2700+ Substance Abuse Prevention Specialists Convene at CADCA's National …
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — More than 2,700 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from throughout the country will convene at Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) 26th Annual National … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Grant enables DV Middle School to start Life Skills Training
According to the press release, LST has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an “exemplary program.” The National Institute on Drug Abuse added the program to a list of “programs that work” and the White House Office of National Drug … Read more on NEagle

A vaccine for drug addiction is in the works
A vaccine, which has undergone tests in animal subjects so far, holds promise, said Dr. William Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The vaccine would “produce an antibody response which would latch onto the drug of use … Read more on Medill Reports: Chicago

Baldwin County law enforcement waging daily battle in 'War on Drugs'
Tetreau is also heading up the Baldwin County Drug Abuse Resistance Awareness Program, which began this year with a pair of pilot programs, at Swift School and Magnolia School. D.A.R.E. is a community-oriented police program. It allows police officers … Read more on Gulf Coast News Today

Hillary Clinton's billion plan for treating drug addiction
“He said his biggest worry was the rising tide of heroin addiction in the state, following a wave of prescription drug abuse,” Clinton wrote. “To be candid, I didn't expect what came next. In state after state, this issue came up again and again … Read more on Washington Post

White House Is Pressed to Help Widen Access to Hepatitis C Drugs via Medicaid
The experts, from the Public Health Service and President Obama's Advisory Council on H.I.V./AIDS, said restrictions on the drugs imposed by many states were inconsistent with sound medical practice, as reflected in treatment guidelines issued by … Read more on New York Times

Guest Opinion: Time to improve the standard of care for opioid addiction
As with all chronic diseases, some patients require a higher level of care, which often means an inpatient drug treatment program, commonly referred to as “rehab.” A large percentage of these treatment programs, however, expressly prohibit the use of … Read more on Taunton Daily Gazette

Vermont's Governor Reveals Complications, Surprises Of State's Fight Against …
Denial is the biggest challenge to recovery. Opiate addicts will lie. They will cheat. They will deceive. They will desert their children. They will do anything to get this drug. The window of opportunity to move folks from denial to recovery is when … Read more on Huffington Post

Victorians facing long delays for drug addiction treatment under new scheme …
VAADA executive director Sam Biondo said resources have been put towards the establishment of the new system at the expense of drug treatment programs. "That has, in some ways, debilitated the resources for that face-to-face contact and counselling … Read more on ABC Online

The White House wants to throw big money behind drug treatment programs
Heroin and prescription-drug abuse — and deaths associated with the two drugs — have continued to soar upward in recent years. And some of the biggest effects have been felt by young people. According to 2013 research from the National Institute on … Read more on Fusion

Drug testing of welfare applicants yields few positives
"We support the need to combat drug addiction, but if the state truly wants to combat addiction, they should use their resources to fund drug treatment programs rather than blocking access to public benefit applicants, because we're talking about … Read more on WBIR-TV

White House Invites Dallas Recovery Center CEO To Attend Addiction Seminar
Joe Powell, the president and CEO of AAPA Recovery (Association of Persons Affected by Addiction) was invited as as an expert for his efforts in recovery, substance abuse, and mental and behavioral health associated with addiction and recovery. Read more on D Healthcare Daily

Brief: Public invited to update on recovery center
Newly retired Latah County Commissioner Tom Stroschein and Darrell Keim of Health and Welfare will update the Latah Alliance on Mental Illness on Thursday about the proposed Recovery Center they hope to establish in Moscow. The Center is slated to … Read more on Moscow-Pullman Daily News

Latah County recovery center seems likely
MOSCOW – A recovery center for residents with drug and alcohol problems and mental illnesses may be opened in Latah County, even if a state grant for startup costs isn't awarded. The proposed recovery center is one of four that could be funded with a … Read more on Lewiston Morning Tribune (subscription)

New addiction treatment center in Owatonna will include programs for licensed …
When Meridian Behavioral Health decided to open a new in-patient addiction-recovery center in Minnesota, they hired a commercial realtor to help them find a rural property that could house a large number of people for extended stays. This didn't seem … Read more on MinnPost

Marijuana defendant granted intervention
In addition to random drug screens, Tyce also must undergo substance abuse counseling. Tyce is charged with three counts of trafficking in marijuana and one count of possession of criminal tools. Huron County Assistant Prosecutor Daivia Kasper shared … Read more on Norwalk Reflector

This was the week that was in state politics
STORY OF THE WEEK: Self-described as being "pretty facile with math," Baker's arithmetic is put to the test by $ 765 budget hole. If politics is akin to sport in Massachusetts, it was only fitting this week that the inflationary, or deflationary … Read more on Cape Cod Today

Pot-related calls to poison-control centers grow in Wash., Colo.
In Denver, authorities charged a couple with child abuse last month, saying their 3-year-old daughter tested positive for marijuana. The couple brought the girl to a hospital after she became sick. Ben Reagan, a medical-marijuana advocate with The … Read more on The Seattle Times (blog)

Opinion: Harm reduction is the answer to failed drug education
Green took the opportunity to ask Obama about marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington during the White House interview. … The biggest and most recognizable of the government's attempts is the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. Read more on LSU The Reveille

Canaan Cafe Gives Ex-Addicts a Second Chance
For a recovering addict at Mountainside, this is one of the final steps. The next level of recovery is introducing normalcy and getting back to a healthy, sober life. Nothing is quite as mundane and sobering, most would agree, than the daily grind of a … Read more on Litchfield County Times

Drug czar approaches challenge from a different angle: As a recovering alcoholic
Insurance companies often do not cover inpatient treatment, and an obscure federal rule restricts the expansion of addiction treatment under the Affordable Care Act. The White House also is grappling with the legal, financial and political implications … Read more on Washington Post

Group aimed to address Maine's addiction problem to bring US drug czar to …
BANGOR, Maine — A group of area health care leaders, law enforcement officials, educators and politicians are forming a plan of attack to combat drug abuse and addiction in Bangor and, perhaps, across the state. The group of 20-plus members convened … Read more on Bangor Daily News