal grant that expires at the end of the year, has supported addiction treatment in 11 Indiana counties. The … Read more on Indianapolis Star

NIDA switches to social media monitoring for drug abuse trends, outbreaks
Washington, DC, United States (4E) – The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is replacing its community surveillance of illicit drug abuse trends and outbreaks with monitoring of the social media and Internet for such problem. The new monitoring … Read more on Gant Daily

Robin Williams Drug Problems: Alcohol, Cocaine Addiction Punctuated Brilliant …
Months earlier he had checked into rehab, where he was treated for alcohol addiction. He told ABC's Diane Sawyer that falling back into abuse was “very gradual,” and that addiction is a sickness that knows no statute of limitations. “It waits,” he said … Read more on International Business Times

KVC Kentucky Awarded Million Substance Abuse Treatment Grant to Help …
KVC Kentucky was among 19 substance abuse treatment providers who were selected for funding through the program. The grants were announced by Attorney General Jack Conway, Gov. Steve Beshear, First Lady Jane Beshear and members of the … Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

Coptic Orthodox Diocese plans substance abuse treatment facility near Brooksville
The Hernando County Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday will hear an application from the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States for a special exception allowing a substance abuse rehabilitation facility and church on property off … Read more on Tampabay.com

Some believe addiction treatment facility needed in Faulkner County
While the Faulkner County area has a few services in place to help addicted people who want to get better, some with expertise on the subject believe Conway is overdue for a state-funded drug and alcohol treatment center. Faulkner County Sheriff Andy … Read more on Log Cabin Democrat

Rapid Detox Now Being Performed by Board Certified Physicians
One clinic, MDS Drug Detox in Southfield, MI, has answered the questions surrounding its safety by opening the only rapid detox center in the United States founded and operated by Board-Certified physicians. The protocol is performed in an intensive … Read more on DigitalJournal.com

Drug Relapse Denial and How it Kills
We know that drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. We know that people are at the greatest risk for overdose if they relapse after a period of abstinence – such as right after leaving a drug detox, treatment … Read more on Huffington Post

No Rehab for Russia's Drug Addicts
Although Ivanov has repeatedly hailed Russia's rehab centers for having a high success rate in treating patients, Sarang said the figures cited by the director of the agency were likely "numbers chosen at random." "There is no research to prove what he … Read more on The Moscow Times

Drug Rehab Dowling Park Helps Teens Find Professional Youth Rehab
Drug Rehab Dowling Park was created to provide young people and their family members with guidance and support they need to find the best treatment programs and adolescent treatment facilities for them. Drug Rehab Dowling Park can be reached by … Read more on Ticker Report

Making a difference: Area students submit videos to fight drug use among youth
Manuel Vazquez had always thought that drug addiction happened to adults, not kids. That is, until he visited a rehabilitation center with his mom when he was 12 years old. When he entered the facility, Vazquez, a recent Sheboygan South High School … Read more on The Sheboygan Press

Long Term Alcoholic Rehab from the Gonzalez Recovery Residences
The González Recovery Residences residential drug rehab facilities have programs that range from 28 days to several years and the probability of success (lifelong sobriety) all too often is directly related to one's time in treatment (with longer stays … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Substance abuse among seniors on the rise
Santa Ana, CA, United States (4E) – Alcohol and drug abuse among the senior population of the U.S. is worsening as the number of older patients in South Florida's substance addiction treatment facilities grows and the number of 65 and up Medicare … Read more on Gant Daily

The Cabin Chiang Mai Alcohol and Drug Rehab Expert to Speak at Australian …
Australians make up more than 35% of The Cabin's clients, as the centre is able to offer world-class treatment and accommodation for just 1/3 of the price quoted by similar facilities in the West. Cameron Brown will present at the Alcoholic Anonymous … Read more on PR Web (press release)

COMMENTARY: Let's end America's War on Drugs
In a 1994 study conducted by the RAND Corporation, it was proven that treatment programs are seven times more cost effective compared to law enforcement in reducing cocaine consumption in the United States by one percent. With the money we save from … Read more on GardnerEDGE

Study: heroin growing more popular because it's cheap
“It is a crisis bubbling just beneath the surface that may be invisible to many, but is already highly visible to law enforcement, medical personnel, social service and addiction treatment providers, and too many Vermont families,” he warned. Since … Read more on ConsumerAffairs

Question by : to find a conference in Florida on “Power and addiction”?
I received a conference brouchure in the mail which I missplaced and want to attend. In was in Florida and the conference covered helping people in power with various addictions. I don’t remember the town, date or sponsors but it was this summer.

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Answer by canada_winnipeg_man
the events listed below r as potentially being of interest to the addiction treatment community. To learn more, see the contact information for the respective event.http://www.atforum.com/events/index.php
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Investing in addiction treatment is good policy
Policymakers are slowly coming to terms with what addiction experts have known for some time. The United States is in the midst of a heroin and prescription drug epidemic, one that is wreaking havoc in small towns and big cities alike. More than 100 … Read more on The Hill (blog)

Could a new technology help the state treat more opiate addicts?
Sigmon is the first medical professional in the U.S. to use a Med-O-Wheel to treat opiate addiction. It's a computerized, portable device that dispenses a daily dose of bupenorphine. It's a medicine designed to help addicts get clean by controlling … Read more on WCAX